(Montreal) Quebec is releasing more millions of dollars to train or recruit no less than 25,000 early childhood educators by 2026.
Posted at 1:59 p.m.
The Ministers of Family, Mathieu Lacombe, and Labor, Jean Boulet, hope to recruit 18,000 new ones, through various incentives, and requalify 7,000 who may, for example, be in the network without having the full required qualification.
With the funds already announced last April for the first cohort of students who have begun their training, a total of $295 million will be devoted to various measures. Some 550 people have already started this work-study program.
Through this panoply of measures, Quebec offers work-study training that is paid for five days, possible recognition of prior learning, scholarships and bonuses for retirees who return to work.
These retirees will be offered a bonus of 6.6% which could represent $3,000, said Minister Boulet.
This vast plan to recruit educators in daycare services is part of Quebec City’s plan to open 37,000 places there. Quebec also launched an advertising campaign to attract interested parties.