Access to Practical Nursing Bursary Available to HCAs

On August 23 2022, the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the Access to Practical Nursing Education Bursary. This bursary is for students and recent graduates enrolled in the Access to Practical Nursing (APN) program at a recognized BC-based public institution.

The APN program is a unique career laddering program for Health Care Assistants (HCAs) wishing to train as Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs). The APN program allows students to apply training and experience garnered as an HCA to accelerate their training as an LPN. Incentivizing HCAs to enroll in this program will help to retain HCAs in BC’s public health system and to expedite the number of LPNs available to support more immediate LPN staffing needs.

This bursary will be paid in equal installments each semester to new students, as a one-time payment to recent graduates, or as a combination of these two payment methods for mid-stream students, to a total of $10,000.

To find out more, go to https://www.choose2care.ca/apn-program-education-bursary