Applications open for ACC’s practical nursing program in Virden
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This article was published 10/03/2023 (1056 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Assiniboine Community College is now accepting applications for a second intake of practical nursing students who want to take advantage of the school’s new rural rotating training site in Virden.
After kick-starting this new program with 25 pupils at the beginning of the current academic year, ACC officials announced on Thursday that the site will welcome another 25 students starting in September 2024.
Applications for this second round of programming will be assessed and admitted on an ongoing basis, with those living within 100 kilometres of Virden being given priority.
“There is a high demand for nurses in all corners of the province,” ACC president Mark Frison stated in a Thursday news release. “Our rural rotating sites, available close to home for many prospective nurses, make education more accessible and allow us to train nurses who will stay in the region and province.”
Frison first announced the creation of this new rural rotating site in Virden this past spring, following on the heels of similar hands-on programming being established in small communities like Birtle and Arborg.
The expansion into Virden was made possible thanks to a $19.5-million boost in funding from the province, which has promised to add 400 new nursing education seats over the next couple years to meet Manitoba’s health-care needs.
“Offering training closer to home means people living in rural communities have more choice when pursuing post-secondary education, and this practical nursing program in Virden will enable more nurses to be trained to fill the ongoing demand,” Advanced Education and Training Minister Sarah Guillemard said in Thursday’s news release.
As of right now, ACC is running rural rotating Practical Nursing sites in the communities of Virden, Morden, Arborg and Otterburne.
In the coming weeks, college officials will announce additional sites for the 2024-25 academic year.
For more information on ACC’s practical nursing programming in general, visit assiniboine.net/programs/practical-nursing.
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