Early Childhood Educator Training Wage Program in Canada

Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity

The Columbia Basin Trust is currently seeking applications for the Early Childhood Educator Training Wage Program.

• Non-profit and for-profit providers of licensed child care in the Basin region with the following designations who are eligible to apply on behalf of eligible ECEAs and ECEs employed at their facility.
  • Group Child Care
  • Multi-Aged Child Care
  • Preschools
  • Family Child Care
  • In-Home Multi-Age Child Care
• Employer Criteria
  • To be eligible to apply to the ECE Training Wage Program, the child care provider must:
    • be a licensed child care facility in good standing with the Ministry of Children and Family Development;
    • continue to employ the ECEA or ECE (Employee) for the duration of the training on a part- or full-time basis;
    • be committed to providing permanent employment after completion of the training;
    • work with the Employee to develop a mutually agreed upon education plan and timeline;
    • be in good standing with the BC Corporate Registry (if the Employer is a non-profit society or registered company); 
    • have a WorkSafeBC account in good standing (WorkSafeBC coverage is required for all Employers with employees and is recommended for Employers that do not have employees); and
    • be located in the Columbia Basin Trust region.
• Employee Criteria
  • To be eligible for the training wage, the ECEA/ECE must:
    • be a resident of the Columbia Basin Trust region;
    • hold a valid Early Childhood Educator Assistant certificate or Early Childhood Educator certificate issued by the BC ECE Registry;
    • be directly employed or self-employed on a full- or part-time basis by an eligible licenced child care facility;
    • be enrolled part-time in an ECE program at a recognized post-secondary institute with the intention to complete the ECE certification or upgrades within a mutually agreed upon timeline with their Employer (up to a maximum of three years); and
    • submit evidence of successful course completion to their Employer at the end of each course/semester.
• Post-secondary Institute Requirements
  • To be eligible for the Training Wage, Employees must be enrolled in a post-secondary institute that:
    • is approved by the Province of BC as a recognized program and institute; and
    • meets provincial standards and ECE certification requirements.