EOAF eligibility and training criteria

Overview of criteria to be eligible for funding:

Members in the private sector.
Members who have successfully completed their probation period.
The fund will cover programs related to any health care occupation that falls under one of HEU’s collective agreements.
The program must be under two years in length.
Members can take training in-person or online at public colleges and universities. See a list of public post-secondary institutions in B.C. at www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/post-secondary-education/find-a-program-or-institution/find-an-institution.

Short-term training

Short-term training provides applicants with opportunities to upgrade skills in their current job, related job, or other job classification

This includes:

Courses that require between one to 20 days of in-class or practicum time. This could also be a part-time program that requires up to 150 hours of in-class time. Distance training is also eligible under these guidelines.
The Fund will pay the cost of the training program and course materials, up to a maximum of $1,200 (per person for all short-term training funded).
The Fund will pay a training allowance of $125 per day to a maximum of 20 days (150 hours) for occasions where attendance is required. This includes class time, practicum, labs, exams, etc.
Members are eligible for a maximum combination of five training allowance days or shifts worked per week. For example, if a member attended an instructor led in-person/online class or practicum Monday to Friday and also picked up shifts Saturday and Friday, the maximum eligible training allowance is calculated as: three eligible training allowance days plus two days of shifts worked, resulting in a total maximum combination of five days for training allowance and shifts worked.
The training allowance is not paid when applicants attend class/practicum and work on the same day.

Examples of short-term training:

Long-term training

Long-term training provides applicants with opportunities to change jobs/careers.

This includes:

The course requires more than 20 days (150 hours) of in-class and/or practicum time or other required attendance. This includes class time, practicum, labs, and exams.
The Fund will pay up to $10,000 (per person for all long-term training funded) for the cost of the training program and course materials.
The Fund will pay a training allowance of $125 per day to attend in-class or practicum training days (to a maximum of 238 days per person for all long-term training funded). For example: five days per week of approved leave could be $2,500 a month for an employee working full-time hours.
Members are eligible for a maximum combination of five training allowance days or shifts worked per week. For example, if a casual employee attended an instructor led in-person/online class or practicum Monday to Friday and also picked up shifts Saturday and Friday, the maximum eligible training allowance is calculated as: three eligible training allowance days plus two days of shifts worked, resulting in a total maximum combination of five days for training allowance and shifts worked.
Training allowance is not paid when applicants attend class/practicum and work on the same day.

Examples of long-term training: