"Premier Jason Kenney announced $3.4 million to help build a centre to help young people who have been abused.
The funding will go towards the proposed $22.4 million Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre, which will be located next to Red Deer Polytechnic and will be closely connected with many of its programs from nursing and psychology to education and early learning and child care.
Advocacy Centre CEO Mark Jones said Blackfalds-area company Eagle Builders is expected to begin construction on the 66,000-square-foot building this summer for a fall 2023 completion date. It will be located next to the Canada Games Centre on land leased from RDP for $1 a year.
The facility will also house the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre, Central Alberta Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Network and Alberta Health Services programs such as mental health and addictions counselling out-patient services.
The link with RDP will give students valuable life experience working with psychiatrists, counsellors, social workers, lawyers, doctors, therapists and others who help young people."
$22.4 million advocacy centre to open in fall 2023 next to RDP
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"Prospective
Bachelor of Education Degree students may apply now to begin their first year of study in the Bachelor of Education Degree for the Fall 2022 Term. The
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree will welcome its first group of learners the following year. In the meantime, the institution’s current business administration programming will remain in place, offering students a pathway into the new degree in Fall 2023.
Further, a Therapeutic Massage Therapy Diploma and Paralegal Certificate will also be offered in the 2022/2023 academic year through the Polytechnic’s Division of Extended Education. The Paralegal Certificate is currently the only one of its kind offered in Alberta.
New micro-credentials in Elder Care Aide, one being Indigenous Care Aid, and Transitional-Vocational Programming will also begin in Fall 2022. These micro-credentials are to assist students in meeting their immediate academic, career and personal goals while providing opportunities to build upon their future educational priorities."
Two new degrees, one certificate, a diploma, and two micro-credentials are coming to Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP...
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It's great to see RDP expanding its offerings like this; it'll help stem the brain drain from the area, and make post-secondary education more accessible (and hopefully affordable) for local students.
