Educational Assistant

About this programme

If you like working one-on-one with kids with different needs, and you want to see them included in the classroom, becoming an educational assistant might be the career for you. Educational assistants provide the all-important one-on-one support that makes today’s inclusive classrooms possible. The Educational Assistant program is respected by school boards province-wide. We’ll teach you the skills and give you the hands-on experience you need to make a lasting difference in a child’s life. Saskatchewan Polytechnic offers the one-year Educational Assistant certificate program on campus, as well as through regional colleges around the province. Or, you can take the certificate through distance education. Whether you study on campus or via distance learning, you’ll participate in two, four-week practicums - one in an elementary school, one in a high school. This program gets you into the early learning classroom and allows you to apply what you’ve learned about helping children with different needs. You’ll see firsthand the technology and curriculum taught, practice guidance strategies leading to a solid understanding of what to expect in a real classroom. Your job is to assist classroom teachers by working with children or youth with diverse learning needs. Saskatchewan Polytechnic provides the knowledge and skills you’ll need, including: Our students always say that the practicums are their favourite part of the program. They get to see what the job is really all about. It’s one thing to learn from lectures and textbooks, but being in the classroom really puts it in pe