The Hospital Employees’ Union has launched a new program funded by the Ministry of Health. The Education Opportunity and Access Fund (EOAF) provides eligible private-sector HEU members with the opportunity to cover costs associated with skills upgrading and career mobility.
The fund can help pay for:
- Tuition fees
- Registration costs
- Textbooks
- Language tests required by the college or university
- Other costs related to training, including a training allowance.
Make sure to retain all receipts or proof of these costs.
Please read all the information before completing the application.
If you think you are eligible, please download and fill out this PDF application form and email it to eoafinfo@heu.org.
Section 1: 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.
Questions can be directed to eoaf@heu.org.