EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT
Practicum
Your practicum provides you with the opportunity to connect knowledge, skills and attitidues to the theoretical course work you learned in the classroom.
Through practical, hands-on work at a school, you experience the full range of responsibilities associated with the complex role of an educational assistant. In this supervised practice setting you develop the confidence and knowledge required to be an effective practitioner in the field of education.
The 180-hour practicum is completed at a school near your home community.
International students must have a co-op work permit before starting field placement, clinical practice or practicum. A co-op work permit is different from your study permit; it is an additional permit that authorizes international students to participate in work that is integral to their program of study. If you will be working with vulnerable populations in a health, community or medical field, you will need an up-to-date medical exam by an IRCC-approved panel physician before applying for a co-op work permit.
Ask MacEwan International about the documents you need to have to apply. You should apply for a co-op work permit 4-6 months before the start of your field placement, clinical practice or practicum as current IRCC processing times are lengthy.