CIBT's Sprott Shaw College and Covenant House Vancouver Launch Scholarship Program for Homeless and At-Risk Youth

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[{"type":"text","content":"CIBT’s Sprott Shaw College and Covenant House Vancouver Launch Scholarship Program for Homeless and At-Risk YouthVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 4, 2021 / CIBT Education Group Inc. (TSX:MBA)(OTCQX:MBAIF) (\"CIBT\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned education subsidiary, Sprott Shaw College, has formed a collaborative effort with Covenant House Vancouver, a youth social services organization, to establish a scholarship program (the \"Program\") with a scholarship fund of $0.5 million expandable up to $1 million over two years.The objective of this initiative is to educate homeless and at-risk youth. The Program offers Sprott Shaw College's career-oriented programs to candidates recommended by Covenant House Vancouver. The successful candidates will reside in one of Covenant House Vancouver's housing facilities until they reach the age of twenty-five, while CIBT will cover the cost of all tuition fees, textbooks, and a laptop for the candidates for the duration of their studies (one to two years) at Sprott Shaw College. A partial list of educational and healthcare-related career development programs such as Construction Electrician, Interior Designing, Industrial Designing, Legal Office Administration, Medical Office Assistant, General Office Administration, Early Childhood Education, Community Support Worker, and Healthcare Assistant will be available to the candidates, subject to meeting the admission requirements. For a complete list of Sprott Shaw College's 130+ programs, please visit https://sprottshaw.com/a-z-program-list/. Once the successful candidates have graduated, Sprott Shaw College's job placement department will help them find employment in their related fields at no cost.\"This initiative is our way of giving back to the community,\" commented Toby Chu, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of CIBT. \"We want to offer an opportunity to the youth from Covenant House Vancouver to be able to establish a successful career for themselves. By leveraging Sprott Shaw College's education platform and Covenant House Vancouver's supportive programs including housing, we can offer a solution that could better the lives of unfortunate youth in Vancouver.\"\"Covenant House Vancouver is grateful for the incredible partnership with Sprott Shaw College. Access to education is a li...

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