Selkirk College - Castlegar

Placements in Uganda and Jamaica for International Practicums

Nicole Valley Institute of Technology and Selkirk College offer five-week practicum internships in Uganda or Jamaica for Health and Human Services students. The qualification will be determined by the current programme and year, as well as several other criteria. Students with impairments, those from low-income families, and those who identify as Indigenous will be given special consideration.

For Uganda

• Winter Cohort: 
  • Nursing students in Selkirk enrolled in a four-year programme.
• Spring Cohort:  
  • Selkirk: Nursing students in their third year
  • Selkirk: ECCE, SSW, and EACSW students for two years

For Jamaica

• Spring Cohort :
  • Selkirk: ECCE, SSW, and EACSW students for two years

Other prerequisites for qualifying include:

• Full-time enrollment at Selkirk College or the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT)
• Submit proof of citizenship in Canada
• Continue to receive positive practice evaluations
• Keep a grade point average (GPA) of  2.3 or better