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Educational assistants (EA) support teachers and other members of the education system by helping provide in-depth curriculums and meaningful instructions to students.

As an educational assistant (EA) you will be responsible for providing support and help to the students as well as the instructors. Your roles and responsibilities will depend on the setting you work in, whether it's in an elementary school or an adult learning environment.

As an education assistant, or someone considering the career, this pandemic may bring up uncertainty for future job prospects. The education industry is one of the industries that has taken a major hit.

Over some time, the number of Educational Assistants working in Alberta schools has increased dramatically. Educational Assistants (EA), also known as Teaching Assistants (TA) play a vital role in classrooms working alongside teachers in elementary, secondary, post-secondary and even adult education settings.