In a province desperate for French teachers, a program to train them is half empty [Video]

A program at the University of Prince Edward Island that trains French teachers is only about half-full, despite a nationwide shortage of French teachers.

Schools in Prince Edward Island and across Canada have been struggling for years to find French teachers. 

Despite that, UPEI filled only about half of the 30 spots in its one-year French second-language bachelor of education program this year, because people just didn’t apply. 

“Every year, we wonder how can we recruit, what are students looking for, what do they want? How can we bring them here to UPEI? How can we bring them into teaching?” said Elizabeth …