Monday, Feb. 3, 12 pm 玛雅视频app鈥檚 campuses are CLOSING at noon today due to the forecast calling for heavy snowfall and deteriorating road conditions throughout the region. All classes and services will close for the reminder of the day.
Space is available on both campuses to accommodate people who may need time to make exit arrangements:
鈥 Lansdowne: Fisher Building foyer
鈥 Interurban: Liz Ashton Campus Centre
Please check the college website (camosun.ca) or follow the college on social media for the latest information:
鈥 Facebook: facebook.com/玛雅视频appCollege/
鈥 Instagram: instagram.com/camosun/
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Visit the college website for a more in-depth overview of campus closure protocols in the event of adverse weather.
Health Care Assistant - Indigenous, Certificate
The Indigenous Health Care Assistant program will provide opportunities for you to reflect, and develop self-awareness and pride as you develop your caregiving potential.
For people of Indigenous ancestry, the Health Care Assistant - Indigenous (HCA-I) program is designed to provide you with opportunities to develop knowledge, skills and values necessary to provide care to families and individuals in First Nations and Indigenous communities.
The Indigenous Health Care Assistant program will provide opportunities for you to reflect, and develop self-awareness and pride as you develop your care giving potential.
*玛雅视频app views any student who is a descendant of the Indigenous peoples of North America to be an Indigenous student. This includes status and non-status Indians, M茅tis, Inuit and Native Americans who reside in Canada.
In demand
Health Care Assistant grads are in high demand.
Do you have a genuine desire to work with older adults and persons with disabilities? Are you intrigued by the possibility of assisting others with personal care in the practical aspects of their day-to-day lives? Are you prepared for a career that will require you to work days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays and 8-12 hour shifts? If you answered yes to all the above, then Health Care Assistant is the perfect career for you.
We'll help you succeed
As you work through the Health Care Assistant program's curriculum and your clinical placements, you'll acquire the skills, knowledge and values you'll need to provide professional care to the elderly and those facing other health or illness challenges.
Focusing on the elderly, you'll learn how to provide care that promotes and maintains the physical, psychological and social well-being of the clients you'll care for in your subsequent role as a Health Care Assistant.
Recognition status by the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry
The Health Care Assistant (HCA) program delivered by 玛雅视频app has been granted a full, five-year recognition status by the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry. Graduates of the HCA program delivered by 玛雅视频app are eligible for registration with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.
The reviews and recognizes Health Care Assistant (HCA) programs in BC to ensure that they are: following the provincial curriculum, implementing a common set of training standards and graduating competent front-line health care providers. Confirming that HCAs meet registration requirements is integral to the registry's mandate of patient protection and improved standards of care.
What you'll learn
Current students wanting information about your program, go to student planning in听.
Program outline
For more details, including courses, please see the program outline in the academic calendar.
Located at our Interurban campus, the full-time HCA program is 29 weeks long (approximately seven months). Monday-Friday, 8:30am-2:30pm from September through March.听There is also a spring start option: April to October.
Homework commitments may vary per student but are likely about three to four hours per day including weekends. You will be required to participate in full-time clinical placements that include day and evening shifts that may occur outside of regular class time.
Health Care Assistant courses
Your studies will provide you with the skills to advocate on behalf of the rights, needs, interests and fair treatment of residents and their families. As a health care assistant, you will develop a person-centred care philosophy aimed at promoting and maintaining the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well being of clients/residents.
Person-centred care
Health Care Assistants learn a wide variety of practical and resident/client care skills. Our program is hands-on, with clinical placements throughout your time at 玛雅视频app. You鈥檒l learn about interpersonal communications, lifestyles and choices, personal care, and how to treat patients ethically and with compassion.
In addition to tuition estimates, student fees are calculated based on your enrolment. Refer to:听Student Fees.
Financial assistance
You may need to find more than one source of funding to help pay for your education and living costs while attending college. Check out sources of money you don't need to pay back as well as those that need to be repaid.
Evidence of听all听of the following must be provided prior to acceptance:
1.听HCA Program Entry - English Language Competency Requirements 听 听 听
To be accepted into a recognized BC HCA program, applicants are required to demonstrate proficiency in English**. Students must be able to communicate effectively in English to be successful in their studies and capable of providing safe and competent care to patients/clients/residents in the work environment during practice education components. Domestic and/or international applicants who do not have three years of full-time instruction in English will require听a standardized proficiency assessment to confirm competency in all four language skills areas (speaking, listening, reading and writing).
For applicants with three years of full-time instruction in English,听one听of:听
C in English 10听
C in English 10 Course Alternatives听听
ACCUPLACER Next Generation Test Results: Reading 230, Writing 230 and Writeplacer 4听听
For applicants with less than three years of full-time instruction in English,听one听of:
Standardized English language proficiency test score鈥
Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Test (CLB PT) (test must be within the last year):
Listening 7
Speaking 7
Reading 6
Writing 6
Note: A CLB Report Card from a Language Instruction for Newcomers (LINC) Program may also be accepted.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Academic or General (test must be within the last two years):
overall score of 6
minimum of 6 in Speaking and Listening
no score lower than 5.5 in Reading and Writing
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) (test must be within the last two years):
overall score of 60
no section less than 50
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (test must be within the last two years) IBT only:
an overall score of 76
no score lower than 20 in Speaking and Listening
no score lower than 18 in Reading and Writing
**Applicants must provide a transcript(s) or a BC personal education record as evidence to confirm completion of a minimum of three years of full-time instruction in English. To meet this threshold, the Registry looks to confirm that applicants have studied over a period of three years and completed a minimum of two semesters of studies within each year. In addition, it is expected that the student will be taking full time studies (30 credits per academic year to a minimum of 18 credits per academic year [60% courseload]). In this way, it is typically a minimum of six semesters with total credits between 54 - 90 credits, completed over the three-year timeframe.
2. Indigenous Ancestry:
玛雅视频app views any student who is a descendant of the Indigenous peoples of North America to be an Indigenous student. This includes status and non-status Indians, M茅tis, Inuit and Native Americans who reside in Canada.
3.听 听 听Attendance at a Health Care Assistant program Information Session
This is required to听 ensure applicants have a strong understanding of the expectations of the Health Care Assistant (HCA) program and the role of the HCA in the work environment. An online Information Session module is available for anyone unable to attend in person.
When you apply, you will need to submit proof that you meet the program admission requirements listed above. Where a letter grade is specified, you must have proof of that grade or higher.
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When you apply you will need to submit proof that you meet the program admission requirements listed above. Where a letter grade is specified, you must have proof of that grade or higher.
For more details, including courses, please see the program outline in the Academic Calendar: Loading...
