This certificate program utilizes the the Government of Alberta’s Health Care Aide Provincial Curriculum 2019. The Health Care Aide certificate focuses on developing the core skills needed to care for individuals with various health care needs. Topics include personal care, assisting with mobility and nutrition, communication, assisting with medication delivery, and clinical skills. Students will learn in a combination of on-campus labs, online or in-class learning, and clinical instruction in continuing care, acute care, and community/home care settings. Clinical shifts may include days, evenings, nights and/or weekends.
Admission Requirements:
- 60% English 20-1 or 20-2 OR 55% English 30-1 or 30-2 (or Canadian jurisdiction equivalent)
- English Language Proficiency as mandated by Alberta Health
All applicants, regardless of citizenship of country of origin, must meet our English Language Proficiency requirement. Out-of-province applicants or those not meeting the admission and/or program requirements should refer to the Admissions section of the website.
Program Requirements (required):
• Standard First Aid & CPR - C
• WHMIS certificate
• Clear Criminal Record Check including the Vulnerable Sector Check submitted within three months prior to the start date of the program.
• Measles/MMR–2 doses regardless of year born. Applicants must provide evidence of this immunization.
Program Requirements (strongly recommended):
- TB Skin Test (TST)
- dTap Primary Series (3 doses). Primary and booster recommended
- Hep B Series and Post-Immunization Serology
- Varicella (2 doses)
- Polio Primary Series (3 doses)
- Seasonal Infuenza/Covid
Deadline to have minimum of 1st dose complete: requirments completed and a record submitted two weeks prior to the first clinical practice.
Practicum / Field Placement Requirements:
Clinical placements provide an opportunity for students to gain hands on experience in a work setting allowing them to apply and put into practice knowledge and skills learned in theory and lab courses. There will be three clinical placements in the curriculum totaling 320 hours. Placements will be conducted in continuing care, acute care and community/home care settings.
Graduation Requirements:
Students successfully completing the requirements with a minimum GPA of 2.7 in all courses of study and successfully completing the provincial comprehensive final exam will be awarded a Health Care Aide certificate.
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