Health Care Aide Inservice (Continuing Care/Home Care)

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The Health Care Aide Distance Education Workplace program is offered throughout Alberta in partnership with continuing care and home care employers. Self-paced study is combined with tutoring and practice opportunities with your employer.

In this program, you are able to combine work and study. Currently over 280 agencies are offering the HCA Distance Education Workplace (Inservice) program to their nursing attendant employees. If you are interested in taking the program, please consult your employer.

The program allows you to become certified by studying at home and practising your skills at work.

Career Potential

Ninety-nine percent of our HCA graduates find jobs in the field. The range of wages for new graduates is between $10 and $18 per hour. You will be eligible for jobs in these areas:

• Continuing care institutions
• Home care agencies
• Group homes
• Lodges
• Assisted or supportive living
• Day programs
• Specialized care centres and programs
• Acute care hospitals
• Private care

Transferability

Your Health Care Aide education can be used to gain credit with NorQuest’s Practical Nurse program.

Admission Requirements

• Grade 10 level English or equivalent
• Clear criminal record check (More than one criminal record check may be necessary during the length of your program, in accordance with work placement requirements.)
• Up-to-date immunization record
• Health status questionnaire completed and submitted
• Must have the physical and mental abilities needed for lab and clinical practice courses
• Computer skills are an asset.
• All admission requirements listed above, and currently employed as a nursing attendant in a participating agency (Letter of proof of employment is required.)

Advanced Standing

Course work completed at another post-secondary institution may be equivalent to course work at NorQuest College. To be considered for advanced credit, a formal request for assessment is required. Request forms may be obtained from the Office of the Registrar and must be submitted one month prior to the start date of your program. Fees may apply. Please note that credit for previous course work is subject to limitations based on the time frame in which the work was completed.

Progression

Students must attain a pass grade in each course to progress through the program. To qualify for graduation, students must pass all courses.

Credential

After successfully completing all program requirements, graduates will be awarded a NorQuest Health Care Aide certificate.

Tuition and Fees

Click here for 2008/2009 Tuition and Fees

Funding Your Education

Students in this program may be eligible for Alberta government funding including costs for tuition, books, and living expenses.

Program Outline (2008/09)

• This program is being reviewed, and will undergo changes.
• Due to the nature of each Health Care Aide program delivery method, the courses in the following list are not shown in instructional order.

Last updated: April 29, 2008