Certificate in Health Care Assistant

The Health Care Assistant (HCA) program is designed to provide students with opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to function effectively as front-line care-givers and respected members of the healthcare team. Under the direction and supervision of a health professional, graduates provide person-centred care aimed at promoting and maintaining the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being of clients. Upon completion of the program, graduates are prepared to work in a variety of practice settings including home support, assisted living, residentialcomplex care, special care units, other home and community care settings, and acute care.

Applicants who have been educated in an English-speaking environment (a country with English language systems/institutions) for a minimum of seven years or applicants who have been educated in an English-speaking environment for four consecutive years at the secondary or post-secondary level must submit secondary and/or post-secondary transcripts indicating successful completion of Grade 10 (or equivalent) including:

A. Grade 10 English or Career and College Preparation ENGL030 with a C or higher.

AND

B. Grade 10 Math or Career and College Preparation MATH030 with a C or higher.

AND

C. Grade 10 Science or Career and College Preparation SCIE030 with a C or higher.

2. Applicants who have not been educated in an English-speaking environment (a country with English language systems/institutions) for a minimum of seven years or applicants who have not completed four consecutive years of education at the secondary or post-secondary levels must satisfy the following criteria:

English Proficiency may be demonstrated by any one of the following:

Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Test (CLB PT) within the previous six months with minimum scores of Listening 7, Speaking 7, Reading 6, and Writing 6.

OR

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) within the last two years. IBT only. Overall score of 76 with no score lower than 20 in Speaking and Listening and no score lower than 18 in Reading and Writing.
OR
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic or General within the last two years. Overall score of 6 with a minimum of 6 in Speaking and Listening, and no score lower than 5.5 in Reading and Writing.