Health Care and Nursing Assistant Diploma ( 1 year )
(One Year Diploma Program)
Program Description:
This one-year diploma program in HCNA provides balanced and complete training in the classroom, supervised clinical experience in a long-term care facility,
community setting and home, and a six-month co-op component. It is designed to provide students with opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills, and
values necessary to function as a health care and nursing assistant in a variety of long term care settings which include home support, hospitals,
and residential care facilities. The graduates should be able to provide care to children and adults who experience diverse health and illness needs.
Why Health Care & Nursing Assistant:
Why HCNA Training?
• The job opportunities in this area only go up, never
down. There is a shortage of HCNA workers in Canada.
• The demand for HCNAs is high now and it is expected
to become even higher in the near future as the
number of aging population is increasing in Canada
and all over the world.
• Usually the job opportunities are within the community
where the HCNA students study and live. The students
do not have to look for a job far away
Career Opportunities:
Upon successful
completion of this program, our graduates will be
able to work in home support, assisted living, long-term
care facilities such as intermediate care, extended care
facilities, and adult day care centres. Workplaces include
hospices and seniors’ private homes where our graduates
will be looking after people who have diminished abilities
for self-care.
Benefits:
May be eligible to apply for work permit upon graduation
Admission Requirements:
 Must have at least grade 12 or equivalent, 19 years of age or older and must have a good command of written and spoken English. An entrance test or a telephone interview is required.
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