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Health Care Assistant – Geriatric Care with Co-op

If you’re an international student who wants to gain Canadian Health Care Assistant experience, this is the best program for you.

This program is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of learners to work with older adults to meet the needs of the aging population effectively.

This program will focus on gaining a greater understanding of the physical, social, cognitive and spiritual needs of older adults and the challenges our aging population faces. Our dedicated and experienced instructors will provide quality education with hands-on training to prepare students for the real world.

Students will practice their techniques in labs equipped with articulated mannequins, hospital beds, medical gear and fixtures. Furthermore, students will participate at a designated facility or a hospital and interact with patients throughout the practicum training period and 12 weeks of Co-op period. This training will help students learn proficiency and the confidence most needed on a job.

PAID CO-OP WORK EXPERIENCE
Engaging in the Co-Op Work Experience is a vital component of the program, enabling students to apply their classroom learning in a real Canadian work environment. This hands-on experience is specifically designed to support the learning objectives of their academic classes.

The Health Care Assistant – Geriatric Care with paid Co-op has been offered by Gateway College with considerable success since 1986.

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Learning Objectives

  • Upon completion of this program the successful student will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:
  • Provide person-centred care and assistance that recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each individual client.
  • Use an informed problem-solving approach to provide care and assistance that promotes the physical, psychological, social, cognitive and spiritual well-being of clients and families.
  • Provide person-centred care and assistance for clients/residents experiencing complex health challenges.
  • Provide person-centred care and assistance for clients experiencing cognitive and/or mental health challenges.
  • Interact with other members of the health care team in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals.
  • Communicate clearly, accurately and in sensitively ways with clients and families in a variety of community and facility contexts.
  • Provide personal care and assistance in a safe, competent, and organized manner.
  • Recognize and respond to own self-development, learning and health enhancement needs.
  • Perform the care provider role in a reflective, responsible, accountable, and professional manner.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must provide proof of Grade 10 (or equivalent) OR mature student status

Applicants must provide proof of meeting HCA Program Entry- English Competency Requirements (Please refer to the HCA Program Entry-English Language Competency Requirements.)

Program Duration

1010 hours over 38 weeks

Program Sequence

Credentials

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be granted the following credentials*:

Health Care Assistant – Geriatric with Co-op Diploma

Health Care Assistant – Accelerated Diploma

Dementia Certificate

Medication Assistance Certificate

Provincial Violence Prevention Certificate

WHMIS Certificate

*Eligibility to register with the “BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.

Delivery Method

Combined (Online + On-site)

Vancouver Campus

Career opportunities

Health Care Assistant, Resident Care Attendant, Long-term Care Aide, Home Support Worker, Personal Care Attendant, etc.

Language Proficiency

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.

To ensure consistency and quality assurance, institution-created tests are not acceptable for the assessment of HCA program applicants. For clarification, three years of full-time instruction in English is defined as three (3) years of full-time secondary and/or post-secondary education in the English language at a recognized institution5 on the list of Approved English Speaking Countries. English as a Second Language (ESL) courses will not be considered.

Applicants who cannot provide evidence of three years of full-time instruction in English are required to provide proof of one of the following standardized proficiency tests from an authorized assessment agency

Language Proficiency

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

  1. Effective September 2016, Gateway College will implement the HCA Provincial Curriculum 2015 into all the HCA courses. Graduates of the Health Care Assistant delivered by Gateway College are eligible for registration with the  BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry .
  2. This program has been approved by the  Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) registrar of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training.
  3. Student loans are available for qualified domestic students.