Health Care Assistant Program

at Western Community College

Modules
 

• Health and Healing: Concepts for Practice
• Interpersonal Communications
• Health 2: Lifestyle and Choices
• Health Care Assistant: Introduction to Practice
• Healing 1: Caring for Individuals Experiencing Common Health Challenges

• Proof of Grade 12 graduation or mature student status (19 Years or older) AND
   

Candidates with following language benchmarks;
 

Evidence of one of the following:
 

• The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) — test must be 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.
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic or General — test must be 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.
• Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Test (CLB PT) — test must be within the last one year: Listening 7, Speaking 7, Reading 6 and Writing 6.
• Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP-General):  test within the last two years listening 7, Speaking 7, Reading 6 and Writing 6
• Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) test within the last two years: Overall Score of 60, with no section less than 50.

International Full Time Fees Per Year
$9000

Job Opportunities
 

• Hospital wards
• Residential long-term care facilities
• Extended care facilities
• Assisted living facilities
• Group homes
• Home support agencies