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Health Care Aide with an Aboriginal Focus Certificate Program

Trevor Duplessis
Phone: (780) 484-0303
Extension 267

Program Description

The Health Care Aide Certificate program with an Aboriginal focus is a25 week full-time program brokered and accredited through NorQuest College and delivered on-site at Yellowhead Tribal College. 99% of the NorQuest Health Care Aide Certificate program graduates find jobs in the field. The range of wages for new graduates is between $10 and $18 per hour.

Academic/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.

Clinical requirements for students in the full-time program:

• Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers course (BLS)
• Hepatitis B immunization
• Both BLS and immunization will be offered during the HCA program. You do not need to obtain these on your own.

Course Descriptions

• 2-week Orientation

Term 1

• PCCA - 100 Principles of Client Care
• FOCC - 1000 Focusing on the Client
• BCND - 1000 Assisting with Basic Care Needs
• SCAE - 1000 Assisting with Specific Care Activities
• HPRT - 1001 Health Care Aide Clinical Practice I

Term 2

• HPRT - 1002 Health Care Aide Clinical Practice II
• RRHB - 1000 Roles and Responsibilities of the Health Care Aide
• SCSF - 1000 Assisting with Specific Care Situations
• DEMC - 1000 Dementia Care Education
• XHCA - 1000 Comprehensive Final Exam

In addition to these courses, the course will include Aboriginal Studies and a Language component. Details for these courses are currently under review.