Healthcare Assistant Diploma Overview V2: Excel Career College’s Healthcare Assistant (HCA) Diploma is the program students need to become a registered care aide in British Columbia (BC).
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he HCA program is designed to equip students with the in-demand skills needed to be successful in the healthcare field in a variety of institutional and residential/ community environments including long term care facilities and private residences.
This program will move students through a unique blended approach to learning including classroom, labs and practicum time so they can provide professional care, supervision and undertake the basic care of clients and patients who have varying degrees of health challenges. The robust curriculum features 483 hours of instruction classroom and lab time, plus 270 hours of practical time including clinical/acute care and home support/assisted living, plus 27 hours of important industry certifications.
As a graduate, students will bring a depth of skills to their new employment including understanding the practical, personal and judgement skills that are required in the industry, how to provide a holistic and caring approach to healthcare, understanding subject matters including consulting and sharing information with other healthcare staff, and gaining foundational knowledge around
Release Information. After only 31 weeks graduates may receive a job offer with employers who are leaders in senior community living, where the starting wage averages at $23/hour.
With a guaranteed job placement and projected growing demand for healthcare workers, the opportunities for HCA graduates are extensive. Just one call, one email can launch you into a brand new, fulfilling career, and the experienced Admissions team at Excel Career College are ready to help make your dream a reality.
Children are a gift from God!
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ometimes, in the hustle of taking care of these kids that are supposed to be a gift to us, they can feel more like a heavy burden. Caring for kids can feel like draining work. If we don’t find a proper balance between caretaking of our family and investing in our own self-care it can be easy to miss out on the daily joys of a childhood unfolding before your eyes, family-life, and the legacy that you have the honor of passing to your children.
Children are beautiful, full of joy, the radiant light in this dark world. No matter what part of the world, no matter what ethnicity or background, children
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are always a blessing.
Children remind us that we need to play more, love more, laugh more, and that we need to never stop learning. They remind us that the future and what we fight for now, is for them and for their children. They remind us of the responsibility we have to provide and protect. They motivate us to do some of the most dangerous work there is to be done…because they are worth fighting for! They remind us that life is fragile and that life is priceless. So, one should always learn from the little ones as they can also teach you lessons that will change the way you live your life.
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