Prep for Health Care Aide
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- Full-time
- Daytime classes
- 16 weeks
- Fall, winter, and spring starts
- Downtown Edmonton campus
Program Overview
If you are a caring person who likes to help people, a career as a health care aide may be your calling. This 16-week preparation program is designed to help you gain the knowledge and skills you will need to be successful in the Health Care Aide certificate program.
Career Potential
Graduates of the Health Care Aide program can look forward to a career in continuing care facilities, hospitals, private care, group homes, and a variety of other health-care facilities.
Transferability
You will complete the prerequisite upgrading courses to prepare you for the certificate program.
Admission Requirements (2011-2012)
- English Language Arts at the Grade 9 level or Humanities Prep 1 (HUMN 1911) or Humanities Prep 2 (HUMN 1912)
- If you do not have these prerequisites, you may complete a pre-admission assessment.
Admission Requirements (2012-2013)
- English Language Arts at the Grade 9 level or Humanities Prep 1 (HUMN 1911) or Humanities Prep 2 (HUMN 1912)
- If you do not have these prerequisites, you may complete a pre-admission assessment
Credential
Upon successfully completing this program, graduates will be awarded a NorQuest Prep for Health Care Aide certificate.
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to our Tuition and Fees page for the 2011/12 tuition and fees schedule.
Program Outline (2010/11)
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Program of Study |
16 weeks |
|
| ELA 1104 |
English 10-2 |
5.0 |
| ENGL 1901 |
Strategic Reading |
5.0 |
| HLTH 1001 |
Computer and Employability Skills for Health Care Aide |
5.0 |
| HLTH 1002 |
Essentials for Health Care Aide |
5.0 |
| |
Program Total |
20.0 |
Last updated:
October 10, 2011
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