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Health Care Aide Course in Edmonton, AB
NorQuest College, Edmonton:
Start an exciting new career in the rapidly-growing field of allied healthcare with NorQuest College in downtown Edmonton, Alberta. NorQuest College provides a Health Care Aide (HCA) certificate program. Licensed to deliver the Alberta Health and Wellness HCA provincial curriculum, our HCA program is available in a range of study modes: Full-time study (21 weeks), Part-time study (32 weeks), Distance learning (32 weeks) or Online learning (32 weeks). You can choose from fall, winter, and spring start dates.
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Our Health Care Aide Program is available in a range of study modes:
- Full-time study: 21-24 weeks through face-to-face daytime classes. Fall, winter, and spring start dates.
- Part-time study: Available in downtown Alberta and Wetaskiwin, Stony Plain, Hinton, Drayton Valley, and select communities throughout Alberta, based on interest. With variable start dates, this course takes 32 weeks to complete, which includes two practicums local totalling 200 hours of instructor-supported clinical practice. The part-time program at the Downtown Edmonton campus takes place on Tues/Wed/Thurs evenings and every second Saturday.
- Distance learning: 32 weeks program for students from anywhere in the province. The course includes includes 2 practicums totalling 200 hours of instructor-supported clinical practice in a facility in your geographic location, with an assigned clinical mentor. Labs and workshops will be held at the downtown Edmonton campus, which may require students to travel. Attendance is mandatory.
- Online learning: 32-week self paced course study online that can be studied from anywhere in the province. Labs and workshops will be held at the downtown Edmonton campus, which may require students to travel. Attendance is mandatory. Instructor assistance is provided by email, with site visits, supervision, and evaluation done by a NorQuest instructor.
- The HCA Workplace Education option is offered throughout Alberta in partnership with continuing care and home care employers. Self-paced study is combined with tutoring and practice opportunities with your employer. With this option, you are able to combine work and school by studying at home and practising your skills at work. You have one year to complete the program.
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Ontario College of Health & Technology
Courses / Programs
Ontario College of Health & Technology is a private college in Stoney Creek, ON, just east of Hamilton on the south shore of western Lake Ontario. We offer career training certification / diploma programs in Primary Care Paramedic and Massage Therapy. Ontario College of Health & Technology is registered with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. We are also registered as a private career college under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005.Our mission is to provide a learning experience for students based on trust, respect, optimism and intentionality, the assumptions of invitational education. The college strives to learn what it is that students really want and need, to deliver it consistently and then, make it even better. The focus is to provide quality private education in an exceptional school environment.
Career Training certification / diploma programs in specialized areas including:
* Advanced Standing Massage Therapy program
* Accelerated Massage Therapy program
* Massage Therapy program
* Primary Care Paramedic program
* Advanced Standing Massage Therapy program
* Accelerated Massage Therapy program
* Massage Therapy program
* Primary Care Paramedic program
St. Clair College, Ontario
Courses / Programs
Located in Windsor, Ontario, St. Clair College provides an advanced diploma course in Diagnostic Medical Sonography through our Centre for Applied Health Sciences. This program is 2.5 years in duration and will prepare you for entry-to-practice as a General Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (Ultrasound Technologist) in settings including hospitals, clinical laboratories, and other health care facilities.The overall goals and objectives of the program are aligned with the current National Competency Profiles (NCP) for the Generalist, as approved by the Canadian Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (CSDMS) boards and the Canadian Association of Registered Diagnostic Ultrasound Professionals (CARDUP).
The role of a sonographer is to perform examinations that will provide diagnostic ultrasound images for interpretation by a medical radiologist. Using advanced knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy, pathology, and physical applications, the sonographer will produce images of internal body structures utilizing a variety of hand-held acoustical scanning probes and imaging techniques.
- Advanced Diploma in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (2.5 years)
Discovery Community College, BC
Courses / Programs
Discovery Community College is an accredited private training institute with multiple locations throughout Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland in British Columbia. We provide a range of on-site and online Healthcare programs in fields such as Health Care Assisting, Practical Nursing, Community Support, and more. Our Diploma & Certificate programs are supported by a professional faculty that works with you to help discover your potential, and develop skills to succeed in today’s job market.We are also registered with and fully accredited by the Private Career Training Institutions Agency of British Columbia, formally PPSEC, since 1996.
As part of our goal to offer the best hands-on training to our students, we have formed alliances with numerous distinguished community partners. Our programs are efficiently designed to equip our graduates with all the knowledge and experience they need to achieve their career goals in short periods of time – meaning you’ll be earning more money in a position you love even sooner.
On-site / Online Diploma / Certificate Healthcare Training Programs
On-site Programs:
- Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Health Care Assistant
- Community Support Worker
- Dental Assistant Level II
- Medical Dental Office Management
- Dental Accounting Admin Diploma
Online / Distance Learning Programs:
- Alternative Medicine
- Ancillary
- EMS and Firefighters
- Health Care Certificate
- Health Information Management
- Veterinary Assistant
On-site Programs:
- Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Health Care Assistant
- Community Support Worker
- Dental Assistant Level II
- Medical Dental Office Management
- Dental Accounting Admin Diploma
Online / Distance Learning Programs:
- Alternative Medicine
- Ancillary
- EMS and Firefighters
- Health Care Certificate
- Health Information Management
- Veterinary Assistant
Alberta Academy of Learning, Edmonton
Courses / Programs
Do you want to start a new career in the field of allied healthcare? With conveniently-located campuses in downtown Edmonton, West Edmonton Mall and South Edmonton, the Alberta Academy of Learning provides a quality Health Care Aide (HCA) certificate program. This program may be studied full-time (22 weeks) or part-time (52 weeks).A Health Care Aide is a core member of the health care team in the continuing care sector. To meet the need for an adequate supply of appropriately-trained health care aides, the Government of Alberta Health Care Aide Program was developed for delivery by training providers. The Academy of Learning has supplemented this government program with First Aid training, the prestigious Lou Tice "Thought Patterns for a Successful Career", and "Job Search and Resume Writing" Skills along with job placement assistance. The program also includes 3 practicums (work experience placements).
This program may also be studied at Alberta Academy of Learning campuses in Calgary, Medicine Hat and Red Deer, AB.
- Health Care Aide certification program: May be studied full-time (22 weeks) or part-time (52 weeks). The program also includes 3 practicums (work experience placements).
Body Pro Beauty & Aesthetics Academy Inc.
Courses / Programs
Body Pro Beauty & Aesthetics Academy Inc. is an accredited beauty school centrally located in Brampton in the Greater Toronto Area, approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Toronto in southern Ontario. As well as Brampton, we serve Mississauga, Toronto, the surrounding areas of southern Ontario and international students. We offer programs in advanced aesthetics, spa beauty therapy, make-up artistry, hairstyling / cosmetology, skin and nail care and more. Graduates from the Academy go on to pursue rewarding careers at Beauty Salons, Spas and Medical Esthetic Clinics across Canada, while having the option to come back for postgraduate advanced courses that reflect market demands. Body Pro Beauty & Aesthetics Academy Inc. is accredited by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities and is registered as a private career college under the private career colleges’ act.
Body Pro’s proven methods of intelligent direction and hands on practical training allow graduates to exceed industry standards. Students are taught by experienced and qualified professionals who are pioneers in the beauty & cosmetology industry, and hold years of teaching experience.
Accredited Beauty Programs:
- Advanced Aesthetics / Spa Beauty Therapy diploma program
- Nail Technician diploma program
- Hairstyling diploma program
- Paramedical / Medical Aesthetics certificate program
- Beauty certificate courses: Make Up Design, Nail Art, Manicure, Pedicure, Ear Candling, Reflexology, Hair Design..
- Educational seminars
- Advanced Aesthetics / Spa Beauty Therapy diploma program
- Nail Technician diploma program
- Hairstyling diploma program
- Paramedical / Medical Aesthetics certificate program
- Beauty certificate courses: Make Up Design, Nail Art, Manicure, Pedicure, Ear Candling, Reflexology, Hair Design..
- Educational seminars
Medix College of Healthcare, Ontario
Courses / Programs
Medix School is a registered private career college providing professional health care training in Ontario for over 30 years. Medix School has expanded and we now have campuses in Toronto, Scarborough, London, Brantford and Kitchener-Waterloo. Employment counselling and job search training is provided for all students during their program by scheduled classroom lectures and ongoing individualized counselling. The School remains a permanent source of employment search assistance for all graduates. Graduates are hired in hospitals, research facilities, physicians' offices and walk-in clinics, private laboratories, and veterinarian's offices.
Full-time health care diploma programs range in length from 21-88 weeks. All full time programs include mandatory clinical/practical field placements. Programs include: Personal Support Worker, Social Service Worker, Developmental Service Worker, Intra-Oral Dental Assistant Level 1 & 2, Dental Hygiene, Medical Office Assistant, Medical and General Laboratory Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Massage Therapy, ECG/Phlebotomy Technician