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Diploma of Continuing Care Assistant
- Meadow Lake, Canada
- 1 year
- English
- On campus
- Diploma
About the program
One-year certificate preparing students to work as continuing care assistants supporting clients with personal care.
Program highlights
- Internship available: yes
- Placement support: yes
- Work during study: yes
- Post-study work rights (1 years): yes
- PR pathway friendly: no
What you will learn
- Develop subject knowledge in Continuing Care Assistant and apply discipline-appropriate methods
- Assess relevant evidence
- And communicate informed conclusions.
Career outcomes
- Health care support staff in long-term care
- Home care
- Assisted living
- Special needs classrooms
Curriculum
- One-year certificate with 18 courses: body systems
- Helping skills
- Interpersonal communication
- Dementia care
- End-of-life care
- Personal care 1 and 2
- Community care
- Special procedures
- Special needs 1 and 2
- Human growth and development. Includes two clinical placements per year of about 20 days each.
Entry requirements
Academic
- Continuing Care Assistant: Grade 12
- Early Childhood Education Level II: high school diploma with 50% in English A30 and B30 (or 65% in A31 and B31)
- Heavy Equipment: Grade 11 with Foundations of Math 20
- Pre-Calculus 20 or Workplace and Apprenticeship Math 20. English test required
- Criminal record and vulnerable sector check
- Special admission assessment available.
Accepted academic background
Secondary school (Grade 12 for CCA and ECE, Grade 11 for Heavy Equipment) with programme-specific subjects, Special admission assessment available, Criminal record and vulnerable sector check, Immunization records, WHMIS (CCA), First Aid/CPR (ECE and CCA clinical).
Language tests
- IELTS 6.5
- TOEFL iBT 81
- TOEFL PBT 550
- PTE Academic 63
- Duolingo 105
Documents you’ll need
- Academic Transcripts
- Passport Copy
- English Language Test Results
- Application Fee Payment Receipt.
How to apply
- Check the programme requirements on the NWC international page. Complete the online application through the designated application portal and pay the 150 CAD application fee. Upload transcripts
- Passport copy
- English test results and the fee receipt. Admissions contacts you within 7-10 business days once the application is complete.
Other costs
| Tuition per year | $20,500 CAD |
|---|---|
| Application fee | $150 CAD |
| Deposit | $1,000 CAD |
Program details
| Campus | Meadow Lake Campus |
|---|---|
| Faculty or school | Health |
| Department | Continuing Care Assistant |
| Teaching language | English |
| Credit value | 30 |
| Study pace | Fixed |
| Post-study stay | 1 years |
| Scholarship note | Automatic merit-based scholarship consideration for admitted international students and additional application-based awards, Confirm current eligibility and amounts. |
Frequently asked questions
The program takes 1 year.
Tuition is $20,500 CAD per year. The application fee is $150 CAD. The deposit is $1,000 CAD. The estimated living cost is $23,448 CAD.
Accepted language tests: IELTS 6.5, TOEFL iBT 81, TOEFL PBT 550, PTE Academic 63, Duolingo 105.