12 weeks
Home & Community Support Worker
Supporting independent living in clients’ own homes across a community caseload.
In-person Course details
Health & Community Care
Health Care Assistant Foundations
A hands-on introduction to the health care assistant role. You will practise personal care, safe lifting and transfers, vital signs and documentation in a simulated care suite alongside experienced care staff.
- Duration
- 12 weeks (3 months)
- Delivery
- In-person training
- Format
- Training and workshop style
- Study load
- 20 hours per week
- Class size
- 14 learners maximum
- Award
- CTC Certificate of Completion
- Visa route
- Visitor Visa
- Campus
- Nanaimo, British Columbia
What you will be able to do
By the end of the twelve weeks you will have demonstrated each of these practically, under supervision, in our workshops.
- Deliver personal care that protects dignity and privacy
- Perform safe transfers using mechanical and manual techniques
- Record vital signs and observations accurately
- Apply infection prevention and control routines consistently
Course structure
Twelve weeks, running Monday to Friday at 20 hours per week. Roughly seventy percent of contact time is practical work.
- 1Week 1–2 — The care team, scope of practice, ethics and dignity
- 2Week 3–4 — Infection prevention and control; hand hygiene and PPE
- 3Week 5–6 — Personal care: bathing, dressing, oral care and toileting support
- 4Week 7–8 — Safe body mechanics, transfers, lifts and mobility aids
- 5Week 9–10 — Vital signs, nutrition, hydration and documentation
- 6Week 11–12 — Dementia-aware care, communication and a simulated care placement week
Where it can lead
This is entry-level vocational training. It is designed to make you employable in supporting and assistant roles, and to give you a credible starting point for an apprenticeship or further certification.
Care assistantResidential care aide supportHome support workerCommunity care assistant
Entry requirements
- Minimum age 18 at the start of the intake
- Secondary school certificate or equivalent work experience
- Conversational English (CLB 4 / IELTS 4.5 equivalent) — no test certificate required
- A valid passport with at least 6 months validity beyond the intake end date
- Physically able to assist with transfers and mobility support
No documents are required to apply. We may ask to see your passport and qualification certificates during enrolment, after your place is confirmed.
How to apply
The full process takes around ten weeks from application to arrival. Here are the first four steps.
- 1
Submit application
YouComplete the online application form with your personal details, qualification, and the subject area and course you would like to study. No documents need to be uploaded.
15 minutes
- 2
Application review
CTCThe CTC admissions team reviews your application against the entry requirements for your chosen course and confirms seat availability for your intended intake.
3–5 working days
- 3
Receive invitation letter
CTCSuccessful applicants receive an official invitation letter by email, confirming the course, intake dates, delivery mode and fees. This letter supports your visitor visa application.
Within 2 working days of a decision
- 4
Pay CAD 150 admission fee
YouPay the one-off admission fee to confirm your place. Your seat is held for the intake named on your invitation letter.
Within 14 days of the invitation letter
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Ready to start Health Care Assistant Foundations?
Twelve weeks, in person, on the tools. Submit your application in about fifteen minutes — no documents to upload.
12 weeks · In-person training · Study permit not required — attend on a visitor visa