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4 courses

Health & Community Care

Care work is the fastest-growing employment area in British Columbia. These workshops run in simulated care suites with hospital beds, lifts and manikins, so every skill is practised physically before it is assessed.

Courses in this area

Choose your health care course

All 4 courses run for 12 weeks and are delivered in-person training at our Nanaimo campus.

Health Care Assistant Foundations

Personal care, safe transfers, infection control and dignity-first practice.

  • 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

Leads to roles like

  • Care assistant
  • Residential care aide support
  • Home support worker

Home & Community Support Worker

Supporting independent living in clients’ own homes across a community caseload.

  • Plan and deliver a safe home support visit
  • Recognise and report changes in a client’s condition
  • Maintain professional boundaries in a client’s home
  • Support meal preparation to dietary requirements

Leads to roles like

  • Home support worker
  • Community care assistant
  • Respite support worker

First Aid & Emergency Response

Occupational first aid, CPR-C/AED and emergency scene management.

  • Manage an emergency scene safely and systematically
  • Perform high-quality CPR and operate an AED
  • Control severe bleeding and treat shock
  • Hand over clearly to arriving emergency services

Leads to roles like

  • Occupational first aid attendant
  • Site first aider
  • Event medical support

Medical Office Administration

Clinic reception, medical terminology, scheduling and health records handling.

  • Run a clinic appointment schedule and manage patient flow
  • Use medical terminology accurately in written communication
  • Handle health information in line with privacy law
  • Produce professional clinic correspondence

Leads to roles like

  • Medical office assistant
  • Clinic receptionist
  • Health records clerk

Applications are open for October 2026

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