Health Care Assistant

Heritage

General Requirements for All Programs

Clients must be EITHER currently


Have a claim for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits,

Have EI reach back benefits that ended within the previous 60 months;


or 


Who have EARNED more than $2000 in insurable earnings and paid employee EI premiums on those earnings in at least 5 of the last 10 years.

(Note: the 5 years do not have to be consecutive years) 


and


Must be PR, Citizen, Protected Refugee (with court’s decision).


Clients can find this information on their past T4 slips Box 24


Contact Service Canada  1-800-206-7218 from 8:30am-4:30pm

Western Business Network, Meshroad Marketing, Vancouver

Health Care Assistant

Heritage

Please Change the Below Information as it is the Same as Cambria College


A fully funded program through a community partnership with:


  • The Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction


  • YWCA Metro Vancouver


  • PICS (Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society)


  • Cambria College


  • All are Welcome to Apply, but priority focus groups are newcomers to Canada and youth. Support for language assistance will be provided.



PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS


  • Currently receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits or Reachback, have had a EI Benefit within the previous 60 months or have earned more than $2000 in insurable earnings and have paid Employee EI premiums on those earnings in at least 5 of the last 10 years (Note: the 5 years do not have to be consecutive years)


  • Must be PR, Citizen, Protected Refugee (with court’s decision).


  • B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent, or mature student status 19 years of age


  • Criminal record check (in accordance with the Criminal Records Review Act)


  • Referred by a WorkBC centre with an Action Plan


  • IELTS (Academic or General) or


  • TOEFL or


  • CAEL or


  • CELPIP (Academic or General) or


  • CLB PT


  • CELBAN



BENEFITS


  • Graduates of the HCA Diploma program are eligible for registration with the BC Care Aid and Community Health Worker Registry


  • Completion of Workplace Violence Prevention Modules


  • Guaranteed job interview with potential employers


  • Morning and afternoon classes



CERTIFICATES


  • FOODSAFE Level 1 Certificate

  • Standard First Aid with CPR C Certificates

  • Student Practice Education Core Orientation Certificate

  • Provincial Violence Prevention for Health Care Workers Certificate