Diploma in Health Care Assistant Sprott Shaw Maple Ridge College

Health care assistants are valued and important members of the healthcare team who promote and maintain the health, safety, independence, comfort, and well-being of patients.

The Health Care Assistant (HCA) diploma program equips students with hands-on skills and knowledge to function effectively as front-line caregivers in community and facility settings. Under the direction and supervision of a health care professional, graduates will be able to provide person-centered care that promotes and maintains the physical, emotional, spiritual, cognitive, and social well-being of patients.

Throughout the program, students will receive the following forms of training:

• Basic and advanced hospice and palliative care training and certification

• Acute care skills training and certification

• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) training and certification

• Introduction to Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI-MDS 2.0) Observation Tool training and certification

• Standard First Aid with CPR-C/AED training and certification

• FoodSafe training and certification

• WHMIS training and certification

• Student Practice Education Core Orientation (SPECO) training

As one of the oldest educational institutions in Canada, with 116 years of history, Sportt Shaw is very proud of the role they have continued to play in the education of both domestic and international students in British Columbia.

Sprott Shaw College is committed to providing a learning experience based on Quality Assurance principles. This is evidenced by its College receiving Designated Institution status by the Private Training Institutions Branch of the Ministry of Advanced Education and by the Education Quality Assurance (EQA) designation from the Province of British Columbia.

Students and their families can be confident in the decision to attend one of Sprott Shaw’s 16 campuses. As a progressive institution, Sprott Shaw continue to evolve its campuses, enhance their current programs, and add new courses and programs to meet the needs of an ever changing world. Sprott Shaw is proud of its educational model and are always proactively looking for new ways to better serve their students.

Sprott Shaw Vancouver – Seymour College Campus is located on Seymour Street, just a few blocks away from Pacific Centre Shopping Mall. Sprott Shaw College has a long-standing reputation of equipping the students with innovative ways of thinking across its accredited campus locations. Sprott Shaw have over 130 career-focused college programs, monthly start dates, flexible scheduling, and career placement assistance.