At College of New Caledonia in Prince George, Canada, Health Care Assistant Certificate is offered as a certificate in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Health Sciences
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet.
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Health Care Assistant Certificate gives you the skills to care for disabled individuals living in long-termcare facilities or private homes. To help clients meet their needs in all dimensions of health in their home or in a facility, the program prepares you to help with assessments, communication, and activities of daily living (such as nutrition and personal hygiene). As a graduate of this program, once you receive your certificate, you are eligible for a registration with the BC Care Aide Registry. This qualifies you to work anywhere in BC as a Health Care Assistant.
This is a fully paid program, sponsored by the Ministry of Advanced Education. This means that student fees, tuition, cost of school supplies, etc. will not be charged to students. In addition, students will receive a weekly stipend of approximately $800/week while they attend school and then receive a wage for the weeks they are out working.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: English Language Arts 10 or equivalent at grade "C" or better, and Workplace Mathematics 10 or equivalent at grade "C" or better. International/non-native-English applicants need either 3 years of full-time English instruction plus Grade 10 English or equivalent at a minimum grade of "C", or a standardized test (CLBPT, CELPIP, IELTS, CAEL, TOEFL iBT, or PTE) meeting specified minimums. Before clinical practice: First Aid, CPR Level C or BLS, FoodSafe Level 1, a Schedule B criminal record check, immunization/vaccination verification, and several e-learning modules. Admission is first-qualified, first-accepted, with a waitlist once capacity is reached.
Application Details
Start Date:Spring 2026 intake at Prince George, Burns Lake, Quesnel and Vanderhoof; Fall 2026 intake at Prince George, Quesnel and Vanderhoof (1 year)
Application Deadline:College of New Caledonia runs first-qualified, first-accepted admissions with no single deadline for most programmes. Domestic and international applicants use the same process, though international students also go through CNC's international application page: applications for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 entry are open now, and applications for Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 entry open on 1 October 2026. Seats are assessed on a rolling basis and close once a programme fills or the term begins; CNC advises applying as soon as applications open, and international applicants typically get an offer letter within four to six weeks. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program) and the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Diploma are exceptions, each carrying a fixed 1 March application-and-documentation deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
