At Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in Merritt, Canada, Health Care Assistant Certificate is offered as a certificate in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 30 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 98 per credit for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Health Sciences
Duration: 30 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 98 / credit
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Health Care Assistant Certificate prepares you to work as a Health Care Assistant in a variety of settings. The program is divided into three levels—each level consists of theory, laboratory practice, and clinical experience. The theory component is delivered through discussion groups, student presentations, lectures, demonstrations and guest speakers. You will apply the theory component in the laboratory and clinical settings. The Health Care Assistant certificate is earned with the completion of all credits listed under the Health Care Assistant completion plan.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Grade 10 completion, mature-student status (after an Accuplacer assessment), or equivalent, plus documented English proficiency (minimum grades in English coursework, or a standardized test score). Before practicum: Standard First Aid with CPR Level C, BC Food Safe Level 1, required immunizations, and a criminal record check for vulnerable-sector work.
Application Details
Application Deadline:NVIT accepts domestic applications on a rolling basis: general Fall-term applications are targeted by 31 July and Spring-term applications by 30 November each year, with offers issued in the order applications are completed and, if seats remain, continued acceptance up to the program start date. NVIT does not currently admit new international students for most programs: its Provincial Attestation Letter allocation was set at zero for 2025-2026, so new international applications are accepted only from Indigenous Peoples (per UNDRIP), Jay Treaty applicants, and permanent residents, who apply through EducationPlannerBC. NVIT publishes no international application deadline for these routes, and whether the zero-allocation restriction still holds for 2026-2027 was not confirmed on a page carrying that year. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
