College Certificate - Continuing Care Assistant

This Saskatchewan Polytechnic certificate program prepares students to work in care homes, home care, and community health centers. Full-time and part-time courses are available. The program consists of theory courses, lab skills, and clinical placements in special care facilities and home care. Students learn to work with disabled, recovering, chronically, and terminally ill people, providing assistance with essential activities of daily living. Graduates work under the supervision of registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, or licensed practical nurses in-home care or special care settings.