Alberta – Health Care Aide HCA
Alberta related information regarding the HCA industry, job sources & course locations
Health Care Aides (HCA) work within a variety of workplace setting, helping elderly, ill, disabled or mentally challenged patients within daily living activities. The average provincial wage for an HCA is $16.92 according to the government of Alberta .
Education & training has been standardized (to a point) by the Government of Alberta. A degree of leniency is given to course providers, as courses range from 15 to 32 weeks. In-field placement can be as little as 2 weeks and in some instances, employers can hire employees without their HCA and train them ‘on the job’.
Courses
Academy of Learning
(Calgary, Edmonton (downtown, south, west edmonton mall), Medicine Hat, Red Deer)
Northern Lakes College
Multiple campus locations
Portage College
(Connyville, Cold Lake, Lac La Biche)
Employment Resources
Job Bank Alberta, Term ‘Health Care Aide’
Jobboom (all sun media papers)
http://www.oodle.com
(various newspapers online ads)
http://www.sajobline.com/
(various newspapers online ads)
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Job Titles
HCA, Health Care Aide
Employment Settings
Long-term care, home care, hospitals, community health centers
Training Requirements
Provincial certification and training program completion required
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