Health Care Aide 22 week program - Winnipeg, Calgary & Brandon Explore your online learning options by clicking here. The Health Care Aide program is now available for evening classes in both Winnipeg and Calgary campuses!

What is a Health Care Aide?

Health Care Aides provide personal assistance and support services for elderly, disabled, acute or chronically ill people who require short term assistance or ongoing support. Health Care Aides work under the supervision of a nurse or heath professional. Health Care Aides provide basic health services for clients who have medical conditions or major functional limitations. They provide the physical and emotional support clients need to be as independent as possible in the community, hospitals or long-term care facilities.

Health Care Aides work in hospitals, long-term care facilities or within the community. Graduates have found employment working as Health Care Aides, Personal Support Workers, Nurses Aides or as Home Care Workers.

Wage Range for Health Care Aides:

Alberta: $26,500 - $42,200
Manitoba: $24,000 - $38,000

The Health Care Aide program at Robertson College will certify you as a Health Care Aide. Throughout the program you will be introduced to the role of the worker, how to perform proper transfers and lifts as well as interpersonal skills.

At the end of your program, you will participate in a work practicum. The practicum will provide you an opportunity to apply your newly acquired skills in a real world setting with the support of your instructor and our Career Services department.