Continuing Care Assistant

NOTE: This application is for Domestic Students only.  International Students please click here.

The Continuing Care Assistant Program provides the knowledge and skills you need to move into this rewarding field. It is a 32-week certificate program that combines hands-on classroom learning with practical clinical experience. Practicums provide direct experience in home care, long-term care, special care and acute care settings.

You will build knowledge and skills related to:

  • application of longer-term care philosophy in different settings
  • addressing individual psychosocial needs
  • dementia management strategies
  • gerontology (a major area of study)
  • administering personal care
  • promoting independence in a safe environment
  • working with individuals with different physical and cognitive impairments
  • working with people of different cultures

Admission Requirements

  • Grade 12 or successful completion of fifteen (15) post-secondary credits from a recognized institution or ACCUPLACER
  • English Language Requirement
  • Standard First Aid/CPR C/AED is required prior to the start of the program and must be current to the year of the program

Note:

  • Applicants should have personal and physical suitability.
  • Accepted applicants will be required to provide evidence of a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Search prior to entering the clinical component of the program. At the discretion of the clinical agency, you may be declined access to a clinical placement based on the contents of the Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Search. The cost of the Criminal Record Check and the Vulnerable Sector Search is your responsibility.
  • Accepted applicants are required to provide current immunization records.
  • Accepted applicants are required to provide evidence of current N95 respirator mask testing prior to entry into the clinical practicum. The cost of N95 respirator mask testing is your responsibility.
  • Accepted applicants are required to provide evidence of 2015 WHMIS Globally Harmonized System (GHS) certification upon admission into the program. Recertification will be required every three years to remain current. The cost of WHMIS certification is your responsibility

Special Admission: Applicants who do not possess the academic qualifications for a program maybe be admitted if evidence of probable success can be established through a special admission assessment. Interested individuals should still apply. A Southeast College Student Advisor or the Registrar will contact students that fall within this category.

For additional information, please visit the Saskatchewan Polytechnic website.

 

Fall 2023 Program Intake Information

Locations: Estevan; Whitewood

Program Dates: Estevan September 5, 2023 – May 3, 2024; Whitewood September 5, 2023 – May 3, 2024

Tuition and Fees: $5027 (Estimate based on 2022 tuition rates)

Materials: $1300 (Materials are an estimate, subject to change without notice)

 

Winter 2024 Program Intake Information

Locations: Assiniboia; Weyburn

Program Dates:  Assiniboia January 8, 2024 – August 23, 2024; Weyburn January 8, 2024 – August 23, 2024

Tuition and Fees: $5027 (Estimate based on 2022 tuition rates)

Materials: $1300 (Materials are an estimate, subject to change without notice)

NOTE: This application is for DOMESTIC students only. 

 

Applications submitted after July 1st

  • Application fee of $50 due at time of application
  • Tuition deposit of $500 due 10 business days after acceptance into the program OR August 14th (whichever occurs first)

*In order to ensure prompt acceptance into our program, applicants should make every effort to ensure that applicable transcripts have been received by our Registrar’s office within 5-7 business days of program application*

For more detailed information, please call our toll free registration line at 1-866-999-7372 or email onestop@southeastcollege.org


Southeast College continues to offer many of its programs in a blended delivery format (a complimentary mix of both virtual and in class instruction). Students will need to have access to a computer and internet.  Please contact us at 1-866-999-7372 for more information.

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