Blended Online and In-person Training 

Complete theory courses online! Study from your home and join three in-person workshops to complete the lab skills course. Selkirk College has flexible study options for the HCA program. We want to help you make it work. Contact admissions for further details.

The HCA program is 26 weeks in total. During the first 16 weeks, students complete theory and lab courses during in-person classes on the Trail campus and online, followed by completion of 270 hours of practice in residential and community care settings during the final ten weeks of the program.

As a graduate, you will be a respected member of the health care team and work under the direction and supervision of a health professional. 

The HCA Program delivered by Selkirk College has been granted a full, five-year recognition by the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry. Graduates of the program are eligible for registration with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.

Get Paid to Attend School

Learn more about the Health Career Access Program offered by Interior Health. You will receive a weekly stipend while attending school as well as be garanteed work after program completion. 

Take This Program If You Are

• Caring
• Genuinely interested in people
• Comfortable dealing with difficult situations
• Easily adaptable to diversity
• A good communicator
• Self-motivated and responsible

Career Options Include

• Adult Day Care
• Assisted Living
• Community Health Workers
• Complex Care
• Front-Line Care Providers
• Home Support
• Residential Care Attendants
• Special Care Units

Special Costs and Travel

Students are required to have uniforms, and footwear that comply to Work Safe BC standards. In addition, students must be prepared to travel to clinical practice agencies. Access to a reliable vehicle is necessary. Students are required to possess a valid BC driver’s license by the start of HCA 107.

Clinical and practicum placements are arranged on the basis of student learning needs and available learning experiences. It is not possible to comply with the personal and travel requirements of individual students.