The world needs caring people just like you, who are committed to making quality of life a priority. Prepare for a challenging and rewarding career where you can make a positive difference.
Turn your desire to help and nurture others into a meaningful career in health and human services. These caring professions are all about making sure people’s needs are met and that they are cared for in a loving, humanistic way and our programs teach you exactly how to do that and excel at your career to make an important difference in someone’s life.
All health professionals (Nursing, Rehab, Social Work and Human Services) who work with aging adults need specialized knowledge and training to effectively educate, assess and care for older people. They require tools and skills to meet the complex physical, social, environmental, cognitive and spiritual needs of the elderly. Health professionals need the ability to analyze trends and challenges in the field of gerontology, and the skills to work with multiple disciplines to proactively respond to these.
Our program will support you in developing the confidence, knowledge and skills required to provide safe care and contribute to the physical, emotional, and social well-being of clients in a variety of health care settings. 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.
If you are already studying or working in the human service or health care fields, you can earn an advanced certificate in Mental Health and Additions to take your career to a new level. Focused on the specific needs of clients coping with mental health and addictions, you’ll be versed for a variety of workplace settings and challenges.
Does a challenging, interesting career as a support person for a hospital health care team appeal to you? Selkirk College’s Nursing Unit Clerk program prepares students with the knowledge, skills and experience to work in a health care setting as a Nursing Unit Assistant (NUA), Nursing Unit Clerk (NUC), or Health Unit Coordinator/Hospital Unit Clerk (HUC).
With all four years of classes held at Selkirk College, you’ll get to study in one of BC’s most beautiful regions and graduate with a University of Victoria Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. You will experience small class sizes, simulation technology, a variety of rural practice placements, and may have international learning opportunities.
Pharmacy technicians work collaboratively with pharmacists and members of the health care team in the promotion of wellness, disease prevention and the management of chronic diseases. Pharmacy technicians are responsible and accountable for ensuring accuracy in product preparation and release.
This Post Graduate Diploma in Gerontological Nursing is designed for internationally educated nurses and will provide the tools and skills to meet the complex physical, social, environmental, cognitive and spiritual needs of the elderly.
The curriculum provides a learning experience that is integrated, professional, collaborative and culturally sensitive with an aim to prepare graduates to care for individuals (and, by extension, families of individuals) at multiple life stages and in a variety of practice settings.
This unique program pairs academic excellence with mentoring and community service opportunities, providing students with support to apply to medicine, pharmacy, optometry, dentistry, physiotherapy, veterinary medicine, public health, biomedical research and more. Students develop strengths in leadership, resilience, communication and collaboration as they progress along their path toward a career in rural health.