About Continuing Care Assistant in Parkland College (Yorkton)

Why Parkland College?

“The best thing about Parkland College is the location and small class sizes. The instructors are awesome and if you need extra resources they are available.

I would recommend the College because it opens door to a better career and life.”

- Deidra Missens

Start a rewarding career in health care today!

This SaskPolytech certificate program prepares students to work in care homes, home care and community health centers. Full-time and part-time courses are available. The program consists of theory courses, lab skills, and clinical placements in special care facilities and home care. Students learn to work with disabled, recovering, chronically and terminally ill people, providing assistance with essential activities of daily living. Graduates work under the supervision of registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses or licensed practical nurses in home care or special care settings.

Career Opportunities

Continuing Care Assistants are often called Special Care Aides. They work under the supervision of registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses or licensed practical nurses in home care settings, special care facilities (such as nursing homes), hospitals, and integrated facilities.

Demand for this occupation is growing and so are the job opportunities due to factors such as an aging population, longer life expectancies, shorter hospital stays, and more outpatient treatment.

Academic qualification equivalents:

• Generally requires you to have completed a secondary school qualification equivalent to an Australian Year 12 certificate.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS          :     minimum 6.5 with no bands less than 5.5.
• TOEFL         :     86
• PTE             :     60

Parkland College  Highlights

Parkland College Cost of Attendance

International students who meet the entrance requirements will be sent an offer letter. Students will need to deposit a 50 percent program fee to secure a seat in the program and also to receive a letter of acceptance. One you have received the letter of acceptance and have been enrolled for the program, the remaining fee can be paid on or before the commencement date of the program. The tuition fee for the programs offered by Parkland College are tabulated below:

Parkland College English Proficiency Test Score for International Students

International students applying for any of the undergraduate programs must submit the results of English language proficiency tests. The minimum requirement for this test score is: