Welcome to the Continuing Care Assistant Certificate (Meadow Lake Campus)

If you enjoy caring for others the Continuing Care Assistant program might be right for you.  You'll work directly with clients in long-term care, home care, assisted living, and even special needs classrooms.  You will help them with mobility, personal care, assisting them to eat their meals and medication monitoring.  Your clinical work experiences will give you a taste of different work settings and offer you a strong foundation as a health care support staff.
You will build knowledge and skills related to: application of long-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

Eligibility

Admission Requirements

We’ve simplified the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. You can find all requirements for admission to North West College below
1. WASSCE/A level Certficate 
2. School Transcript
3. Passport
4. Recommendation Letter

English Language Requirement

North West College will accept, for the purposes of meeting the English proficiency requirement, English taken in 12 year education or English is designated as the primary and official language, and the principle language of instruction.
If you do not meet the English language requirements yet, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme with the university or submit  

  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) or PTE Score or Duolingo English Test score before you start your course.

Post Study Work Visa

Post Study Work Visa availablility - YES

Intakes

September, 2025

From May, 2024 to May, 2025

Open

September, 2026

From April, 2025 to May, 2026

Open