Health and Human Service Pathway

What is Dual Credit? And why it’s so awesome?

  • High school & post-secondary credits
  • Your school district covers the tuition
  • Smooth transition into post-secondary education
  • An opportunity to ‘Try It, Before You Buy It’
  • Taking one (or two) course(s) in the subject area is an outstanding way to determine if this is the right fit for you

Course Delivery Plans (Sept – Dec)

  • 14 Week Course Durations
  • MLAB 139 – Pre-Analytics & Laboratory Principles
  • Blended – Online Asynchronous + On-Campus Labs Weekly
  • Labs on Friday’s from 3:00 – 5:50pm
  • Pre/Co requisites: Eng 12 & Bio 12 must be done at the same time (or earlier)
  • Part of the Certified Medical Lab Assistant Program (CMLA)
  • MOA 155 – Medical Terminology
  • Online Asynchronous Delivery
  • Pre/Co requisites: Eng 12 must be done at the same time (or earlier)
  • Part of the Medical Office Assitant Progam & a pre-requisite for the Sonography, Medical Radiography, and the CMLA programs

Course Delivery Plans (Jan – April)

  • 14 Week Course Durations
  • PNUR 101 – Anatomy & Physiology
  • Online Synchronous Delivery
  • Requisites: Bio 12 must be completed OR taken in Semester 1
  • HEALTH 111 – Indigenous Peoples Health
  • Online Synchronous Delivery – Wednesday’s 5:30 – 8:20pm
  • Requisites: Eng 12 must be completed prior to course start
  • MLAB 139 – Pre-Analytics & Laboratory Principles
  • Blended. Online Asynchronous + On-Campus Weekly Labs
  • Labs on Friday’s from 3:00 – 5:50pm
  • Requisites : Eng 12 & Bio 12 can be done at the same time (or earlier)
  • MOA 155 – Medical Terminology
  • Online Asynchronous Delivery
  • Pre/Co requisites: Eng 12 must be done at the same time (or earlier)

Education Assistant and Community Support

The Education Assistant and Community Support program prepares you to support individuals with acquired and developmental disabilities both ethically and professionally in the context of home, school, work, and community settings. This is a full-time ten-month course held at Camosun’s Lansdown Campus. If you take this course, you will be ready for careers as a Community Support Worker,  Crisis Intervention Worker, Educational Assistant or Mental Health Care Worker. For more information or applying, drop by the Career Centre and discuss your options with Samatha or Ms. Mcdiarmid

HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT

Front-line caregivers

As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll be given the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to function effectively as a front-line caregiver and respected member of the health care team in both community and facility settings.

Health Care Assistant graduates are in high demand. Do you have a genuine desire to work with older adults and persons with disabilities? Are you intrigued by the possibility of assisting others with personal care in the practical aspects of their day-to-day lives? If you answered yes to all the above, then Health Care Assistant is the perfect career for you. Health Care Assistant is a full-time, seven-month course at Camosun’s Interurban campus. For more information or applying, drop by the Career Centre and discuss your options with Samatha or Ms. Mcdiarmid

 

Indigenous Family Support

Supporting your ancestral roots

The Indigenous Family Support (IFS) Program provides students of Indigenous Ancestry* with opportunities to develop knowledge, skills, awareness, and values needed to work with Indigenous individuals and families in schools and communities.

What about employment opportunities?

Graduates are prepared to function interdependently as members of a community support team. The team could include family members, elders, friends, and professionals. Graduates work under the direction and supervision of experienced professionals and paraprofessionals in health, education and human services. Many graduates of the former Indigenous Family Support program have continued their education towards degrees in Social Work, Child and Youth Care, Indigenous Studies and Education. This is a full-time ten-month program at Camosun’s Lansdown Campus.

For more information or applying, drop by the Career Centre and discuss your options with Samatha or Ms. Mcdiarmid