PRE-ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Successful completion of Excel’s entrance assessment, and/or subsequent assessments,
- Completion of Excel’s Declaration of English Language Competency Requirements for Health Care Assistant form, and
- Evidence of English 10 or equivalent:
Applicants whose first language IS English must provide evidence of one of the following:
- Proof of completion of grade 10 English,
- College courses determined to be equivalent to completion of Grade 10 English (or higher) by post-secondary,
- Canadian Adult Achievement Test (CAAT),
- Language Placement Index (LPI),
- Accuplacer, Grade 10 level or higher
Applicants whose first language is NOT English must provide evidence of one of the following:
- Standardized English language proficiency test score from an authorized assessment center, with evidence from one of the following test scores – within the past two (2) years:
- Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Test (CLB PT),
- Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP – General),
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Academic or General,
- Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL),
- The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
BEFORE CLASSES START
- Form submission of the Ministry of Solicitor General and Public Safety Criminal Records check for working with Vulnerable Adults.
BEFORE CLINICAL PLACEMENT
- Clearance Letter from the Ministry of Solicitor General and Public Safety Criminal Records check for working with
Vulnerable Adults, and
- Current TB Skin test results (within 6 months),
- Immunizations form with completed or attached proof of immunizations, including proof of completion of the full 3-part HepB series, and proof of current Flu shot, fall sessions only.
PRE-ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Confirmation of “mature student status” (19 years or older, and out of school for 1 full year) OR if under 19, evidence of Grade 12 completion or equivalent
- Successful completion of Excel’s entrance assessment, and/or subsequent assessments,
- Completion of Excel’s Declaration of English Language Competency Requirements for Health Care Assistant form, and
- Evidence of English 10 or equivalent:
Applicants whose first language IS English:
Provide evidence of one of the following:
- Proof of completion of grade 10 English,
- College courses determined to be equivalent to completion of Grade 10 English (or higher) by post-secondary
- Canadian Adult Achievement Test (CAAT),
- Language Placement Index (LPI),
- Accuplacer, Grade 10 level or higher
Applicants whose first language is NOT English:
Standardized English language proficiency test score from an authorized assessment centre, with evidence from one of the following test scores – within the past two (2) years:
- Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Test (CLB PT),
- Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP – General),
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Academic or General,
- Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL),
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
For more information regarding English Requirements: BC Health Care Assistant (HCA) Programs – Minimum English Language Competency Requirements
BEFORE CLASSES START
Once accepted to the program but before classes begin, you will be required to provide:
- Proof of submission – Ministry of Justice Criminal Re-cords check for working with Vulnerable Adults form.
- Immunizations form with completed or attached proof of immunizations
BEFORE CLINICAL PLACEMENT
Once in the program but before the clinical placements begin, you will be required to provide:
- Ministry of Justice Criminal Records check for working with Vulnerable Adults, clearance letter, and
- Evidence of a current TB Skin test results (within 6 months)
- Evidence of a current Flu shot, fall sessions only
