Applications are now open for the HCA Training Program!
BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) is pleased to announce that applications are once again open for the Health Care Assistant (HCA) Training Program. This iteration of the fully funded program will be training 16 new HCAs in Vernon starting on December 9th, 2024. Delivered in partnership with Discovery Community College via their HCA Diploma Program, […]
Roseanne’s Health Care Assistant journey in making a difference in the lives of seniors
Roseanne always knew that she wanted to do more to help others through her work, but her lack of training added an extra barrier in obtaining this goal. “I had the chance to [work] with some of our elderly patients at my workplace,” says Roseanne about her time as a Food Service Worker. “I felt […]
Finding Purpose Through Loss: Crystal’s journey in becoming a Health Care Assistant
Since Crystal was a teenager, she found fulfillment in helping and caring for others. Throughout the years, she contemplated undertaking a Health Care Assistant (HCA) course, but always felt like it was the wrong time. That is until her father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in July 2020. “I watched him decline rapidly in […]
HCA Training Program: Creating new opportunities in the seniors care sector
Amy has always dreamed of becoming a Health Care Assistant (HCA). After working in housekeeping in a long-term care home and seeing her grandmother become ill, she knew that she wanted to expand her knowledge and skills to care for seniors. However, Amy shied away from enrolling due to the cost of schooling. Like Amy, […]
More funding announced for new HCA Training Program and TRA Training Program cohorts
BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) and EngAge BC are excited to announce that we have obtained new funding for the continuation of our Health Care Assistant (HCA) and Therapeutic Recreation Assistant (TRA) Training Programs, in partnership with Stenberg College and Discovery Community College. With new funding from the Community Workforce Response Grant (CWRG), we have […]
HCA Training Program: Celebrating a milestone with our latest graduating cohort
Last Thursday, BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) held its virtual ceremony for our latest HCA Training Program graduates, delivered in partnership with Discovery Community College. Our graduating students hail from various communities throughout the province – North Island, South Okanagan, West Kootenays, Nanaimo, Kelowna, and Vernon. BCCPA and EngAge BC congratulates all graduates for their […]
HCA Training Program continues with more funding for new cohorts
BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) and EngAge BC are excited to announce that we have received new funding for the continuation of our HCA Training Program. Thanks to the Community Workforce Response Grant (CWRG), we have received a total of $858,000 in funding for training 52 new Health Care Assistants (HCAs) in various regions across […]
BCCPA’s newest HCA Training Program cohort commences this week
BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) and EngAge BC are excited to announce that our newest HCA Training Program cohort has officially commenced training this week. A total of 18 new HCAs from across the North Okanagan region will be trained in partnership with Discovery Community College by way of their HCA Diploma Program. The program offers a curriculum where […]
Congratulations to our graduates from the HCA Training Program
On January 15th, BC Care Providers Association held a virtual ceremony to celebrate the graduation of 13 students from our HCA Training Program with Stenberg College. The students are from two cohorts based in Salmon Arms and Kamloops with students residing in Kamloops, Salmon Arms, Falkland, Vernon, and Armstrong. Everyone at BCCPA and Engage BC congratulates […]
