HALIFAX: The province is having the upcoming phase in developing very long-expression occupation development options in the continuing treatment sector by featuring a cost-free, realistic nursing diploma system for continuing care assistants (CCAs) doing the job in Nova Scotia.
The pilot CCA-Functional Nursing Bridging Plan will assistance 25 at the moment qualified CCAs who have worked in a nursing home or residence treatment agency for at minimum two yrs in getting to be licensed practical nurses.
“The continuing treatment workforce is a proud workforce. We have heard from CCAs that they are searching for possibilities to advance their professions and we are joyful to guidance them in their journey,” said Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Prolonged-Time period Care.
“This to start with-in-Nova Scotia system will guidance CCAs by cutting down the fiscal boundaries to experienced enhancement and assistance in our initiatives to make continuing care a profession path of preference in Nova Scotia.”
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The application is two and a half many years very long and will begin in January. Courses are on the internet, with in-man or woman labs at Nova Scotia Local community College’s Truro campus. Students will be necessary to sign a return of services arrangement, committing to work complete-time in continuing treatment in Nova Scotia for a bare minimum of two a long time following graduation.
The Section is supplying employers information on eligibility requirements and the application system to share with their staff.
Investing in education and instruction chances to guarantee the health and fitness requires of communities are achieved has been discovered as a resolution in Nova Scotia’s Motion for Health prepare.
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“I’m so pleased the higher education and govt have been in a position to collaborate and use the existing pathway to help this blended functional nursing system by means of our Truro campus.
“This opens another door for our tricky-doing the job CCAs performing in continuing care – supplying an critical option to do the job and discover if they want to coach to become a accredited simple nurse.”
– Don Bureaux, President, Nova Scotia Local community Higher education
“We’re very pleased to be element of this groundbreaking plan that will deliver assist to frontline personnel who want to develop and increase their expertise whilst filling an essential need in just the extended-phrase treatment sector.”
– Vanessa White, Vice-President of Individuals and Culture, Shannex
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— CCAs will will need to meet up with the group college’s practical nursing software specifications to be suitable to use for the pilot application
— the Section is masking the costs of tuition, textbooks and the the vast majority of fees for the 25 students
— tutoring and pupil providers supports will be accessible
— students will be eligible to write the certified sensible exam when they successfully entire the plan
