Health and Wellbeing (Healthcare Assistance)
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About the qualification
The New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Healthcare Assistance) Level 3 is designed to recognise the skills and knowledge required to provide person-centred support in the health and wellbeing sectors. Graduates will benefit by gaining recognition of transferable skills and knowledge valued across the health and wellbeing sector, and the specific skills and knowledge required to perform a role within the sector.
Graduates of the Healthcare Assistance strand of this qualification may be employed as healthcare assistants in a range of contexts including acute care, primary care, aged residential care and therapeutic programmes.
Benefits to your organisation
Shorter Program Duration: Our health programs are designed to be completed in a shorter timeframe, allowing your staff to quickly gain the necessary skills and qualifications.
Ongoing Support: Learners receive a high level of academic support, with monthly workshops and access to academic tutors to ensure their success.
Access the programme at any time, anywhere giving your staff the flexibility to work around rostered hours
What will I learn?
- Infection control practices
- Risk management planning
- Supporting people with complex conditions
- Professional and safe practices in a health and well-being setting
- Culturally appropriate care, Tikanga practices
- Cultural identities and culture-related issues in an aged care, health, or disability context
- Care and support practices for people with health and wellbeing issues and conditions
- Person-centred and holistic approach to people in need of care
- Identify and respond to changes in a person’s health and wellbeing
- Relevant legislation, regulations and codes
- Recognise and respond to signs of vulnerability and abuse
What’s the enrolment process?
Step 1: One of our Skills Business Advisors/Partners will work with you to understand the needs of your team. We will provide a Statement of Work for you to sign and Training Agreements for your employees to complete and return.
Step 2: Our Delivery Lead will be in touch to onboard your employees into the programme. The onboarding will cover how to use the online learning platforms and who to go to for assistance.
What support is provided to the learner?
The learner will be supported by a Skills Ignite assessor throughout the programme.
What support is provided to the organisation?
You will have a Delivery Lead assigned to you. The Delivery Lead will support with any information you require on your people’s progress.
