Health Care Assistant Day 2019
October 01, 2019 October 18, 2019 marks Health Care Assistant Day in BC. Join us in celebrating and recognizing all Health Care Assistants in your community this year, to show our appreciation for their hard work and dedication to our health care system. Health Care Assistants make a tremendous difference in our lives and this annual event has been recognized by unions, educators and employers. Health Care Assistant Day was first officially proclaimed in 2011 by the BC Provincial Government. Health Care Assistants may have many different job titles including Community Health Worker, Residential Care Aide, Home Support Worker, Long-Term Care Aide, Home Health Aide, Continuing Care Assistant, and Personal Care Aide. The one thing that all 35,000 Health Care Assistants in BC have in common is that they provide frontline personal care and service to people who cannot care for themselves. Please take the time on Health Care Assistant Day (October 18, 2019) to recognize and thank Health Care Assistants across British Columbia! Download the Proclamation here. News & Information
Notification of Change – Application Requirements
Notification of change to all applicant categories: Removal of BC residency requirement. Effective date of change: October 10, 2019 Clarification of Change: Starting on October 10, 2019, the BC residency requirement will no longer be in effect for applicants to the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry. The change to the application process will be reflected in Step 1) Verification* for all categories of applicants. Effective with these changes, applicants will no longer be asked to verify they reside in BC. This change will allow the submission of applications and processing of registrations for applicants residing outside BC. *Changes will be applied to the following applicant categories: https://www.cachwr.bc.ca/Application/HCA-Graduate/Form.aspx https://www.cachwr.bc.ca/Application/HCA-Equivalent-Graduate/Form.aspx https://www.cachwr.bc.ca/Application/Nurse/Form.aspx https://www.cachwr.bc.ca/Application/Nursing-Student/Form.aspx https://www.cachwr.bc.ca/Application/International/Form.aspx News & Information
New Assessment Service Evaluates Competence of Internationally Educated Health Practitioners
January 04, 2017 January 4, 2017 marked the launch of the Nursing Community Assessment Service (NCAS), a new assessment service that evaluates the competence of internationally educated health practitioners (IEPs) applying to register in British Columbia. Effective immediately, the NCAS assessment replaces the Substantially Equivalent Competence (SEC) assessment used by CRNBC for RN applicants.NCAS increases the capacity for competence-based assessment in the province and enables the nursing partners to consistently evaluate IEP applicants’ skills against competencies required for entry-level practice. If gaps are identified, it will assist in determining what education is required to transition to practice in B.C. NCAS is a collaborative effort by: BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry (the “Registry”) College of Licensed Practical Nurses of BC (CLPNBC) College of Registered Nurses of BC (CRNBC) College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC), and Ministry of Health NCAS provides competence-based assessments so that the nursing partners can evaluate IEP applicants’ skills against competencies required for entry-level practice in the province. If gaps are identified, the assessment assists in determining what transitional education is required. The NCAS assessment process The NCAS assessment process, provides IEPs with the opportunity to demonstrate their current nursing experience and competencies that may not be reflected in an assessment solely based on their education. The assessment has three components: Computer-based assessment Simulation lab assessment and oral assessment The computer-based component can be written in more than 100 countries around the world, while the simulation lab and oral assessments are both offered at Langara College in Vancouver. For information about the three components, please see www.ncasbc.ca. Dual-role assessment NCAS is the only competency-based assessment service that allows an applicant to have their skills and competencies assessed for two different health care roles at the same time. This means a registered nurse applicant can be assessed for competency as a licensed practical nurse and a licensed practical nurse applicant can be assessed for competency as a health care aide (there is no dual-role assessment available for the registered psychiatric nurse role).The dual-role assessment may allow an IEP to enter the B.C. workforce faster by identifying the profession that best meets their current competence. Questions? To learn more about NCAS, including fees, visit www.ncasbc.ca. News & Information