Nursing Assistant uk wants move to BC

Hey there,

I am a Canadian nurse who moved to the UK after I finished my training. I originally come from Manitoba, but I would assume that things in BC are similar to those in my province. In Manitoba the rules were that you had to take a Health Care Aide course which was about one year in length before you could work as a HCA. These courses were offered at community colleges and vocational schools throughout the province and provided students with education in the basic care of patients (bed making, manual handling, and much more). One point of interest is that nursing students who had completed their second year of training could be employed by the hospitals as Health Care Assistants. In terms of you taking your nurses training I would suggest you check out the University of British Columbia website (sorry don't know it off the top of my head) as they have a nursing program there. Now immigration may be a little tricky, as I don't believe that there is a huge demand for Health Care Assistants, but if you were willing to come over as an international nursing student on a student visa you may be able to do it that way, but I would once again refer you to the UBC nursing faculty for that sort of information as I don't really know the ins and outs. Alternatively you could do your training in England where the government pays for your course(in Canada you fund your entire four year training program yourself, about £4-5000 a year with personal savings or student loans) and head to Canada when you are qualified. I hope that this has been helpful and best of luck with getting to Canada. It Rocks!

Pete

Have you looked on immigration Canada's website? I don't know how being a nursing assistant would affect your chances of immigrating (if you were a registered nurse you would likely have an easier time). http://www.cic.gc.ca

I don't believe nursing aides are registered in BC either, but I'm not certain. If you already have experience working as a nursing assistant in the UK, I would assume you could get hired doing the same thing in BC without extra training providing your immigration is all in order.