Healthcare Support
The Patient Care Assistant programme is a structured vocational training programme designed in accordance with professional care standards, healthcare workplace procedures, and real clinical and long-term care practice. The programme develops practical professional competence in patient support, safe care assistance, professional judgement, communication, hygiene control, and accurate work documentation through progressive training blocks. It includes classroom instruction, supervised practical work, guided skills exercises, and formal assessment, and is documented in a form suitable for institutional use, transparency, and external or international verification through published programme information.
Individuals seeking formal vocational qualification and documented competence in patient care assistance within healthcare and long-term care settings.
Practitioners with practical experience who want to systematise skills, close competence gaps, and validate professional capability through structured training and assessment.
Employees of healthcare providers, care homes, rehabilitation services, and social support organisations who require documented proof of competence for career development, compliance, or professional progression.
Apply occupational safety, infection prevention, hygiene, and patient handling requirements in accordance with healthcare workplace procedures.
Communicate professionally with patients, family members, nurses, physicians, and other members of the care team within the limits of the occupational role.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, mobility, positioning, feeding support, and personal care while maintaining dignity, privacy, and comfort.
Measure and record routine patient indicators and observations accurately, and report changes or concerns promptly to the responsible supervisor.
Prepare care spaces, equipment, materials, and patient support items correctly in accordance with hygiene and quality requirements.
Identify risks, non-conformities, and signs requiring escalation, and apply appropriate corrective actions within the permitted scope of practice.
Complete care-related documentation accurately, maintain confidentiality, and follow institutional reporting procedures.
Perform integrated patient care assistance tasks under supervision in a safe, organised, and quality-assured manner during practical assignments.
Instructional time
Total: 480 academic hours (Theory 180, Practice 240, Independent study 40, Final assessment 20).
Issued documents
Assessment
Assessment includes continuous assessment through tests and practical tasks, evaluation of workshop and supervised practice performance, review of care documentation, and a final practical examination.
Prerequisites
Basic literacy and numeracy, readiness for practical training in care settings, ability to follow occupational safety and infection prevention requirements, and professional suitability for working with patients. Prior professional experience is not mandatory.
Training format
Competence-based vocational training delivered through classroom theory, supervised practical workshops, guided clinical care exercises, technical care tasks, case-based learning, and formal assessment.