Support for Assistive Services in Health and Social Services Institutions

TRAINING
DESCRIPTION

The Support for Assistive Services in Health and Social Services Institutions vocational training program prepares students to practise the occupations of orderly (préposée et préposé aux bénéficiaires [PAB]), and health and social services assistant (HSSA) in institutions in the health and social services network (hospitals, residential and long-term care centres [CHSLDs], rehabilitation centres, local community service centres).

Duration : 705 Hours

academic
prerequisites

SCHOLARITY LEVEL : Quebec's Secondary 3rd (France's 3rd) or equivalent
LANGUAGE LEVEL :
The level of language required varies according to the training center chosen.

* The validation of your eligibility will be confirmed by our admissions department once your application has been completed.

JOB
PROSPECTS

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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING TRAINING

Centre de formation professionnelle de la Baie-James
Chibougamau, Nord-du-Québec
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DURATION : 7 Months
CLASSES START : September 22 2025
COSTS : 13 912,00 $*
LANGUAGE : French (C(1))
* Please update your nationality in the general menu
* Costs are subject to change until the letter of admission is issued

DURATION : 7 Months
CLASSES START : October 20 2025
COSTS : 13 912,00 $*
LANGUAGE : French (C(1))
* Please update your nationality in the general menu
* Costs are subject to change until the letter of admission is issued

DURATION : 7 Months
CLASSES START : November 10 2025
COSTS : 13 912,00 $*
LANGUAGE : French (C(1))
* Please update your nationality in the general menu
* Costs are subject to change until the letter of admission is issued

Centre de formation professionnelle de Portneuf

Centre de formation professionnelle de Portneuf
Donnacona, Capitale-Nationale
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DURATION : 6 Months
CLASSES START : September 15 2025
COSTS : 14 500,00 $*
LANGUAGE : French (B(2))
* Please update your nationality in the general menu
* Costs are subject to change until the letter of admission is issued

Centre de formation professionnelle du Fleuve-et-des-Lacs

Centre de formation professionnelle du Fleuve-et-des-Lacs
Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Bas-Saint-Laurent
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DURATION : 7 Months
CLASSES START : September 02 2025
COSTS : 12 992,80 $*
LANGUAGE : French (B(2))
* Please update your nationality in the general menu
* Costs are subject to change until the letter of admission is issued

Legend Welcoming services

Integrating into the community

— Practical tour of the city and help with initial purchases
— Contact with local aid organizations

Reception on arrival

— Reception at airport, bus terminal or train station

Integrating into the school system

— School tour and twinning with another student
— Monthly follow-up with the student

Integrating the family

— Referral to employment agencies for your spouse
— Help with child daycare or school registration
— Information on family social activities

General information and administrative follow-up

— Direct contact with a resource person
— Registration, information and provision of mandatory health insurance card
— Explanation of the Centre’s teaching techniques and operations

Accommodation

— Reserving temporary accommodation prior to arrival
— Help with finding permanent accommodation

Note: Services may vary slightly from one training centre to another.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

Help and assistive services related to activities of daily life (ADL) to clients of all ages in health and social services institutions
Collaborate in activities related to the continuity of care and to palliative and end-of-life care

TRAINING CONTENT

Competency statement

HOURS

Analyze the occupation

Adopt relational approaches that encourage communication and collaboration

Prevent and control infections and contamination

Establish links between the client’s condition and needs, and the changes and interventions required

Adapt their approach to the client’s condition, behaviours or clinical reality

Provide personal assistive services related to activities of daily living in the context of long-term care

Adapt their approach and personal assistive services in the context of palliative and end-of-life care

Administer first aid and apply emergency measures

Intervene with clients experiencing a loss of autonomy in long-term care centres

Ascertain their limits with respect to administering medications and providing invasive assistive care related to activities of daily living

Perform tasks related to assistive services in the context of short-term and critical care

Provide assistive care to clients in short-term or critical care settings

Perform HSSA-related tasks in the context of home care

Enter the workforce in a long-term care centre, short-term care centre, critical care centre or in the context of home care