A paid work and training initiative for individuals seeking an entry point to employment in health care.

The Health Career Access Program (HCAP) provides a path for applicants with no health care experience to get hired and receive paid employer-sponsored health care assistant training as part of their employment.

The goals of HCAP are to:

  1. Increase number of health care assistants working in British Columbia to address workforce shortages in long-term care, assisted living and home support.
  2. Remove financial barriers to health care assistant education.

New hires start as a health care support worker providing non-direct, non-clinical care at a long-term care, assisted living facility or in the community and engage in paid training to work as a health care assistant or community health worker upon successful completion of the program.

This program is provided in partnership with the Ministry of Health. Learn more about the HCAP program from the Government of B.C.

Interested in applying? Start your HCAP application today.

  • Acute care

    Acute care leader resources

    Acute care leaders oversee hiring and training of program participants, making them essential HCAP partners.

    Acute care HCAP participant resources

    Learn more about stages involved in training and onboarding, working as a health care support worker and becoming a health care assistant.

    Information for acute care care teams

    As a care team member (e.g. nurses, managers, supervisors, educators and allied health professionals), learn more about role of the health care support worker and how you work together as a team.

  • Home support

    Home support leader resources

    Home Support leaders oversee hiring and training of program participants, making them essential HCAP partners.

    Home support HCAP participant resources

    Learn more about stages involved in training and onboarding, working as a health care support worker and becoming a community health worker.

  • Long term care and assisted living

    LTC/AL leader resources

    Long term care (LTC) and assisted living (AL) leaders oversee hiring and training of program participants, making them essential HCAP partners.

    LTC/AL HCAP participant resources

    Learn more about stages involved in training and onboarding, working as a health care support worker and becoming a health care assistant.

    Information for LTC/AL residents and families

    Learn more about the role of the health care support worker and how they provide additional support in long term care and assisted living.

    Information for care teams

    As a care team member (e.g. nurses, managers, supervisors, educators, directors of care, resident care coordinators, rehabilitation staff, and recreation therapists), learn more about role of the health care support worker and how you work together as a team.