Turn the instinct to help into a career. Our programs are built for people who want to make a direct, visible difference in someone's life.
Whether you’re considering a career supporting people in their everyday lives, contributing to their recovery and wellbeing or guiding families through loss, there’s an NSCC program to help prepare you for a meaningful healthcare career.
Help people directly. Make a visible difference in someone's everyday life. If you’re drawn to caregiving, rehabilitation, wellness support or mental health work, you're in the right place to choose between them.
Continuing Care Become a competent and compassionate care worker, enhancing the lives of the individuals and communities you serve.
Disability Support Professional Disability Support Professionals support individuals with disabilities to achieve their goals for full and enriched lives.
Funeral and Allied Health Services Build the essential skills and knowledge you need for two career paths – funeral directing and embalming.
Funeral Arranging and Directing Develop the essential skills you need to serve clients and families, while apprenticing as a funeral director.
Mental Health Recovery and Promotion Work with people experiencing mental health challenges and help promote mental health, recovery and wellness.
Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy Assistant Work directly with clients providing hands-on treatment to improve their quality of life and ability to perform daily activities.
Practical Nursing Work as part of a healthcare team to provide exceptional care and promote healthy lifestyles to the individuals and families you serve.
Practical Nursing - Accelerated Become an LPN in less time. Licensed Practical Nurses work as part of a healthcare team that provides care and promotes healthy lifestyles to the individuals and families they serve.
Therapeutic Recreation Enhance quality of life by facilitating activities for people who experience barriers to health and leisure activities.
Frontline health and support care is meaningful work that asks a lot of you, but gives you a lot in return. The people who do it well share a few things in common - and NSCC programs are built around those same qualities. These careers ask you to:
To prepare, these programs share a strong practicum focus, small class sizes and instructors who have worked in the field. Many graduates move directly into public health, long-term care, community agencies and private practice across Nova Scotia.
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