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 Learn to provide personal care and daily support for people in long-term care, home care and community settings while working toward the provincial certification exam that qualifies you as a Continuing Care Assistant.
Disability Support Professional Learn to support people with disabilities to live, work and take part in their communities with dignity and independence through two hands-on practicums that put you directly into the field before you graduate.
Funeral and Allied Health Services Build the embalming and funeral directing skills your apprenticeship requires, while working toward the licensing exams set by the Nova Scotia Board of Registration of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.
Funeral Arranging and Directing Learn to plan services, guide grieving families and manage the legal side of funeral arrangements, while apprenticing toward your funeral director's license with the same provincial board.
Mental Health Recovery and Promotion Learn to support people living with mental health challenges and addiction and promote mental wellbeing through recovery-focused practice. This programs includes work experience to help you apply your learning in the real world.
Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy Assistant Train to work alongside occupational and physical therapists helping clients regain daily functioning and quality of life. This program is accredited by the Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant Education Accreditation Program (OTA & PTA EAP).
Practical Nursing Learn to work as part of a healthcare team providing care across hospitals, long-term care and community settings. Graduate eligible to write the Canadian Practical Nurses Registration Exam toward a nationally recognized Licensed Practical Nurse license.
Practical Nursing - Accelerated Learn to work as part of a healthcare team providing care across hospitals, long-term care and community settings. Graduate eligible to write the Canadian Practical Nurses Registration Exam toward a nationally recognized Licensed Practical Nurse license.
Therapeutic Recreation Learn to plan and deliver recreation programs that support physical, social and emotional wellbeing. This intensive program includes more than 600 hours of field experience and volunteering, with leisure activities both on campus and in the community.
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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.
We offer more than 120 programs grouped by area of interest to help you explore and decide on the right fit for your future. Explore all NSCC programs by areas of interest
