Assisted Living

These resources apply to Peer Mentors who support Health Care Support Workers (HCSWs), and Peer Mentors want to learn more about the HCSW role.

Peer Mentors play an important part in supporting HCSWs during the site/facility orientation process and throughout the HCSW learning experience.

Peer mentors develop relationships with HCSWs by sharing their experiences, knowledge and connections, to support HCSWs in their non-clinical, day-to-day practice.

Training Health Care Support Workers

These resources apply to Leaders who support Health Care Support Workers (HCSWs), and Leaders who want to learn more about the HCSW role.
To access resources used by Peer Mentors, please review the Resources for Peer Mentors page.

These resources apply to Health Care Support Workers (HCSWs) and those who want to learn more about this role.

Training and Personal Development

​HCSWs are part of the Government of British Columbia's Health Career Access Program (HCAP). HCAP provides an opportunity for individuals to begin employment in a non-direct care role (the Health Care Support Worker, or HCSW), while taking part in a Health Care Assistant (HCA) education program delivered through an acknowledged post-secondary institution.