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International Healthcare Assistant Programme
A structured educational pathway for learners developing foundational knowledge, practical care skills, professional conduct and healthcare-support competencies.
Preparing learners for supportive care practice
The programme develops a broad foundation for people who support patients, service users and care teams. Learning combines healthcare knowledge with practical care principles, communication, safety, professionalism and person-centred practice.
It is designed to complement employer induction, supervised practice and the regulatory or qualification requirements applicable in the learner's intended jurisdiction.
- • Aspiring healthcare assistants and care workers
- • Learners entering healthcare support roles
- • Existing care staff seeking structured development
- • International learners building foundational knowledge
- • Organisations developing healthcare-support staff
Structured Healthcare Assistant curriculum
The Academy pathway is organised into eleven core courses covering the knowledge and professional behaviours needed for healthcare-support practice.
Patient Safety
Infection Prevention
Communication Skills
Basic Anatomy
Vital Signs
Mobility Assistance
Dementia Care
Medication Awareness
End-of-Life Care
Professional Ethics
What learners develop
Person-centred care and dignity
Patient safety and infection prevention
Professional communication and teamwork
Basic anatomy and healthcare terminology
Vital-sign awareness and escalation
Mobility and practical care support
Dementia and older-person care
Medication awareness and safe boundaries
Learn, apply and progress
- • Structured online learning through BarnMD Academy
- • Course-based progression and learning activities
- • Assessment and evidence of learning where applicable
- • A learner record within the Academy platform
- • Continued professional development opportunities
Important programme scope
This is an educational programme. Completion does not by itself confer statutory registration, professional licensure, a regulated qualification or a guaranteed right to employment. Learners must meet the requirements of the relevant regulator, employer and jurisdiction where they intend to work.
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