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Questions and answers
What are the learning areas in the healthcare assistant training program?
The following learning areas are important in healthcare assistant training:
- Implementation of professionalism and client-centeredness
- Care and support in general and in difficult situations
- Performing medical-technical procedures
- Promoting and maintaining health and hygiene
- Shaping everyday life
- Carry out housekeeping activities
- Carry out administrative and logistical tasks
Why train as a healthcare assistant?
Through your work as a Federal VET Diploma healthcare specialist, you will ensure that sick and elderly people are well cared for and feel comfortable. Training as a healthcare assistant provides you with the necessary knowledge to care for people who need help. You will learn how to support people with everyday tasks and help them with medical tasks.
Healthcare assistant training: What subjects are taught in the Federal VET Diploma healthcare assistant basic training program?
During your training as a healthcare professional, you will learn and apply all the important professional basics in a home, clinic, hospital or other social and healthcare facility. At the vocational college, which takes place one or two days a week, you will receive in-depth theoretical training in the following areas:
- Dealing with patients and relatives
- Hygiene and safety
- Support and care
- Emergencies and crises
- Logistics
- Household
- Nutrition
- Medical technical procedures
- Work organization
- Everyday life
- Clothing and underwear
- Administration
- Prevention and resource conservation
Healthcare assistant apprenticeship: What continuing, further training is possible for a Federal VET Diploma healthcare assistant?
There is a whole range of attractive further training opportunities for healthcare professionals, with courses offered by institutions and professional associations in the social and healthcare sector, as well as technical colleges. In addition, Federal Professional Examinations (AFPE) or Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) can be taken at a College of Higher Education or a course of study at a University of Applied Sciences can be started after the apprenticeship. Federal Diploma of Higher Education can be obtained with a Federal Professional Examination in the following areas, for example:
- Consultant for respiratory disabilities and tuberculosis
- Medical coder
- Transport paramedic
- Specialist in neurophysiological diagnostics
- Medical masseur/masseuse
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