Auxiliary Nursing Care
When you are a TCAE (auxiliary care nurse), you know that every day you will change a life or a life will change yours.
Presentation
Descripción del ciclo:
A TCAE, or Auxiliary Care Nurse, is a health professional who has obtained an Intermediate VET Qualification in Auxiliary Nursing Care. This qualification prepares him/her to provide care to patients and to work in different areas of healthcare as part of nursing teams, both at community and specialised level. This role is what has traditionally been referred to as a Nursing Assistant, and is currently a profession in great demand in the labour market.
Why choose this course:
Studying vocational training means investing in a good future for yourself: by 2030, our country will require 65% of professionals to have vocational training qualifications.
In the Ranking of Intermediate level VET courses which led to the most employment contracts in 2019, Auxiliary Nursing Care came in second position.
The professional healthcare ‘family’ of courses was the second largest employer generating a total of 222,807 contracts.
In a few years’ time, it will be one of the most sought-after professions due to the progressive ageing of the population.
It is an intermediate VET (Vocational Education and Training) course that lasts a year and a half, and provides very good employment prospects, giving you the option of working and being able to continue studying at the same time
It is a profession that requires great DISCIPLINE and EMPATHY.
It is a springboard course that can open doors to other advanced VET courses in the healthcare field.
What our students say:
Internships in companies:
A three-month internship is carried out, from September to January, in different health centres such as;
Osakidetza, Policlínica Quirón, Begitek, Coss, Matia, Red Cross, Aldaz, Clínica San Sebastián, Agerre Egoitza…
Some of the companies that collaborate with us are:
Erasmus:
Erasmus scholarships are offered for internships abroad with the added bonus of being able to practise different languages and live with different people and get to know different healthcare models; Italy, Portugal…
Studies related to this course:
Syllabus
First year
Basic nursing techniques 370h
Administrative operations and health documentation 80h
Vocational Training and Career Guidance 60h
Hygiene in the hospital environment and cleaning of equipment 210h
Health promotion and psychological support for patients 90h
Odontological/stomatological assistance techniques 90h
Relationships in the workplace (R.E.T.) 60h
Quality and continuous improvement (C.M.C.) 40h
Second year
On-the-job training (F.C.T.) 400h
What do you want to study after this course?
An auxiliary care nurse can choose to study an advanced VET (Vocational Education and Training) course and, if they wish, continue their studies with a university degree or opt for the competitive examinations once they have completed their intermediate VET course.
It is not a question of studying just any advanced VET course, but of taking advantage of the knowledge we already have as assistants and giving it added value with an advanced VET course in the healthcare field:
Dental Prosthesis, Audioprothesis, Diagnostic Imaging, Orthoprosthetics, Oral Hygiene, Dietetics, Environmental Health, Health Documentation, Pathological Anatomy and Cytology, Radiotherapy, Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory.
Discover the career opportunities of this course
Primary and community care: home care, health promotion, oral health, consultations and nursing homes.
Specialised care: consultations, hospitalisation, emergencies, paediatrics, special units (ICU, ICU, etc.) geriatrics, etc.
Health centres, balneotherapy centres, social affairs departments of Ministries, Autonomous Communities and City Councils.
Entry requirements
Access to Intermediate Vocational and Educational Training requires the fulfilment of at least one of the following conditions: a) Proof of possession of a Compulsory Secondary Education Certificate or a higher academic level. b) Proof of possession of a Basic Vocational Education and Training Certificate. c) Proof of possession of a n intermediate Vocational Education and Training Certificate. d) Having passed the specific training course for access to Intermediate Level Vocational and Education Training Courses in public or private centres authorised by the Education Administration. e) To have passed the entrance exam to Intermediate or Advanced Level Vocational and Education Training Courses, or the university entrance exam for the over 25s. f) To have passed the compulsory modules of an initial vocational qualification programme. g) To have passed the first two years of the Unificated and Multipurpose Baccalaureate (BUP), with a maximum, overall, of two subjects pending. h) To have passed the second year of the first experimental cycle of Reform of Secondary Education (REM). i) Proof of possession of any of the equivalent qualifications for access to intermediate level Vocational and Education training courses established in the third additional provision, section a) of Royal Decree 1147/2011, of 29 July. j) Certificate of recognition of foreign studies with any of the qualifications listed above. In the event that the homologation procedure has not been resolved, the Conditional Enrolment Form will be accepted.
