Caregiver for Elderly
Course Title: Caregiving (ELDERLY) NC II
Entry Requirements
The basic requirements for trainees of Caregiving NC II as set by TESDA includes the following:
- Can communicate both in oral and written form
- Physically and mentally fit
- With good moral character
- Can perform basic mathematical computation
Schools and training centers offering the program may include additional requirements.
Duration of The Course
The recommended duration of the Caregiving NC II program according to TESDA regulations is 786 hours: 18 hours of Basic Competencies, 18 hours of Common Competencies, and 700 hours of Core competencies. However, the duration may be longer due to the OJT or the school’s curriculum.
CERTIFICATE OF PROGRAM
REGISTRATION WTR NO. 201907022HHCCGV207001
Training Cost
Total Tuition Fee: Ᵽ 30,000.00
ID with Sling: 200.00
Graduation Fee: 1,500.00
National Competency Assessment NC II Fee: 500.00
Course duration (Training time that will be consumed): Up to 234 hours to complete.
Course Structure
The course structure for Caregiving NC II is divided into the following modules:
- Basic Competencies (18 hours)
- Participate in workplace communication
- Work in a team environment
- Practice career professionalism
- Practice occupational health and safety procedure
- Common Competencies (18 hours)
- Implementing and monitor infection control policies and procedures
- Responding effectively to difficult/challenging behavior
- Applying basic first aid
- Maintaining high standards of patient services
- Core Competencies (750 hours)
- Providing care and support to infants/toddlers
- Providing care and support to children
- Fostering social, intellectual, creative and emotional development of children
- Fostering physical development of children
- Providing care and support to elderly
- Providing care and support to people with special needs
- Maintaining healthy and safe environment
- Responding to emergencies
- Cleaning living room, dining room, bedrooms, toilet and bathroom
- Washing and ironing clothes, linen and fabric
What skills, traits and attitude will help you succeed as a Caregiver?
- Service Orientation – being comfortable with helping and serving other people
- Compassion – sympathy and compassion are very important so that you’ll be able to understand each patient and be able to provide them with the best care possible
- Comfortable in doing unpleasant tasks – part of your job as a caregiver is to take care of the elderly and patients with special needs. You may be asked to change diapers, remove soiled linens, clean and a lot more, so you should be able to withstand these kinds of tasks.
- Social Perceptiveness – being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do
- Basic oral and written English skills – especially if you plan on working abroad, English is very important for communicating with your patients.
- Endurance – the ability to withstand tiresome work such as taking care of patients all day, standing up and walking from one area to another, lifting objects and helping patients move while being in an uncomfortable environment.
- Patience – you may encounter irritable and demanding patients therefore they must be patient enough to deal with different types of people
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