Caregiver

Under the supervision of the head nurse, the nursing assistant performs tasks such as: hygiene care, patient transport, oral medication administration, pulse and temperature checks, and the application of compression stockings. They are also responsible for observing and reporting any changes in the patient's physical, psychological, and social condition.
More detailed information can be found on the FE.BI nursing assistant profession portal at: www.deveniraidesoignant.be 

Career opportunities:

Hospital services and institutions, licensed rest homes, licensed nursing and care homes, licensed psychiatric care homes, licensed day care centers, licensed short-stay centers, institutions that constitute the home or residence, home care sector.

Qualification awarded upon completion of the training:

Certificate of qualification "nursing assistant" corresponding to the certificate of qualification "nursing assistant" issued at the end of the 7th professional "nursing assistant" subdivision services to persons issued by full-time upper secondary education ( Decree of March 26, 2010 ).

Admission requirements:

To hold a lower secondary education certificate.

Course description: 

The training is spread over a minimum of two years and includes:
• 1004 periods of instruction divided into 7 training units including teaching activities such as: introduction to the profession, applied psychology, applied communication, ethics, elements of anatomy and physiology, health education, nutrition, hygiene, hygiene and comfort care, delegated nursing activities, …
• 796 periods of internships;
• 40 periods of preparation for the integrated assessment;

Section organizational chart:

Educational materials:

Educational file for the section
"Assistance with Daily Living" in the care and support professions.
Caregiver: conceptual approach.
Caregiver: applied methodology.
Caregiver: integration placement.
Conceptual approach to the care and support professions.
Communication: oral and written expression applied to the personal services sector.
Prior knowledge for the observation placement in the care and support professions.
Discovery of the care and support professions. Introduction
to first aid.
Integration placement in the care and support professions. Observation
placement in the care and support professions.
Integrated assessment.

For information:

Decree of the Government of the French Community relating to the reference file for the "Caregiver" section (code 821000S20D1) at the end of which the "Caregiver Qualification Certificate" is issued, corresponding to the "Caregiver" qualification certificate issued at the end of the 7th year of vocational training in "Caregiver". Subdivision of personal services by full-time upper secondary education. 
Decree of the Government of the French Community setting the conditions for awarding the diploma of hospital nurse and hospital nurse – Mental health and psychiatry specialization. 
Certificate of general education supplementing a qualification certificate in the personal services sector. 
How to become a nurse? Study pathways and support measures – FE.BI non-profit organization – March 2014