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Overview
Key facts
In healthcare environments, there is an increased need for infection control measures, and heightened outbreak, isolation cleaning levels to keep people safe.
Healthcare environmental services skills require knowledge of infection prevention, evidence-based cleaning and disinfection practice, handling multiple waste streams, floor care, linen handling and distribution, and consistency in performance. Possessing the knowledge and understanding of how and why the environment plays a role in disease transmission can and will impact the overall safety of patients/resident, visitors and their colleagues.
Centennial College offers the Healthcare Environmental Services Skills programme.
Earning a HESS certification will give students the specialized training to develop the skills required to efficiently perform frontline healthcare environmental services roles and responsibilities. Job designations may include Environmental Services Representative, Attendant, Associate, Environmental Aide, Environmental Partner, Cleaner and/or Support Services aide within the Environmental Services Department in a Healthcare setting.
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Courses include:
- Infection Control
- Healthcare Environmental Cleaning And Linen Methodology Lab
- Healthcare Environmental Services
- Occupational Health And Safety
- Field Placement
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Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Health Sciences Environmental Sciences View 5 other Short Courses in Environmental Sciences in CanadaExplore more key information
Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- 1. Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with a transcript or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
- 2. English Grade 12 C or U (minimum 70%), or equivalent or take the Centennial College English Skills Assessment for Admission (a score of 170 or 171 is required for admission) or a Centennial College Transcript showing a minimum English achievement of COMM160/161 with a grade of C or better.
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