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Medical Laboratory Assistant:
Q. Do you provide a practicum for your students?
A. Yes, all students that successfully complete the classroom portions of the Medical Laboratory Assistant program will have a practicum in the Lower Mainland provided by West Coast College.
Pharmacy Technician:
Q. Is there a demand for Pharmacy Technicians in the field?
A. Pharmacy Technicians are in high demand in both community and hospital pharmacies
Q. Are Pharmacy Technician graduates eligible to write certification exams?
A. Yes. Successful graduates are eligible to write both the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board exam (U.S.A.) and the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board exam (Alberta).
Q. Does West Coast College provide practicum's in Hospital Pharmacies
A. Yes, Hospital Practicum's are available for students meeting specified criteria. Since 1993 West Coast College students have been accepted into Hospital Pharmacies in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
Q. Can West Coast College graduates work in Hospital Pharmacies?
A. Yes, many of our graduates are employed in Hospital Pharmacies in British Columbia. Often employers prefer students to have had some Community Pharmacy experience.
Veterinary Assistant:
Q. Does this program qualify you to work with animals or only in the reception office?
A. Yes, while our graduates are taught the skills needed to run a reception office at a veterinary clinic, the main focus of our program is to train a well-rounded veterinary assistant with the skills to assist the veterinarian in handling animals during procedures.
Q. What kind of work experience is provided during this program?
A. In addition to the minimum 20 hours of job shadowing or volunteer work in a related field that is an admission requirement to the program, there is an S.P.C.A. Preceptorship and a 4 week practicum in a veterinary clinic provided by West Coast College.
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