StrongerBC Future Skills Grant - Continence Care Skills

Continence care aims to improve continence management for patients and maintain quality of life. This program focuses on learning about assessment and management, patient dignity, incontinence treatment options, and education and resources. Continence care is often a specialization area within the broader field of nursing. However, many healthcare workers require training in continence care to support patients who are elderly, ill, injured or living with disabilities within a variety of facilities such as hospitals, retirement homes, long-term care homes or private residences. 

This online micro-certificate is 12 weeks long and addresses the importance of pelvic floor health, nutrition and diet, as well as lifestyle management. The program is intended for professionals such as registered nurses, healthcare assistants, physiotherapists, caregivers and others who care for those managing continence issues. Participants who complete the program will learn to define and recognize the types of incontinence, explore treatment options, understand the underlying medical issues involved, and provide patients with education and resources.

Please view the program page for detailed program information.

Please note the following important information about the StrongerBC future skills grant program:

• Funds for approved StrongerBC future skills grant programs will be charged against your StrongerBC future skills grant accounts for all program expenses, which may include program application, tuition, and/or materials.
• All program expenses are non-refundable against your StrongerBC future skills account at the withdrawal deadline for the first course in your program of study.
• Learners are responsible for registering in all required program courses. Program staff are not responsible for providing registration reminders to learners with outstanding courses.
• Learners who do not register or complete courses required for their micro-credential completion through the duration of the 2025/26 funding period will be required to pay for any outstanding program and course expenses if they choose to complete their program at a later date. Learners who do not receive a passing mark for their required program courses will not receive a micro-certificate, nor will they be eligible to receive additional StrongerBC fees to re-register in the course they did not successfully complete.
• We are unable to reimburse expenses toward textbooks or materials if purchased individually.