'Health occupation' definition added to B.C. private training rules, replacing vague 'health field' language

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The Private Training Regulation has been updated to introduce a precise definition of 'health occupation,' replacing the broader phrase 'in the health field' used in two existing definitions. 'Health occupation' is now defined as a career occupation described in Category 3 of the current National Occupational Classification (NOC). This change affects the definitions of 'clinical placement' and 'preceptor,' both of which previously referred to 'the health field.' Private training institutions offering health-related programs should check whether their clinical placements and preceptor arrangements still qualify under the updated, NOC-anchored definition, and update any internal policies or documentation accordingly.

Who this affects: private training institutions offering health programs · program directors and compliance staff at registered institutions · clinical placement coordinators · preceptors working with private training students