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Why should you join us?

Internship Opportunities

State-of-the-art Infrastructure

The Tech Mahindra SMART Academy for Healthcare is a state-of-the-art paramedical training institute with hospital simulated labs & equipment to aid student learning.

Expert Faculty

Expert Faculty

Get taught by highly qualified healthcare professionals along with learning as part of on-job training in leading hospitals.

Employability Skills

Employability Skills

We focus on guiding students with the required employability skills like English speaking, personality development & IT skills to match the industry demands.

Placement Assistance

Job Assistance

Apart from imparting technical training, we provide on-job training/internship. We also provide placement assistance to students for a bright career in the healthcare industry.

General Duty Assistant (GDA) Course Details

General Duty Assistant Course Objective and Curriculum

The General Duty Assistant (GDA) course trains students to work as nursing aides in hospitals, nursing homes and home care scenarios. As part of the curriculum, students learn how to provide basic nursing care and manage ill patients. The course involves 4 months of classroom training followed by 2-months on-job training. A GDA works in close collaboration with doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers. The nursing assistant course lays special emphasis on inculcating empathetic and ethical behaviour beyond patient care. Some of the key responsibilities of the General Duty Assistant are to provide daily care, look after the patient’s comfort, safety and health needs.

The General Duty Assistant (GDA) course curriculum covers the following topics:

  • Basic human anatomy & physiology
  • Understanding hospitals & the healthcare system
  • Caring for the visually impaired
  • Basic nursing skills
  • Disposal of medical waste
  • Understanding body mechanics
  • Fall prevention care and restraints
  • General health & hygiene
  • Special skin care for radiotherapy and pressure sores
  • Role of a patient care assistant
  • Administering drugs as per prescriptions
  • Daily care of a patient
  • Patient handling, lifting, and transferring
  • Emergency first aid and CPR

JOB/WORK LOCATION

  • Hospitals
  • Old age homes
  • Patient’s homes
  • Community care centre’s

DESCRIPTION

  • Assist in basic patient care
  • Dressing and feeding patients
  • Helping patients exercise, assisting patients in and out of bed
  • Patient’s hygiene
  • Any extra care as required including housekeeping

COURSE OVERVIEW

Eligibility

Class 8

Minimum Age

18 Years

Duration

4 Months

Location

Delhi, Mumbai & Mohali

*Please Note:
 Course duration is 4 months at the Mohali Academy

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See what our students have to say

Why have I chosen the General Duty Assistant course?

“I joined the Tech Mahindra SMART Academy to help me work in medical line and also because this course is affordable for me.”
Mumtaz
MumtazEnrollment Id: SA00532
“I always wanted to work in the healthcare industry, so I joined this course from Tech Mahindra SMART Academy. I found this course and Academy really affordable and helpful.”
Gunja
GunjaEnrollment Id: SA00520
“My dream is to help people with my job and this academy is fulfilling my dream. That’s why I am here :)”
Ruksana
RuksanaEnrollment Id: SA00550
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GDA Course - Training & Placement Partners

Asian Heart Institute
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sapphire hospitals
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Alchemist
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Apollo Hospitals
Atlanta medi world
Badar Multispeciality Hospital
Bhagat Singh Hospital
Bhagwan Mahavir hospital
chatanya Hospital
COLUMBIA ASIA
cosmo hospital
DCDC Kidney care
Delhi heart lung institute
dharamshila
Fortis
Fresenius Medical care
Grecian Hospital
Grewal Eye Institute
healthcare at home coloured
holy family hospital
Indian spinal injuries
Ivy hospital
Janseva
Jeewan Mala hospital
jp hospital
Kesar Hospital Shalimar bagh
likhani hospital
logo ojas
bedi Hospital
Mata Chanan Devi hospital
matta diagnostic centre chandigarh
max healthcare
mayo healthcare
MGS hospital
Moolchand
Nulife Hospital
Paras Bliss
Paras Hospital
Phoenix Hospitals
Rotary delhi
Sehgal neo Hospital
shalby hospital
Sharda hospital
sharma multispeciality hospital
Sir Ganga Ram
SGHS Hospital
Tirath-ram-shah-hospital
Tripathi-Hospital
Vrindavan-Hospital

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  • 1800 270 2022 (Healthcare Academy)
  • 1800 123 2297 (Digital Technologies Academy)
  • academy@techmahindrafoundation.org
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