Advance General Duty Assistant
Nursing Program · 18+ years. 10th or 12th pass or fail accepted.
Course Overview
Advance General Duty Assistant (AGDA) is a one-year healthcare training programme conducted by HS Institute, designed to develop practical skills in patient care, healthcare assistance and hospital support services. The programme builds on foundational patient-care concepts and introduces students to advanced assistance in patient monitoring, mobility, infection prevention, emergency support and hospital ward procedures.
Course Highlights
1-year healthcare programme
Advanced patient-care skills
Patient monitoring and vital signs
Mobility and safe patient transfer
Infection prevention and control
Basic emergency response
Hospital ward procedures
Elderly and dependent-patient care
Healthcare communication and documentation
Practical hospital training
Hospital placement assistance
Core Learning Areas
Advanced Patient Care
Anatomy & Physiology Fundamentals
Vital Signs & Patient Observation
Patient Positioning & Safe Transfer
Personal Hygiene & Patient Comfort
Infection Prevention & Control
Nutrition & Patient Support
First Aid & Emergency Response
Basic Medication Awareness
Elderly & Dependent Patient Care
Hospital Ward Procedures
Patient Communication & Documentation
Healthcare Safety
Biomedical Waste Management
Professional Ethics
Practical & Clinical Training
Students receive supervised practical training in patient-care assistance, vital-sign observation, patient positioning and transfer, hygiene and comfort measures, infection-control practices, first aid, ward procedures, safe handling of patients and healthcare communication. Practical exposure helps students develop the confidence required to support patients and healthcare teams in hospital environments.
Career Opportunities
Further Studies
Additional healthcare skill programmes
Nursing Assistant programmes
ANM, where eligible
Other nursing and healthcare education subject to eligibility
Specialized patient-care training