How long did it take for you to become a Health Care Assistant?

Question: How long did it take for you to become a Health Care Assistant?
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Asked by 976prmb28 to Kerry - HCA on 27 Jan 2019.
- Kerry Haworth answered on 27 Jan 2019:
  
  I became a HCA at 18, I started working in a nursing home based in the community which would be considered as the private sector. I then went on to gain employment in the NHS as a HCA to gain acute experience.

Question: How long did it take for you to become a Health Care Assistant?