Short Term General Duty Assistant Course A General Duty Assistant works with doctors, nurses to provide assistant to them with the major responsibilities of providing daily care to patients, taking care of his comfort and other safety needs. The main purpose of the general duty assistant course is to give training to candidates so that they can provide professional care to patients. Also, this course includes the ethical behaviour classes which helps you in developing the right attitude while taking care of the patients. The Healthcare School offers General Duty Assistant course. It is a short-term course and all stream students can apply for this course. This course helps in getting the health sector like hospitals, clinics etc. The job opportunities are very good after successfully completing the course.