What education do you need to work in health care?

It depends on what you want to do in the medical field. CNA's must be certified, MA's dont have to be certified but you earn more if your certified or registered. If your talking about a position that deals with med's like RN, LPN you must be licensed and of course trained. MA's must receive training through additional schooling, but no registration is required. I am about to finish schooling in medical field for MA, and have been a CNA for years, so maybe I can answer more direct if I knew what area you were looking too.

When you say just health care it is a void question, since health care is made up of various different stagesm starting from auxiliary helpers to more professional. To start a course of nursing, which is a good one and also very necessary. In hospitals it is the most needed to run the wards all day and night. Usually you don't need much certificates but the least is

a good literacy, since what you would really need is a lot of reading and understanding lectures. Then you will have practical time in the wards and departments together with other qualified nurses. It is the first step. You can then change to something else what you become inclined or like most.

Most of the places even ending the secondary school or equivalent is enough. This depends from one country and place.

Ask the Nursing schools and I'm sure you wil have a satisfactory answer to what you need.

Good luck

Nursing homes and hospitals will take on Nursing auxiliaries or aids with out any qualification. To be a Registered Nurse you need to do a course that is either 3 to 4 years long for registration or a degree. There are other jobs with-in health care that require 3 + years training such as occupational or physiotherapists, speech therapists etc. Nursing is the only health profession that does not require a degree.

well if you are still in highschool some highschools lie mine offer classes for CNA EMT and pharm tech liscenes all you have to do is sign up for the classes and take them during the year then take the state exams at the end of the year

It all depends on what exactly you want to do. Certain fields require college while others you can go to a specialty school and take condensed courses