Ontario College Certificate in Personal Support Worker

Canada

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What will I learn?

A career as a Personal Support Worker takes heart, compassion and a dedication to helping those most in need. It also takes a highly specialized set of dynamic technical and interpersonal skills. If youre interested in a career that is personally satisfying, the PSW program will get you on your way to career success.Personal Support Worker is a two-level program leading to an Ontario College Certificate. Graduates, as entry-level unregulated workers, have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide personal care and home management services to clients in both community and institutional settings.Youll begin the program by creating a strong foundation in the fundamentals of personal support. Youll learn about health and wellness, the human body and how it functions, along with examining mental health issues and life transition theories. In addition to classroom instruction, you'll also complete placements in long-term care facilities as well as a community placement, where you'll get valuable experience providing care to clients. This means that youll begin your career with a highly developed set of experiences to draw on as you enter the workforce. This program also utilizes simulation learning. Learn more about our simulation labs.Personal Support Workers work with clients who are stable and who have clearly identified needs that are not expected to change significantly. They work under the supervision of care/service teams (which include nurses and other regulated or non-regulated care providers) as well as under the direction of the client.

Which department am I in?

School of Nursing

Study options

Full Time (30 Weeks)

Tuition fees
CAD$15,980.42 (9,69,156) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2025

Venue

Kincardine Site

UBC Local 2222 Training Centre, 385 Queen Street,

Kincardine,

Ontario,

N2Z 2R4, Canada

Full Time (30 Weeks)

Tuition fees
CAD$15,980.42 (9,69,156) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2025

Venue

St.Thomas/Elgin Regional Campus

120 Bill Martyn Parkway,

ST. THOMAS,

Ontario (ON),

N5R 6A7, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

OSSD (with courses from the College (C), University (U), University/College (M), or Open (O) stream), or equivalent, or mature applicant.

Students who do not have a high school diploma may wish to consider taking the Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) grade 12 Equivalency Certificate.

TOEFL iBT: 79

IELTS Academic: Overall score of 6.0 with no score less than 5.5 in any of the four bands

CAEL: Overall score of 60 with no score less than 50 in any of the four bands. score of 80 in listening

PTE Academic: 53

Cambridge English: Overall score of 169 with no language skill less than 162

ESL4/GAP5: Minimum grade of 80% in Level 8, 75% in Level 9, or 70% in Level 10

Duolingo: Overall score of 105, with no score lower than 95

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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