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Ontario College Certificate in Personal Support Worker

Canada

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What will I learn?

Do you love to care for others? Your passion to help inspires us!

The 1-year Sault College Personal Support Worker (PSW) program teaches you the skills to provide personal care for the elderly, the chronically ill and persons with accessibility challenges across many different settings.

Learn how to successfully support and promote the physical, emotional and social well-being of clients in:

• Long-term care facilities
• Hospitals
• Private agencies
• Retirement homes
• Home care settings
• Boards of education (special needs children)
• Palliative care settings
• Senior citizen recreation centres
• Respite settings
• Group homes

Work with clients and families and start making a difference now!

As a student of the PSW program, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in field placements to further your skills, gain valuable experience and increase your confidence level as you enter the workforce.

You were meant to be a vital member of community healthcare. And you will find it here.

Career Path

The staff and faculty are committed to providing an academic environment that will help you achieve personal and professional success. When you have completed the Personal Support Program here at Sault College you will be able to work in various settings such as long-term care facilities, hospitals, community agencies, and various other settings offering opportunities to work with various age groups.

Which department am I in?

Sault College

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
CAD$15,469.40 (US$ 11,363) per year
Ancillary fee: CAN $1,800; these fees are for the 2023-2024 academic year (year 1 of study), and are subject to change
Start date

6 May 2024

Venue

Sault College

443 Northern Avenue,

SAULT STE. MARIE,

Ontario (ON),

P6B 4J3, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

To enter the Personal Support Worker program, you`ll need to have Ontario Secondary School diploma with Grade 12 English (C) ENG4C or mature student status.

A mature student is someone who is 19 years of age or older by the first day of College and has not graduated from high school. If you have graduated from high school but haven`t been to school in a while, you`re an adult learner.

Results must be from within two years of the start of the program and must meet the following minimum requirements:

  • TOEFL score of 79-80 for the Internet-based test (iBT) and no test below 20
  • IELTS score of 6.0 with no band lower than 5.5
  • Cambridge English Exams C1 Advanced/CAE 180 or CAE C
  • C2 Proficiency/CPE 200 or CPEC
  • PTE Academic 60
  • Duolingo 105
  • CAEL CE 60
  • Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Level 7 for all areas: reading, writing, speaking, listening

Application Deadlines:

To be considered on an equal basis for programs beginning in the fall, your application must be received no later than February 1.

After February 1, applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis, provided there are still vacancies in the program(s) of your choice.

For programs beginning in January, the equal consideration deadline is October 1.

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

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