School: Centennial College
Program:Personal Support Worker
Program | Personal Support Worker | Faculty | School of Community and Health Studies |
Credential | Certificate | Duration | 1 year/ 2 semesters |
Starting Month | Fall, Winter | Co-op opportunities | No |
Program Description:
The Personal Support Worker Ontario College Certificate program prepares you with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide compassionate care when assisting patients, clients and residents with broad-spectrum conditions and health care needs, to enable them to lead active and fulfilling lives in the community and institutions, both here and abroad.
Advantages:
This Personal Support Worker (PSW) program reflects the latest practices and policies in the field.
You spend 14 weeks gaining extensive practical experience by working with teams in hospitals, long-term care institutions and in the community.
Many of Centennial College's PSW students have been offered employment in the agencies in which they completed their placements.
With one instructor to each small group of students partaking in clinical placement, you have the support necessary to learn, grow and practice the skills learned during Semester 1 labs.
Faculty members are experienced, caring and supportive.
Community agencies and clinical settings recognize the certificate students earn.
Admission Requirement:
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required) or take the Centennial College English Skills Assessment for Admission
Tuition Fees:
Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Incidental Fees
| Total
|
Canadian | $2935.5
| $973 | $3908.5
|
International | $13283 | $2256 | $15539 |
Career:
Graduates may find career opportunities in areas such as:
Personal support worker
Home support worker
Home health care worker
Personal care attendant
Credits Transfer
Students who successfully complete this program may qualify for entry into Ontario college graduate certificates and university degree programs at institutions such as McMaster University, University of Guelph and Northern Alberta Institution of Technology.
Link to Centennial College Official Website
https://www.centennialcollege.ca/