Personal Support Worker
| Study location | Canada, Ontario, Collingwood |
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| Type | Certificate, College |
| Nominal duration | 1 year/ 2 semesters, includes 2 clinical placements |
| Study language | English |
| Course code | PSWR |
| Tuition fee | CA$17,246 per year The fees are for the 2024–2025 academic year and include tuition (CA$14,504), health insurance and ancillary charges. The fees displayed are estimates only for two semesters and are subject to change. |
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| Registration fee | CA$400 one-time The registration fee includes the non-refundable application fee (CA$100) and the refundable deposit fee (CA$300). Please REVIEW the EdviseCanada`s fee policy. |
| Entry qualification | High School / Secondary Education (or higher) To be eligible for admission, you must possess a high school diploma including these required courses (or equivalents)::
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. |
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| Language requirements | English If English is not your first language and/or you come from a non-English-speaking country, you must provide proof of your English language proficiency by submitting one of the following tests:
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| Other requirements | Criminal Reference/Vulnerable Sector Check Placement agencies require an up-to-date clear criminal reference check and vulnerable sector check prior to going out on placement. Students should obtain their criminal reference three months prior to placement; checks conducted earlier may not be considered current. As some jurisdictions require longer lead-time for processing, please check with the program coordinator to ensure you allow for sufficient turn-around time. It is the student’s responsibility to provide the completed document prior to placement start. Note: Individuals who have been charged or convicted criminally and not pardoned will be prohibited from proceeding to a clinical or work placement. |
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Overview
This program is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed to provide support services to people living at home, in long term care or acute care facilities, and to function as integral members of the health care team. Upon successful completion of this program, students learn to effectively communicate with clients, families and members of the health care team, and to provide safe and competent care for individual clients experiencing physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioural challenges. Personal Support Workers (PSWs) are unregulated health care providers who work under the supervision of regulated health care professionals or in the supported independent living environment under the direction of the client.
Why this program?
- Get real-world experience with two clinical placements at a local agency
- High employment rate in your local area
- Georgian`s faculty bring expert knowledge to the classroom from both private and public practices and institutions
- High demand for PSWs, including hospitals that prefer to hire Georgian grads
- Get local placements in your community
- Grads receive credentials to work in long-term care facilities and hospitals
Career opportunities
Graduates provide and facilitate clearly identified personal care and routine activities of daily living in order to assist clients in being as healthy and as independent as possible. PSW graduates may find employment in retirement homes, long term care facilities, homes for the aged, various community agencies (private and public), acute care facilities, as well as in independent practice.