Certificate in Personal Support Worker (PSW6)
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 you're interested in a career that is personally satisfying, the Personal Support Worker program will get you on your way to career success.
You'll begin the program by creating a strong foundation in the fundamentals of personal support. You'll 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 you'll begin your career with a highly developed set of experiences to draw on as you enter the workforce. This program also utilizes simulation learning.
When you graduate, you'll be ready to work with stable clients, with clearly identified needs, helping to make them comfortable and keep them safe. You'll provide personal care for clients in retirement homes, long-term care facilities, hospitals and in the home. Wherever there is a need for your expertise, you'll be ready to serve.
Intakes
- Sep
- Jan
- May
Application Processing Time in Days: 30
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
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Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Under Graduate Diploma or Certificate
- Duration: 01 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
16145 CAD
Annual Cost of Living: 20635 CAD
Application Fee: 100 CAD
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