Colleges and Universities Offering Diploma in Personal Support Worker in Canada

Institutions Offering Diploma in Personal Support Worker

•  Sunview College, Toronto  
  Course entry requirements
  -Ontario Secondary School Diploma
  OR
  -Mature student with a score of 11 or more on the Wonderlic SLE
  AND
  -NACC Technical Literacy Exam (passing score of 18)
  OR
  -IELTS – Int’l English Language Testing Services – Minimum score of 6.0 with no subject test score lower than 5.5
  OR
  -TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet based test (IBT) – Overall 80 with the minimum in each component: Reading 20; Listening 20; Speaking 20; Writing 20
  
  Course duration: 7.5 months
  
  Course content
  -Household Management, Nutrition and Hydration
  -Care Planning / Restorative Care / Documentation / Working in the Community
  -Assisting the Family, Growth and Development
  -Assisting the Dying Person
  -Assisting a person with Medications
  -Cognitive / Mental Health Issues and Brain Injuries
  -Health Conditions
  -Clinical Placement (Facility)
  -Clinical Placement (Community)
  -PSW Foundations
  -Safety and Mobility
  -Body Systems
  -Assisting with Personal Hygiene
  -Abuse and Neglect
•  North American College of Information Technology, Toronto  
  Course entry requirements
  -Grade 12 (OSSD) or equivalent
  -If you are 19 years or older and do not have an OSSD or equivalent, a minimum passing score of 14 on the Wonderlic SLE entrance test
  -Good oral and written English skills (student must pass a literacy test)
  -Admissions interview to determine suitability for the program
  
  Course duration: 28 weeks
  
  Course content
  -Care Planning / Restorative Care / Documentation / Working in the Community
  -Assisting the Family, Growth and Development
  -Assisting the Dying Person
  -Assisting with Medications
  -Cognitive and Mental Health Issues and Brain Injuries
  -Health Conditions
  -Clinical Placement (Community)
  -Clinical Placement (Facility)
  -PSW Foundations
  -Safety and Mobility
  -Body Systems
  -Assisting with Personal Hygiene
  -Abuse and Neglect
  -Household Management, Nutrition and Hydration
•  CJ Healthcare College, Toronto  
  Course entry requirements
  -Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Equivalent
  -Passing score on the NACC literacy evaluation
  -Current immunization record, including Hepatitis B
  -Vulnerable Sector Screening
  -Mature students status - 18 years of age or older and pass a pre-entry evaluation.
  -All foreign credentials must be translated into English and compared for Grade 12 equivalency by a recognized organization (that is, WES)
  
  Course duration: 28 Weeks
  
  Course content
  -Assisting a person with mobility
  -Household Management
  -Meal Preparation
  -Care Planning
  -Assisting the Family
  -Mental Health Issues
  -Individuality
  -Role of the PSW
  -Interpersonal Skills
  -Safety
•  AIMS College, Mississauga  
  Course entry requirements
  -High School Graduation Diploma or Mature Student Status (18 years of age academic achievement assessment passed)
  
  Course outline
  -Assisting the Family, Growth and Development
  -Assisting the Dying Person
  -Assisting with Medications
  -Cognitive and Mental Health Issues and Brain Injuries
  -Health Conditions
  -Clinical Placement (Community)
  -Clinical Placement (Facility)
  -PSW Foundations
  -Safety and Mobility
  -Body Systems
  -Assisting with Personal Hygiene
  -Abuse and Neglect
  -Household Management, Nutrition, and Hydration
  -Care Planning/Restorative Care/Electronic Documentation/Working in the Community
•  Canadian Business College, Toronto  
  Course duration: 38 weeks
  
  Course content
  • Care Planning, Restorative Care, Documentation and Working in the Community
  • Assisting the Family, Growth and Development
  • Assisting the Dying Person
  • Assisting with Medications
  • Cognitive and Mental Health Issues and Brain Injuries
  • Health Conditions
  • Clinical Placement (Community)
  • Clinical Placement (Facility)
  • Student Success Strategies
  • Career Strategies
  • PSW Foundations
  • Safety and Mobility
  • Body Systems
  • Assisting with Personal Hygiene
  • Abuse and Neglect
  • Household management, Nutrition and Meal Preparation
•  Toronto International Business College (TIBC), Toronto  
  Course duration: 31 Weeks
  
  Course content
  -Household Management, Nutrition and Hydration
  -Care Planning / Restorative Care / Documentation / Working in the Community
  -Assisting the Family
  -Growth and Development
  -Assisting the Dying Person
  -Assisting with Medications
  -Cognitive / Mental Health Issues and Brain Injuries
  -Health Conditions
  -PSW Foundations
  -Safety and Mobility
  -Body Systems
  -Assisting with Personal Hygiene
  -Abuse and Neglect
•  Herzing College, Toronto  
  Admission criteria
  -Minimum of a Canadian high school grade 12 or equivalent, or a mature student
  -Pass an entrance test administered by Herzing College
  -Be interviewed in detail regarding interest in the field
  
  Course duration: 8 months including 11 week internship
•  Toronto Business College, Toronto  
  Course duration: 28 weeks
  
  Course content
  -Other Health Care Facilities
  -Retirement and Nursing Homes
  -Private Homes (for Health Care Agencies)
  -Day Care Centers
  -Palliative Department in Hospitals
•  Pharma Medical Science College of Canada, Toronto  
  Entry Requirements:
  
  -Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, and mature student status are required.
  -Pass a literacy test.
  
  Duration: 28 weeks
  
  

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