Certificate - Personal Support Worker
- 1 year
- Duration
- 18,573 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Certificate
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Welland / Canada
- Location
Program description
Are you dedicated to improving the quality of life for others?
You are a skilled and compassionate healthcare provider who assists clients with physical and psychosocial challenges at all stages of life as a Personal Support Worker.
Highlights
- A one-of-a-kind interprofessional education course designed to improve collaboration skills as a member of a healthcare team.
- 42 hours of hands-on experience in Niagara College's cutting-edge labs and 266 hours of clinical placement in long-term care and community settings.
- Graduate with two more certificates:
- Managing Food Safety certificate, focusing on food preparation; and
- Gentle Persuasive Approach certificate, focusing on caring for people with dementia and other cognitive diseases.
Program structure
Term One
- Supportive Care
- Communication in Healthcare I
- Introduction to Interprofessional Education and Practice
- Community Support and Home Management
- Development and Health Promotion Across the Life Span
- Human Body Structure and Function
- Role of the Personal Support Worker
Term Two
- Long Term Care Institutional Placement
- Cognitive Impairment and Mental Health
- Alterations in Body Structure and Function
- End of Life Care
- Personal Support Worker Consolidation
Price
Level One
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 2,040 CAD
- Material Fees - 323 CAD
- Level Total - 9,938 CAD
Level Two
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 1,005 CAD
- Material Fees - 50 CAD
- Level Total - 8,635 CAD
Estimated Program Total: 18,573 CAD
Requirements for applicants
Admission Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent including the following required course(s):
- English – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
- Mathematics – any Grade 11 (C), (U), or (M), or equivalent
- Biology – Grade 11 (C) or (U) or Grade 12 (U)
Language Proficiency Admission Requirements
You will be required to provide proof of one or more of the following:
- Niagara College Mature Student Test for English
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level (Ontario High School Curriculum)
- ACE English (Academic Upgrading)
- International Credential Assessment for studies outside of Canada
If English is your subsequent language, Niagara College (for the purposes of admission to standard non-competitive programs) will also accept these English Language Test Scores
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - 169 – No skill under 162
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) including Indicator Test** 6.0 – No individual band under 5.5.
- Duolingo Language Test - Overall score of 105+, with no individual score under 95
- Internet-based (IBT) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) including Special Home Edition Test - Paper-based: 500, Computer based: 173, iBT: 79, Minimum: 20 Writing, 20 Speaking
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) - 46+, with no individual skill under 36
- Canadian Academic English Language Test (CAEL) including CAEL Online Proficiency Test - 60 – No individual band under 50.
- Niagara College’s English for Academic Preparation program (EAP) - Completion of Level 5 English for Academic Preparation (EAP) program with 70% and no individual grade under 50%
About the university
Niagara College, with campuses in Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake, is conveniently located in the center of the Niagara Region, only minutes away from one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. The college is home to more than 130 cutting-edge academic programs.
All of our campuses are home to state-of-the-art facilities and innovative teaching methods, including small class sizes, cutting-edge research, and real-world application.
These courses put students in an interactive and technologically advanced learning environment. Our grads are well-versed in multiple cultures, quick learners, and risk takers who push the envelope of what's possible in business in Niagara, Canada, and beyond.
Why Niagara College?
- 130+ certificate, diploma, apprenticeship and Bachelor's Degree programs
- 600+ credit, vocational and general interest courses
- We care about you and want you to succeed - employers report high levels of satisfaction with the skills and knowledge possessed by NC graduates.
- Building a sustainable future
- More than seven thousand students per year participate in cooperative education, field placements, internships, learning enterprises, apprenticeships, clinical placements, course-based research, and fieldwork in about one hundred different academic disciplines.
