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Program at a glance

Program code: 
051005
Accreditation: 
Ontario College Certifcate
Length of study: 
1 year
Study options: 
Full-time (January intake)
Campus location: 
North Bay, West Parry Sound

This one-year certificate program trains students to offer personal care and home management services to clients in community or institutional settings. Personal support workers are valuable members of the health care team, providing services to clients with physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Students learn through in-class, hands-on labs and community placements. PSWs are highly sought-after as health care providers, working under a regulated health professional or in a supported independent living environment.

Note: This program is offered in North Bay and West Parry Sound via Contact North.

Admission Requirements: 

Program Prerequisites

OSSD or equivalent Grade 12 Compulsory English (ENG4C or ENG4U)

Other Requirements

A completed Canadore College Health Centre form including medical history, immunization record, Hepatitis B vaccination, and a two-step Tuberculosis (TB) test is required. Please see the online student registration handbook for more information.

Students require a current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate, which is needed to enter clinical placements (may be made available through Continuing Education). All associated costs are the responsibility of the student. If you have been convicted of an offence under the Criminal Code for which you have not been pardoned, you may be ineligible for field/clinical placements. A police check may be required and can be obtained from the police department upon payment of a fee; all associated costs will be the responsibility of the student.

Curriculum: 

Semester One:

CMM125 Communication Fundamentals

PSW150 Professional Issues I

PSW155 Client, Family and Community

PSW160 Lab I

PSW165 Lifespan I

PSW170 LTC Clinical 1

PSW175 Community Placement

PSW180 Biology for PSWs

Semester Two:

PSW200 Professional Issues II

PSW205 Mental Health, Cog Imp Pharm

PSW210 Lab II

PSW215 Life Span Development II

PSW220 LTC Clinical 2

PSW225 Community Placement

PSW300 Consolidation

SOC100 Intro to Sociology

Career opportunities: 
  • Long term care facilities
  • Home care
  • Hospitals
What You Will Learn: 
  • Human biology
  • Clinical and lab work
  • Mental health
  • Client, family and community
  • Lifespan
Courses title override: 
What You Will Learn