Become a certified Personal Support Worker, earn secondary school credits, and gain quality employment in the healthcare field. 95% of our PSW program graduates have employment in their field within 6 months of graduation! Usually, students are required to attend an information session before applying to the program – however this has been waived at this time.
Please watch the videos below to learn more about the PSW Program:
Registration opened on Feb 1, 2022 for the September 2022-2023 PSW program. Please follow ALL directions carefully. The course fills up quickly so if you are interested, apply early. If your application is not complete, you will automatically be disqualified. It is important to ensure that you follow directions and that all answers are complete and thorough. You can only apply to one site. If you are interested in a second site, you may indicate that in your paragraph.
PLEASE NOTE: The Ministry has announced that, if you qualify, they will provide funding for Personal Support Worker (PSW) tuition and pay for completed placement hours for the 2022-2023 school year. You must meet all conditions to qualify for this funding, which include but aren’t limited to: pre-registration, questionnaire, interview, clear CPIC with VSS, proof of Covid vaccine, medical form completed and all immunizations up to date, as well as a $250 non-refundable deposit. This deposit is required at the time of your conditional acceptance to confirm your seat and will be returned to you after your successful completion of Term 2, with a passing grade of 70%. Payment for placement ONLY happens after passing each placement term, again, with a passing grade of 70%.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact the PSW teacher in your area:
- Belleville & Picton Karen Mayer at: mayerkar@alcdsb.on.ca
- Kingston Dianna Rumble at: drumble@alcdsb.on.ca
- Trenton Kim Harvey at: harvkim@alcdsb.on.ca
PSW Information
Benefits:
- Teacher-led instruction by Registered Nurses who are also certified teachers (OCT)
- 10 month – 20 hours per week program Monday to Friday, September to June – with option to fast track and finish earlier
- Supervised clinical placements
Choose from:
- Personal Support Worker (PSW) (6 credits)
- Pre Health and Science Program (up to 6 credits)
- PSW plus Pre Health and Science Program (up to 9 credits)
- Health Care Aide Upgrade to PSW (up to 5 credits)
Achieve:
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PSW Certification following Provincial learning outcomes plus six Ontario Secondary School credits
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First Aid & CPR, GPA, PAC, WHMIS, Safe Food Handling
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Portfolio Development
Employment Possibilities:
- 95% of students are employed in the field within six months of graduation
- Home Care Agencies
- Long Term Care Facilities
- Group and Residential Homes
- Retirement Homes
- Hospitals
- 18 years of age or OSSD
- Medical Clearance
- as per facility mandates you will need to meet all medical requirements (flu shot, COVID vaccine, TB and Hep B)
- Clear Vulnerable Sector Screen Police Check
- 2 professional reference letters
- Basic computer literacy and access to a computer
