All Private colleges are registered with the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU).
Curriculum
These colleges follow curriculum developed by the National Association of Career Colleges (NACC) and complies with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLT) guidelines. NACC reviews the curriculum every year and changes are made accordingly.
Mosby’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker by Sheila Sorrentino, Elsevier Canada, is used for the theoretical part of the program.
Program Length and Final Exam
A Personal Support Worker training program at private colleges includes 285 hours of in-class teaching and 355 hours of practicum.
Length of PSW certificate programs at these colleges varies. Courses are offered on a Full time and Part time basis.
A final exam is required at the end of the program. Some colleges offer this exam online while others offer a paper based exam. It is developed by NACC and is the same at all colleges that are registered with them.
Upon being successful in the final exam, Personal Support Worker Certificate and a pin are awarded.
A maximum of three attempts are allowed for this exam.
A complete immunization record, Standard First Aid and CPR and Vulnerable Police Screening is required prior to seeking employment as a PSW. Some colleges offer First Aid and CPR as part of the program and some do not.
Following is a complete list of 118 campus locations of Private Career Colleges that offer PSW certificate programs.
In this list, you will also find direct links to college websites with information on Personal Support Worker certificate program they offer.
Best effort has been made in compiling this list and is updated frequently.
Click on the name of the campus to visit College campus website.
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Can you please update address for CRD College of Health Care
We are now locatedt at 3024 Unit G 13 Hurontario St. Mississauga, Ontario L5B 4M4 or can. You pls. Advise how to update.
Thank you,
CRD College
Thank you for letting us know about your new address (CRD College). It has been updated.
Thanks.
Cornwall Career College in Cornwall, Ontario offers PSW at 225 Pitt Street, Cornwall, Onatrio K6J3P8 613-936-8973 [email protected]
Wanda…thank you for sharing the info.
Hi good evening,
I was a psw since 2005 and the school I went to doesn’t exist anymore name was Emmanuel Academy of Health and Business. What should I do and get my certificate from them they did not send any certificate and I only have the small one size like a debit card but already expired. How do I renew my certificate because it was expires since July 2006. Please reply I need it for work so I know what to do. Thank you so much.
Academy of Learning, Albion Campus offers this program as well!
Albion Campus
1123 Albion Road, Suite 201
Rexdale, ON M9V 1A9
[email protected]
Hope this helps!