Personal Support Worker training and courses are offered at following three educational institutions in Ontario:

District School Boards

The curriculum followed by these institutions is Ministry approved and provides in depth theoretical and clinical knowledge.

In order to ensure highest standards of Personal Support Worker training and to meet requirements set by the Long-Term Care Homes Act, Personal Support Network of Ontario (PSNO) is one of the partnering organization that has initiated PSW Educational Program Accreditation (PEPA).

What is PSW Educational Program Accreditation (PEPA)

As mentioned above, PEPA is a new program that measures the quality of Personal Support Worker training offered in Ontario.

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Any Ontario educational institution, that offers PSW training can apply for accreditation.

Following is the list of institutions that have been granted accreditation:

Adult High School – Ottawa-Carleton District School Board: Ottawa, Ontario
Blind River Adult Continuing Education Centre – Algoma District School Board

Capacity Builders’ Centre for Personal Support Education: Toronto, Ontario
Carefirst Vocational Training Centre: Scarborough, Ontario
City Adult Learning Centre (Toronto DSB): Toronto, Ontario

Community Education Services, District School Board of Niagara: St. Catharines, Ontario
Durham Catholic District School Board: Oshawa, Ontario
Durham Continuing Education, Durham District School Board: Oshawa, Ontario

GA Wheable Centre – Thames Valley District School Board: London, Ontario
Judith Nyman Secondary School, Brampton, Ontario
Lambton-Kent District School Board: Sarnia, Ontario

Limestone Education Centre: Kingston, Ontario
Loyola School Of Adult And Continuing Education: Belleville, Kingston, Trenton, Ontario
Simcoe County District School Board – Adult and Continuing Education – The Learning Centres: Midhust, Ontario

St. Albert Learning Centre: Sudbury, Ontario
St. Charles Adult & Continuing Education Centre, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board: Hamilton, Ontario
St. Louis Adult Learning & Continuing Education Centres: Kitchener, Ontario

The Community Training and Development Centre – Affiliated with Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board: Cobourg, Ontario
The Eastern Ontario Education and Training Centre: Casselman, Ontario
Thompson Career College Of Health And Business: Mississauga, Ontario

York Region District School Board: Richmond Hill, Ontario
Yorkdale Adult Learning Centre: Toronto, Ontario

Following have been denied accredition:

College of Health Studies: Brampton, Ontario

An institution that has been denied accreditation does not mean they cannot offer PSW courses, it’s just that they have not met the standards of the PSW Educational Accreditation program.