Personal Support Worker
Program attendees receive hands-on clinical experience in co-op placements and graduates have an 85% job placement rate!
You can earn your high school diploma while completing the UGDSB Personal Support Worker program
For Information on Registration
Please attend an information session for more information.
- All PSW programs run from September through June
- PSW programs fill quickly
- Recruitment begins annually in March
Tel: 519-836-7280
Email: psw@ugdsb.on.ca
Program Locations: Tytler Centre for Continuing Education, 131 Ontario, Guelph, ON
Length: Sep-Jun, 38 weeks, 25hrs/week
Program Accreditation and Standards: accredited as having met all professional educational requirements
Curriculum: anatomy, physiology, mobility, safety, hygiene, abuse, household management, care planning, cognition, mental health, managing ongoing conditions, assisting with medications, palliative care, interpersonal skills, career education
Clinical Practice: 330 hours
Instructional Staff: Instructor holds Ontario teaching and professional nursing qualifications and clinical instructors are registered with the College of Nurses
Job Success Rate: 85% job placements at private and public long-term care facilities and community care agencies
Wage Range: $15-$22/hr
Benefits: PSW, CPR and First Aid Certificate; Gentle Persuasive Approach Certificate (GPA); marketing skills; employer contacts; work experience; OSSD credits if required
Fees
Course Tuition Fee: $1400 includes CPR and First Aid Certification, GPA
Course Materials Fee: $350 includes materials, uniforms, books
*Payment installment plan available for 7 months
Financial assistance may be available to:
- Ontario Works (OW) recipients
- E.I. recipients or claimants
- WSIB recipients, ODSP recipients
- Persons with disabilities
- Status and non-status Native Canadians
Contact your caseworker or counsellor for eligibility requirements. Allow 4-5 weeks for funding approvals.
Program is not eligible for OSAP.
Registration
March through August (most spots filled by June)
To Register:
- Attend a scheduled information session
(call 519-836-7280 or email psw@ugdsb.on.ca
for dates) - Complete an application form
- Attend an in-person interview and literacy
assessment - Place a non-refundable deposit of $150 if
paying personally, or $50 if seeking agency
funding. Deposit amounts will be deducted from
total fees.
*Letters of conditional acceptance mailed late June
Prerequisites before start date:
- Students under 19 require an OSSD
- Adequate English literacy level (CLB6)
- Physician’s clearance for physical and mental wellness
- Acceptable Volunteer Vulnerable Sector Clearance Report
- Up-to-date immunization