Country: Canada
Duration: 1 Year or Less
Program Level: College Certificate
Country: Canada
Duration: 1 Year or Less
Program Level: College Certificate
Become a personal support worker
Begin a rewarding career in the high-demand field of health care, helping those who need it the most. In just two semesters, you’ll be ready to start caring for people who need assistance due to illness, aging or disability in many different health-care settings. In Sheridan’s PSW program, you’ll learn to provide person-centred, emotion-based care to clients across the lifespan.
Develop the skills you need to provide valuable care and support
Learn how to assist clients of all ages with activities of daily living, including:
Get hands-on experience through labs, simulations and clinical placements
The program includes over 300 hours of hands-on clinical practice in a long-term care facility and/or community setting within 150 km of Sheridan College. Sheridan will arrange your placements, and a faculty member will supervise them. You’ll need to provide your own transportation to your placement. Many students receive job offers from their placement employers.
Experienced and passionate professors
All professors teaching in Sheridan’s Personal Support Worker program are experienced nurses with bachelor’s or master’s degrees. They’re also heavily engaged in the personal care field and bring their experience and passion for personal support work to the classroom. You’ll learn from them in our dedicated and well-equipped lab space and classrooms at Hazel McCallion Campus in Mississauga.
An emotion-based care philosophy
Sheridan’s PSW program has been developed with an emotion-based care philosophy in accordance with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities Personal Support Worker Standard and in collaboration with our industry partners to ensure a current, accurate and quality curriculum.
Clinical placement requirements
Before you begin your clinical placement, there are some certifications and documents that you’ll need to obtain at your own expense. We’ll provide you with more information about these requirements once you’re admitted into the program.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Students in the PSW program participate in clinical placements in long-term care homes and the community. All PSW students must provide proof of a completed COVID-19 vaccination primary series before starting placement.
We strongly recommend that PSW students get their vaccinations before the semester starts. Students without the proper vaccines will not be able to complete their required placement in long-term care, which may impact their ability to graduate from the program.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, including these required courses:
or
You can apply to Sheridan’s certificate, diploma and advanced diploma programs as a “mature student” if you:
Applicant Selection
Eligible applicants are selected on the basis of previous academic achievement (the average of their six highest senior-level credits, including required courses).
Criminal Record Check and Immunization Requirements
Sheridan field placement agencies require a police record check for vulnerable sector persons and a current record of immunization. Students will be required to provide this documentation directly to their field placement prior to the start of the placement and at their own expense. Students who cannot meet these requirements may have limited field placement opportunities.
Preparation for Application
It takes a special kind of person to succeed as a personal support worker. We strongly recommend that applicants research the demands of this career and consider undertaking related volunteer experiences or working part-time with older adults prior to the selection process.
To be part of the Personal Support Worker program, you need to be proficient in spoken and written English, willing to work with seniors, able to push and pull, and able to lift and carry up to 25 kg. You must also be able to spend 20–25 hours per week on assignments outside of class.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:
Sheridan recognizes the following tests and considers their minimum scores for admission decisions. (Only one official result is required.) Note: For admission purposes, some programs require a higher score than the minimum scores stated below.
| Test | Certificate or Diploma program requirement | Degree and Graduate Certificate program requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Sheridan’s ESL program EAP level (English for Academic Purposes) | A minimum score of 70% in listening and speaking and 70% in reading and writing. General Education courses and Navigating Digital Environments (INFO) minimum required grade of 50%. | A minimum score of 75% in listening and speaking and 75% in reading and writing. General Education courses and Navigating Digital Environments (INFO) minimum required grade of 50%. |
| Sheridan EPA test (English Proficiency Assessment) | Listening Band – 4.0 Reading Combined Band – 4.0 Writing – CLB 7 | Listening Band – 4.5 Reading Combined Band – 4.5 Writing – CLB 8 |
| CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language) online or in person | overall score 60 with no individual section below 50 | overall score 70 with no individual section below 60 |
| Cambridge English Test Exams (B2 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency score) | overall Cambridge English Scale score 169 with no individual score below 162 | overall Cambridge English Scale score 176 with no individual score below 169 |
| Duolingo English Language Test | overall score of 105 with no integrated subscore lower than 85 | overall score of 115 with no integrated subscore lower than 95 |
| IELTS Academic Level (International English Language Testing System) online or in person | overall score 6.0 with no individual band below 5.5
One Skill Retake is acceptable |
overall score 6.5 with no individual band below 6.0
One Skill Retake is acceptable |
| iTEP Academic-Plus | overall score 3.7 | overall score 3.9 |
| LanguageCert Academic | overall score 65 with no individual skill score below 60 | overall score 70 with no individual skill score below 65 |
| PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English) online or in person | overall score 58 with no individual section below 49 | overall score 60 with no individual section below 57 |
| TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and TOEFL iBT Home Edition (DI Code: 9117) | overall score 80 with no individual section below 20
MyBest scores are acceptable |
overall score 88 with no individual section below 21
MyBest scores are acceptable |
NOTE:
CAD20,078.16 Approx.
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|---|---|
| Duration | |
| Program Level | |
| School |
| Country | |
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| Living Costs | $11,800 - $15,750/Year |
| Application Fee | $100 - $200 |
| IELTS Requirement | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Work Opportunities | Yes; Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (up to 3 years) |
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