May, 2026
From August, 2025 to February, 2026
The
Personal Support Worker (PSW) program will teach you the skills required to
provide or assist with personal care for the elderly, the chronically ill and
persons with accessibility challenges. These patients may live in the
community, in long-term care facilities or in select ambulatory care settings.
The two-semester Personal Support Worker (PSW)
(C112) certificate program will teach you the full range of skills required to
assist clients with their personal and household needs to ensure their comfort
and safety. PSWs provide or assist with personal care for: the frail elderly, the
chronically ill, people with physical disabilities living in the community, people
in long-term care facilities, people in select ambulatory care settings, people
in acute medical and surgical settings, and people receiving palliative care.
As a student in the Personal Support Worker
program, you will learn how to practise as a member of an interprofessional
health-care team through a variety of clinical placement experiences. These
experiences will include supervised placements in institutional and community
settings, and an interprofessional Simulation Centre experience. Faculty-supervised clinical practicums take place in
various settings across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The clinical practicum
experience may vary between day and/or evening shifts, depending upon the
practice setting and students may need to travel up to two hours to clinical
agencies.
Career
Path
Graduates
career path includes Personal Support Worker (PSW), Home Support Worker, Health
Care Aide, Resident Care Attendant, Community Support Worker, Palliative Care
Assistant, Rehabilitation Assistant, Mental Health Support Worker, Long-Term
Care Assistant, Hospital Support Worker, Home Care Provider, Respite Care
Worker, Adult Day Program Assistant, Outreach Support Worker, Disability
Support Worker, Companion Caregiver, Transitional Care Support Worker, Retirement
Home Caregiver, Assistant, Assisted Living Attendant, Hospice Care, Intake
Support Assistant, Scheduling Assistant, Health Navigator, Virtual Care
Assistant, Behavioural Support Assistant.
1. WASSCE/A level Certificate
2. School Transcript
3. Passport
4. Recommendation Letter
George Brown College will accept, for the purposes of meeting the English proficiency requirement, English taken in 12-year education, or English is designated as the primary and official language and the principle language of instruction. If you do not meet the English language requirements yet, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme with the university or submit
1. English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) or PTE Score or Duolingo English Test score before you start your course.
From August, 2025 to February, 2026
From November, 2025 to June, 2026