8 Month Personal Support Worker Career Program
Personal Support Workers (PSW's) provide support to people who need ongoing care due to age, illness or injury.
If you’re a compassionate person, becoming a Personal Support Worker (PSW) may be right for you.
Become a Qualified Personal Support Worker
The Personal Support Worker Diploma from triOS College provides the clinical skills, hands-on training and practical experience needed to fully prepare you for a successful healthcare career.
- Career Management
- Medical Emergencies - CPR/First Aid
- Individuality of the Person
- Assist with ambulating and mobilization of patients
- Role of a PSW & Interpersonal Skills
- Safety & Mobility
- Abuse
- Household Management and Meal Preparation
- Optimal Support/Care Planning; Personal Hygiene
- Assisting the Family & Assisting with Medications
- Cognitive Impairment and Mental Health
- Assisting to Manage Ongoing Conditions
Choose from two learning options:
- In-class
- Hybrid
This program can be completed in 31 weeks.
Get Real World Experience
The triOS Program combines instructor-led training with a clinical work placement designed to prepare you for a career in healthcare.
This National Association of Career Colleges (NACC) recognized curriculum includes classrooms that stimulate hands-on, real-world healthcare settings including hospital beds, wheelchairs and other required equipment.
Typical duties may include:
- Observe and report clinical and treatment information, behavioural changes
- Assist with range of motion exercises, and other rehabilitative measures
- Take and record blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, bodyweight and height
- Assist with ambulating and mobilization of patients
- Collect specimens for required medical tests
- Provide emotional and support services to care-receivers and families
- Assist with personal hygiene
- Assist with meal preparation, grocery shopping, dietary planning, food and fluid intake
- Management of household activities
Personal Support Workers perform a wide variety of tasks from day-to-day, all of which contribute to a client’s overall well being.
This NACC Personal Support Worker 2022 certificate program provides you an entryway into the growing Canadian healthcare industry, which is experiencing unprecedented government investment including:
- up to $5,400 stipend while you complete your placement
- up to $10,000 incentive if you commit to working in a long-term care home or with a home and community care service provider for 12 months
- an additional $10,000 if home or provider is in a rural, remote, or northern location
Hands-On Learning
You'll feel fully prepared for a Personal Support Worker career after getting so much hands-on training. Classrooms are designed to mimic a real-world healthcare setting and have hospital beds, wheelchairs and other equipment.
Rising Demand For PSWs in Canada
Excellent job opportunities are expected for this occupation as the population ages and more individuals are in need of care. For the first time ever, there are now more people in Canada age 65 and over than there are under age 15, according to Statistics Canada.
Career Placement Assistance
triOS’ Employment Specialists offer assistance in securing internships and employment along with resume writing guidance and job interview training. At triOS, when we say we’re here to help you today and tomorrow, we mean it.
This is by far the best experience of my life. Knowing that I have the ability and the knowledge to succeed. The teachers and the staff at the school have given that to me. They have taught me that I can do anything that I put my mind to and I am doing it. The opportunities this is going to give me will put me where I want to be in life.
Shelley Torok
Financial Aid: Funding Your Career Training
triOS has dedicated Financial Aid Advisors on staff to help you determine which Financial Aid options, including bursaries, Government loans, payment plans and more, you may qualify for and what plan works best for you.
Is a Rewarding Career in Personal Support Work Right for You?
If you're interested in learning more about a career as a Personal Support Worker, and exploring if this is a good fit for you, fill out the form on the side of the page to receive more information. A helpful triOS Career Advisor will assist with everything from career questions to financial aid and help you discover the perfect career path for you.
For immediate questions, give us a call at 1-866-496-4034.
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