Accelerated Personal Support Worker Program – Program Description

A new program named ‘The Accelerated Personal Support Worker program has been started by the Clarkridge Career Institute, which is only a 22- weeks program at our Brampton campus. This is a very exciting and innovative program that aims at providing valuable knowledge to students about the healthcare industry. In this short program, the objective is to deliver the multi-disciplinary approach to the students as a caregiver to the required and needy ones. Efforts are made to provide holistic education to the students to develop their skills as personal support workers. 

Accelerated Personal Support Worker Program Highlights

• This Accelerated Personal Support Worker program reflects the latest practices and policies in the field.
• Instructors will supervise the students in clinical practice to learn, grow and practice their newly acquired skills.
• Faculty members are experienced, friendly, and supportive.
• APSW programs train students to, assist patients in activities of daily life and home management services.
• Students learn how to provide services to clients with physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioural challenges.
• At Clarkridge, you will be trained to provide support services, assistance in mobility (lifting and transferring clients) with
• Clinical internship facilitates students with real insight into their future careers to pursue employment opportunities in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitative centers, and retirement care home.

The Accelerated Personal Support Worker is a new and innovative program at the Clarkridge Career Institute. The APSW program helps the students to equip oneself for a career in the health care industry. It helps the students to understand the basics and nuances of compassionate caring while assisting the individuals requiring health care needs and assistance.
The Course consists of 14 modules. These modules are covered in the classroom and in the practicum.

• PSW Foundations
• Patient Safety & Mobility
• Body Systems
• Assisting with Personal Hygiene
• Abuse and Neglect
• Household Management, Nutrition, and Hydration
• Care Planning, Restorative Care, Documentation, Working in the Community
• Assisting the Family, Growth, and Development
• Assisting the Dying Person
• Assisting with Medications
• Cognitive and Mental Health Issues and Brain Injuries
• Health Conditions
• Clinical Placement (Community)
• Clinical Placement (Facility)

Graduates can find employment in long-term care facilities, retirement residences, hospitals, hospices, in-home care, and health care service organizations. Personal Support Workers provide services to clients with physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral challenges. Relevant positions include:

• Personal Support Worker
• Patient Services Associate
• Patient Assistant Liaison
• Continuing Care Assistant
• Caregiver
• Health Care Aide
• Hospital Attendant
• Long Term Care Aide
• Psychiatric Aide

Clarkridge Career Institute aims at providing a variety of programs to the students from Canada and across the world at our Brampton campus only. Clarkridge is an emerging organization that fosters a close-knit learning ambiance for pupils and putting students at the heart of our organization.
Applicants must meet all the requirements below in order to fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria.
Admission selection is based on the following two requirements:  

-    Academic Requirements: 

In order to meet minimum program eligibility, you must possess the following:

• Grade 12 (Ontario Secondary School Diploma) or equivalent; or be at least 18 years of age or older.
• If a mature student, then you must pass a qualifying Test- SLE (Scholastic Level Exam) with minimum score of 11.
• English Proficiency Test:

- IELTS (MIN IELTS SCORE OVERALL 5.5 Bands or

- PTE (MIN PTE SCORE- 43-50) or

- TOEFL (MIN TOEFL SCORE- 525 FOR PAPER BASED TEST AND 80{20W 20R 20L 20S} FOR INTERNET BASED TEST) or

 – Pass the NACC Technical Literacy exam prior to admission into the program.

• Other Requirements:

- Medical certificate (includes TB test, immunization status especially Hepatitis B and Covid-19 vaccinantion is strongly recommended)

- Police Clearance Reference Check including Vulnerable Sector check

- Standard First Aid & CPR Level C Certification (provided by the Institute)

Please call us at (416-635-7190) to know about the tuition fee for the Accelerated Personal Support Worker program.