Cert in Personal Support Worker at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada is a certificate in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,750 per year for local students.
As part of an interprofessional health-care team, graduates provide person-centred support across the lifespan in long-term, community and hospital care settings. The certificate moves students from initial engagement toward entry-to-practice readiness, covering daily living activities such as personal care, home management, nutrition and family responsibilities as set out in a client's care plan. Instruction also addresses creating a safe, comfortable environment for clients who show responsive behaviours, face injury risk, or require end-of-life care, and provincially recognized certificates are awarded for these areas of study.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature student status for applicants 19 years of age or older, with Grade 12 compulsory English at the C or U level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications (COMM1251). Applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must demonstrate proficiency per Conestoga's published requirements, which for certificate programs is IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no skill below 20, PTE Academic 53, or Duolingo 110; Conestoga notes a sound English background is considered during admissions selection and minimum cut-offs may apply. Before clinical placement, students must supply current immunization records (MMR, Tdap, varicella, hepatitis B), TB testing, Intermediate (Standard) First Aid with CPR/AED Level C or BLS, a clear Vulnerable Sector Check completed in Canada, seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccination as directed, and respiratory fit testing.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
