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.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Health Sciences
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,750 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
As a member of an interprofessional health-care team, a Personal Support Worker (PSW) provides supportive person-centered care across the lifespan to individuals and families, at various levels of health and wellbeing, in a variety of care environments including: long-term, community and/or hospital care settings. Conestoga's PSW program prepares students to become preferred graduates for the profession; one that truly makes a difference in the lives of others. Students will progress from beginning engagement to an entry-to-practice prepared professional PSW; one who participates in the delivery of care as directed by the plan of care/service plan with activities of daily living, comprising personal care, home management and nutrition and family responsibilities. Throughout the program, students learn how to promote a comfortable and safe environment for all clients including those experiencing responsive behaviours, risk for injury and/or clients requiring end-of-life care. Provincially recognized certificates related to these areas of learning will be received.
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
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.
