Cert in Personal Support Worker at Fleming College in Peterborough, Canada is a certificate in Nursing programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,818 per year (CAD 4,693 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Nursing
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 4,693 / year
International tuition: CAD 17,818 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Choosing the PSW program at Fleming College is about more than earning a certificate, it’s about being fully prepared for the realities of healthcare from your very first semester. Whether you’re starting a new career or building on existing experience, this program is designed to help you enter the workforce with confidence. Through a strong blend of foundational theory, hands-on skills labs, simulation-based learning, and approximately 300 hours of clinical placements, students build both the technical abilities and the confidence needed to succeed in real care environments. With early exposure to long-term care, community settings, and real clients, you graduate with meaningful, practical experience already behind you. Combined with strong industry connections, career support, and opportunities to continue into nursing through bridging pathways, Fleming equips you with the skills, experience, and professional readiness to step directly into a rewarding and in-demand healthcare career.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with the majority of credits at Workplace (E) level including Grade 12 Workplace (E) English; College (C), University (U) or Mixed (M) level courses are accepted wherever a Workplace-level course is listed, and the OLC4O course counts as an acceptable English credit. Applicants 19 or older without an OSSD may sit the Skillsmarker assessment. Before placement, admitted students must submit a current police records check, including vulnerable-sector screening, and the college notes that an unpardoned criminal-code conviction may bar entry to clinical placement. No programme-level language scores are published, so Fleming College's general English proficiency requirement applies: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no section below 20, PTE Academic 46, or Duolingo English Test 105.
Application Details
Start Date:January, May and September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for full-time programmes starting in the 2027 fall intake the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and Fleming also runs a January start; applications received after 1 February are processed first-come, first-served until programmes are full. International applicants apply via the OCAS International Application Service to the September, January or May intake and face no fixed deadline; Fleming instead recommends applying between six weeks and five months before the intended start depending on home country, and processes files on a rolling basis with offers typically issued within 5-10 business days. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
