Offered by Fleming College in Peterborough, Canada, Cert in Personal Support Worker Bridging to Practical Nursing (Long Bridge) is a certificate in Nursing programme. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,753 per total for local students.
In this slower bridging-program stream, also offered part time, study is spread out, with one course taken each semester and the full program completed over two years. Students who prefer a quicker pace can instead choose the two-courses-per-semester stream. Course delivery is entirely online apart from a final seven-hour Field Preparation course, held at the Sutherland Campus in Peterborough. Graduates who meet eligibility requirements can move directly to the full-time Practical Nursing program's second semester.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Admission is via completion of a recognized Ontario Personal Support Worker (PSW) Certificate, with a minimum average of 65% across all PSW certificate courses. Completing this bridging programme does not guarantee a seat in the full-time Practical Nursing programme: successful applicants wait at least one further semester before being considered for it, and places are then offered first-come, first-served against limited availability. The programme page sets no language requirement of its own, so Fleming's institution-wide English proficiency standard for diploma and certificate programmes applies: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80, Duolingo English Test 105, or PTE Academic 46, or completion of Level 8 of Fleming's own English Language Bridge programme.
Application Details
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.
