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PSW Certificate Program
The program is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to provide personal care and home management services to communities and institutional settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities and private homes.
Students must be 19 years of age on the first day of class or have completed their OSSD. Applicants may request to write a test if they do not meet the academic requirements. The test takes about an hour in multiple choice formats.
Our success and our students success depends upon the quality of our students, so we also screen to make sure that you are a compassionate and caring individual looking for a way to make a living that is both personally and professionally rewarding. If so then becoming a Personal Support Worker could be perfect for you, however if not then we reserve the right to decline admission due to unsuitability.
While Osilla Institute does not offer OSAP program assistance, we do offer a wide range of other affordable option for you to attend our college. Please fill out this form for more information.

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PSW Bridging Program
The theoretical component of the Bridging Program is broken into 12 modules. Students must attain a minimum of 70% and pass all the performance demonstrations. The practicum training included 155 hours.
Students will need to do 100 hours in clinical placement, which they will be supervised and 55 hours in the community for volunteer work. Osilla can arrange the clinical and community placements for our students.
To qualify for the PSW Bridging Program is for students that are:
- Health Care Aides - Canadian Graduate
Home Support Workers - Canadian Graduate - Personal Support Worker - Canadian Graduate
- Nurse or Registered Nurse – Domestic or Foreign Trained with Degree in Nursing
- Practical Nurse: Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Domestic or Foreign Trained

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By 2036 Ontario will be home to 4.1 million Seniors - that's 1 out of every 4 people in the province!
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What is a Personal Support Worker (PSW)?

They are caring support providers who help people with activities of daily living to maintain their dignity, whether they are living at home or in long-term care facilities. In addition, PSWs function as integral members of the health care team to communicate with the clients, their families and health care teams.
The following are a PSW’s major duties and responsibilities:
- Co-operates with all members of the health team
- Promotes safety and works in a safe manner
- Assists with range of motion exercises and other rehabilitative measures
- Changes bed linen, towels and performs laundry related tasks
- Assists with all aspects of personal hygiene including collecting specimens for required medical tests
- Takes and records blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, body weight and height
- Assists with ambulation and mobilization of patients
- Works as a supportive care worker for palliative care and hospice patients
- Teaches life skills
- Observes and reports clinical and treatment findings, behavioural changes and changes in ongoing conditions
- Maintains records and documents procedures
- Provides emotional support to patients and families
- Assists with meal preparation, grocery shopping, feeding, dietary planning, food handling
- Practices universal precautions and maintains a clean working environment
- Assists with oxygen therapy, hot and cold applications
- Awareness of common allergies and related CPR/First Aid measures