The Avon Maitland District School Board’s Centre for Employment & Learning is getting ready to launch a new PSW program.
In a release, the AMDSB says they will launch a new free PSW certification program, with “on-the-job training in a co-op format.” Interested participants will avoid the regular $1,500 registration fee, get paid up to $5,115 during co-ops, and no high school diploma is required to sign up. However, credits received can also count towards a high school diploma if the applicant hasn’t achieved one yet.
The program runs from February 28th to December 16th, 2022, and includes a combination of online live and in person classes.
The program is available to anyone interested in pursuing a career as a PSW and includes the following
components:
● Three Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) credits (theory, 330 hours)
● Three OSSD credits (co-op, 330 hours)
○ One OSSD credit – supervised clinical (110 hours incorporated into the 3 theory credit timeline)
○ Two OSSD credits – community placement (220 hours completed after)
● On the job training which includes a placement in a long-term care facility as well as a community
placement in a group home, adult day program, community health agency, respite care facility or an
assisted living facility.
Program participants benefit from the following incentives:
● No registration fee ($1,500)
● Available pay during co-op component (up to $5,115)
● With permission, can use a current work placement for up to 110 hours of the 330 hours of co-op
● No high school diploma required to register for, or to complete, this program
● Credits received can also count towards a high school diploma if not yet achieved
Full details are posted at thecentreforemploymentandlearning.ca/psw.
“We are pleased to be able to offer this course at no cost to individuals interested in the PSW career path. Students with or without a high school diploma are eligible so we believe this flexibility will suit a wide variety of individuals,” said Kendra Brohman, CEL Principal.
