Adult, Alternative & Continuing Education

Personal Support Worker Program (PSW)

 Welcome to the Thames Valley District School Board's Personal Support Worker site! 

 

There is room available in all classes (Full-Time, Part-Time Day and Night School) for the August/September 2013 intake.

All applicants to the program must attend an information session.  You must pre-register for an information session.   You may email psw@tvdsb.on.ca or call (519) 452-2660 ext. 69730 to register for an information session.  To attend an information session, you will need a high school transcript, showing prerequisites Grade 9 Math, Grade 9 Science and Grade 11 English, as well as a copy of the transcript to submit, a pen and photo ID, a passport or birth certificate and your registration number. Credit counselling summaries will not be accepted in lieu of transcripts.  Please bring your employment history and employment references.

 

If you are a graduate and you need an employment reference, you must follow the instructions in your graduation scroll and graduation certificate package. If you signed a reference form with your teacher or clinical instructor, you may contact psw@tvdsb.on.ca or by phone at 519-452-2660 ext. 69730) to arrange to have your reference form faxed to an employer. If you have not signed your reference form, you must go to the PSW office between Monday to Thursday between 8:15 am and 3:00 pm (closed from 11:30 to 12:30) or Friday between 8:15 am and 12:00 pm to do so.

Thank you.

 

The PSW Program offers
full-time, part-time, and night school programs.

Programs are offered in London,
Woodstock, Strathroy, and St. Thomas!

 
The Personal Support Worker is a caregiver who works under the direction of the R.N. and/or R.P.N. and may be employed in long-term care homes, retirement homes, private homes, and other community-based settings. They follow a defined care plan and are limited to assisting with activities that an individual  would be able to perform on his/her own if they were able to.

The PSW may find employment with seniors and their families, individuals who are mentally or physically challenged, or anyone who requires assistance with personal care needs.  The PSW supports people to live more independently and strives to promote wellness.  
 

The PSW Program specialized programming fee is $1000.00 for 2012-2013.  A student activity fee at an institution offering secondary school credits is not a tuition fee and, therefore, does not qualify for a T2202A claim for income tax.  T2202As are granted by post-secondary learning institutions for tuition paid.  The TVDSB Schools of Adult and Continuing Education are not post-secondary learning institutions, so we do not issue T2202As.  The fee paid for the PSW Program was cost recovery in nature, i.e. it covered lab and materials fee, textbook and workbook, 2 uniforms and 2 school crests, photo identification badge, Standard First Aid and Level C CPR/AED training at the Healthcare Provider Level, Mask Fit Testing, Alzheimer Information Series certificate, Safe Food Handling, Gentle Persuasive Approach, resume and cover letter writing workshop, job fair, graduation and awards ceremony and pin and PSW certificate. 

 

Full-time programs start in late August and late January.  Classes are held from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. (offered in London and St. Thomas). 

Part-time programs start in September and end in early June.  Classes are held from Monday to Friday from 8:25 a.m. to 11:55 p.m. (offered in London, Strathroy, and Woodstock).  A part-time afternoon program is offered in London from 12:35 p.m. to 4:05 p.m.

Night school starts in September and ends in June.  Classes are held Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings and Wednesday evenings (until the end of November) from 5:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (offered in London, Strathroy, St. Thomas and Woodstock).

The school arranges all placements.  Placement dates and times fluctuate depending on the program.

For further information on the programs offered and upcoming orientation sessions, contact the program assistant at 452-2660, ext. 69730.


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