Online Education

The program is made up of 36 micro-credential learning units and seven micro-certificates. Students have the choice to take individual learning units or to complete a number of learning units as required for each micro-certificate. If a student completes all 36 micro-credential learning units they do meet the requirements for a Personal Support Worker Ontario College Certificate.

Students with previous education or related experience can apply for Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR) to accelerate their path to completion by receiving credit for what they already know. Students can meet the requirements for either the Community Field Placement or the Clinical Field Placement by having their current employer complete a workplace attestation outlining how their work experience meets the learning outcomes for that field placement.

This pathway allows students to complete:

• 36 micro-credential learning units
• 7 micro-certificates
• 1 Ontario College Certificate - Upon successful completion of all 36 learning units students are eligible to apply to graduate from the Personal Support Worker Ontario College Certificate program - admission requirements must be met to receive the Ontario College Certificate.

Admission Requirements

O.S.S.D. or equivalent with:

• Grade 12 English C or U

Mature applicants must be at least 19 years of age by the start of classes, be out of secondary school for at least one year and usually do not have a high school diploma. Mature applicant assessment for this program is available in the Counselling Department in the subject of English. The assessment(s) will demonstrate proficiency in required admission subjects. For all other admission requirements applicants must complete the required course(s) as listed above. For more information please contact the Counselling Department at 519-542-7751 x 3412. Academic admission requirements can be obtained through Academic Upgrading and Pre-Programs at Lambton College.

Please Note: The admission requirements only apply to students planning on completing the Ontario College Certificate. Students can complete micro-credential learning units and micro-certificates without meeting the admission requirements.