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Personal Support Worker

Personal Support Worker Training

A personal support worker and elderly woman in a wheelchair smile at each other

FALL REGISTRATIONS FOR NORTH BAY AND PARRY SOUND NOW OPEN.
Literacy testing begins May 2025.

TRAIN TO BE A PSW IN THE LIVING CLASSROOM

NNDSB has partnered with Cassellholme in North Bay and Belvedere Heights in Parry Sound to provide Personal Support Worker training in a living classroom. Participants will do their theoretical learning in a classroom and then apply those skills on the floor of the long-term care home.

This program is open to Canadian Citizens and Canadian Residents only.

This opportunity is available to people aged 18 and older. Participants who do not have a Grade 12 diploma can earn up to six Ontario Secondary School Diploma credits while training to become a PSW. If you are interested, you can request an educational assessment by contacting Laurentian Learning Centre, 705-472-5419 Ext. 5995.

THIS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE* AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

  • North Bay 
    Cassellholme – Registration for Fall 2025 now open.
  • Parry Sound
    Belvedere Heights – Registration for Fall 2025 now open.

*ALL PROGRAMS RUN PENDING ENROLMENT
PSW Programs run twice yearly, pending enrolment, programs start in:
•  September start - intake in May to June - documents submitted June 25th
•  February start - intake in November to January - documents submitted January 1st

Step 1:

Submit a Ìý´Ç°ùÌý.
The application form will require you to fill out a time to take part in a MANDATORY literacy assessment/intake interview. Please be sure that you record the date you have selected for this part of your application process, as tight timelines may not allow for opportunities to reschedule your testing.
Once your registration form is submitted, you will receive an email from the PSW Team acknowledging the receipt of your application.  Please only fill out the Microsoft forms document once to stand as your registration to be a potential candidate.

Step 2:

Attend your requested literacy assessment session.  Please ensure you are on time for the session you selected.

Bring the following items with you on your assessment day:
Proof of citizenship/residency
High School or Post Secondary School Transcript
Resume

Step 3:

Gather evidence from the 
Fill out the mandatory 

Step 4:

Once you have been notified that you have been successful on your Literacy Assessment, you will receive a letter so that you can then apply for a Vulnerable Sector Police Record Check. Begin application as soon as possible as this can take at least 6 weeks to be completed, and it is mandatory for you to have this completed before the first day of the program.

Biindigen

Mii gwi Anishinabek wewena nkenmaaminak dependajig maa kiing.
"We acknowledge in a good way, the original people of the land here"
We value the cultures, histories and relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (North America)

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963 Airport Road, P.O. Box 3110, North Bay, ON P1B 8H1
[P] 705-472-8170   [TF] 1-800-278-4922   [F] 705-472-9927