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PRACTICAL, PERSON-CENTRED CARE TRAINING

Personal Support & Home Care Skills

PSW Foundations & Practical Care Skills

Build confidence in personal support and caregiving skills through practical, scenario-based training.

Explore entry-level care-support skills in a focused 40-hour course. Learn professional communication, infection prevention, safe daily-living assistance, observation and reporting, and the foundations of supporting older adults.

Ready to get started? Visit Academy Programs and select Personal Support & Home Care Skills to begin your enrollment.

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Practical Foundations for Care Support

Develop a respectful, safety-aware approach to everyday support. Online case studies and role-play build understanding; supervised practical stations give you opportunities to rehearse skills, receive feedback and connect learning to realistic care situations.

Who This Course Is For

  • People exploring entry-level caregiving or support roles.
  • Newcomers seeking an introduction to Canadian care-work expectations.
  • Learners strengthening basic caregiving communication and practical support skills.

Skills You Will Develop

  • Communicate respectfully with clients and families while maintaining professional boundaries.
  • Build hand-hygiene, infection-prevention and home-safety awareness.
  • Plan dignity-centred assistance with hygiene, dressing and daily living.
  • Recognize safe mobility principles and when to stop and escalate an activity.
  • Support basic meals and hydration within a non-clinical role.
  • Observe and report changes clearly while protecting privacy.
  • Respond respectfully to confusion, anxiety, resistance and dementia-related communication challenges.

Nine Modules. One Connected Learning Path.

Build your foundations online, then bring them into supervised skill labs and integrated care scenarios.

M01 · Online · 6 hours

Professional Care Foundations

Respectful communication, professional boundaries and person-centred care.

M02 · Online · 4 hours

Health, Safety & Infection Prevention

Hand hygiene, infection prevention and home-safety awareness.

M03 · Online · 4 hours

Care Planning, ADL & Documentation

Dignity-centred daily-living assistance, observation and clear documentation.

M04 · Online · 4 hours

Nutrition & Medication Boundaries

Meal and hydration support, role boundaries and appropriate escalation.

M05 · Online · 4 hours

Older Adult, Dementia & Emotional Support

Respectful support and communication when needs, emotions or understanding change.

M06 · Online · 2 hours

Workplace and Lab Preparation

Workplace expectations and preparation for supervised practical sessions.

M07 · In person · 6 hours

Safety and Personal Care Lab

Instructor demonstrations and supervised practice in safety and personal care.

M08 · In person · 6 hours

Mobility, Meals and Reporting Lab

Guided practical stations for safe mobility principles, meals and reporting.

M09 · In person · 4 hours

Integrated Simulation and Assessment

Bring skills together in supervised scenarios and a practical evaluation.

How You Will Learn

24 hours online

12 instructor-led sessions · 2 hours each

Participate in case studies, role-play, observation and decision-making exercises facilitated by an instructor.

16 hours in person

8 supervised sessions · 2 hours each

Learn through demonstration, safe supervised practice, practical stations and a final competency check.

Assessment and Completion

Learning includes formative online scenario checks and a supervised in-person practical evaluation. Ask the academy for the confirmed attendance requirements, safety-critical lab requirements, practical evaluation criteria and any required make-up activities before enrolling.

Understand the Scope of This Course

This is a 40-hour introductory, non-regulated skills-training course developed by Ari Group Academy. It is not a full Ontario Personal Support Worker diploma and is not represented as meeting a particular employer, ministry, college, placement, certification or regulated-profession requirement.

Completion does not guarantee employment, clinical authorization or permission to perform tasks outside your workplace role and supervision.

Before You Enroll

Is this a full PSW diploma?

No. This is an introductory, 40-hour skills-training course. It does not replace a full Ontario Personal Support Worker diploma.

How is the course delivered?

The course plan includes 24 hours of instructor-led online learning and 16 hours of supervised in-person labs, organized into 20 two-hour sessions.

What are the fees, dates and admission requirements?

Contact Ari Group Academy for current tuition, upcoming cohorts, teaching language, eligibility, practical-session arrangements and accessibility needs.

Does completion guarantee a placement or job?

No. This course does not guarantee a placement, employment or acceptance by a specific employer. Ask the academy about any currently available opportunities and their requirements.

Take the Next Step Toward Care Support

Explore the program list to begin enrollment, or talk with Ari Group Academy about upcoming cohorts, schedules, tuition, eligibility and supervised practical sessions.

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