Employers and workers agree that PSW education programs do not give new graduates a real sense of what long-term care is like, which leaves them unprepared for the workload and stresses of the job.

SEIU Healthcare and employers across the province can be the solution. With our collective knowledge of Ontario’s healthcare system, we are best positioned to create and maintain a new standard for healthcare education that enhances quality of care, learning experiences, and breaks down geographical barriers to enable students to access courses from anywhere at anytime. We will connect workers to sustainable employment and will provide the most experienced instructors in the country, which is currently lacking for PSW’s.

A Private Career College under the Ontario Career Colleges Act that provides accredited vocational training to become or upgrade to a PSW. We provide employers subsidized education for new entrants and incumbent workers.

We partner with healthcare employers to create programs that promote upward career mobility. Starting with PSW’s, we provide a pathway to higher classifications in the healthcare sector. We also provide existing internationally trained healthcare workers in a lower classification the opportunity to become fully licensed through our IEN Career Pathway Program.

Through our commitment to maintaining and enhancing the quality of care in Ontario, the Training Centre also provides micro-credentials for incumbent workers at participating employers. We focus on:

• Competency-based skills that are linked to job opportunities and/or financial incentives
• Competency-based skills that provide an opportunity for upward career mobility while making members more competitive in the labour market

These short-duration learning opportunities allow individuals to quickly obtain new skills, access high-demand employment, and can be assessed and recognized for employment or further learning opportunities in the future. Each micro-credential will provide: