Fleming College Opens Registration For Fully Funded Healthcare Training

Registration is open for Fleming College’s two fully funded health-care training opportunities in partnership with Scarborough Health Network (SHN).

The initiative is led by SHN, with Fleming College serving as the training partner, and is supported by a $2.2 million investment from the Government of Ontario through the Skills Development Fund Training Stream. Photo courtesy of Fleming College.

Starting in the winter of next year, the Accelerated Personal Support Worker training and Rural and Remote Nursing micro-credential will prepare new personal support workers and help current nurses develop specialized skills for rural and remote care.

The training opportunities include:

  • Personal Support Worker - Accelerated (certificate): Participants will complete 12 weeks of theory-based instruction followed by a paid, 300-hour work placement. The accelerated format will prepare learners to enter the workforce quickly and confidently. 

  • Rural and Remote Nursing (micro-credential): Registered Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Nurse Practitioners will complete three asynchronous courses concurrently over 15 weeks. The training will help participants strengthen the specialized skills needed to provide care in rural and remote communities. 

Tuition is free for eligible participants. Personal support worker learners also receive paid placements and stipends and other supports will help eligible participants overcome financial and personal barriers to completing their training according to Fleming.

The College expects the project to train 80 new personal support workers and provide specialized training to 30 Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses. Recruitment will focus on eligible domestic participants, with targeted outreach to women, new Canadians racialized people and members of underserved communities.

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