Helping You Graduate, Get Hired, and Build a Long-Term Healthcare Career
The healthcare industry continues to need qualified, compassionate, and career-ready Personal Support Workers. Across Ontario, hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement residences, and home care agencies are actively looking for PSW graduates who are ready to contribute from day one.
At Canadian College for Higher Studies (CCHS), we believe that helping a student graduate is only part of the job. The real goal – the one that drives everything we do – is helping graduates secure employment quickly and build careers that last. That is why, for students enrolling in our July 2026 PSW intake, we have introduced our Graduate Career Success Awards program.
This initiative is designed to do something straightforward: reward students who take their training seriously, complete their program successfully, and actively pursue employment in healthcare. Because when our graduates succeed, the clients who need care benefit too.
Tuition and Graduate Career Success Awards
We believe that quality healthcare training should be accessible – and that the cost of education should not stand between motivated learners and a meaningful career. Here is how our July 2026 intake is structured:
- Program Tuition: $4,995
- Graduate Career Success Awards: Up to $1,000
- Net Cost as Low As: $3,995*
The awards are broken into two parts:
$500 Employment Award
For graduates who secure employment in a PSW or related healthcare position within 6 months of graduation. This award recognizes students who follow through on their training and actively pursue work in the field they prepared for.
Additional $500 Retention Award
For graduates who successfully maintain employment and meet the award requirements. This second award is designed to recognize something that employers and students both benefit from: staying in the role, building experience, and growing as a healthcare professional.
Our objective is simple. We want to motivate students to graduate, actively pursue employment, and begin making a real difference in the lives of others as soon as possible. The Graduate Career Success Awards program is our way of putting that commitment into action.
Graduate Career Success Awards are subject to eligibility requirements and proof of qualifying employment.
More Than a PSW Program – Career Success Preparation
A PSW certification gives you the foundational knowledge and technical skills to work in healthcare. But today’s employers are looking for more than that. The most successful PSWs are not simply people who know how to perform care tasks. They are professionals who combine compassionate care with strong communication, sound workplace judgment, and the adaptability to thrive in a modern healthcare environment.
That is why our July 2026 intake goes beyond the standard PSW curriculum. As part of our student support initiatives, we are committed to helping graduates strengthen the additional skills that employers increasingly value.
Here is what that support looks like:
- Interview preparation and confidence building – helping you walk into job interviews feeling prepared, professional, and ready to represent yourself well
- Resume development support – creating a resume that highlights your training, skills, and personal qualities in a way that stands out to healthcare employers
- Professional communication skills – developing the ability to communicate clearly with supervisors, colleagues, clients, and families in workplace settings
- Workplace professionalism and teamwork – understanding the expectations that come with working in a regulated healthcare environment alongside a broader care team
- Time management and accountability – building the habits and practices that make you someone employers can count on, shift after shift
- Client and family interaction skills – learning how to build trust, handle sensitive conversations, and support families who are navigating difficult circumstances
- Career retention and workplace success strategies – understanding not just how to get a job, but how to keep it, grow in it, and build a career over time
These are not add-ons or extras. They are skills that directly affect how quickly you get hired, how long you stay employed, and how far you go in your healthcare career.
Building Career-Ready Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare employers across Ontario are facing a real and ongoing challenge: finding PSW graduates who have both the technical skills to do the job and the professional qualities to do it well. Compassion and caregiving knowledge are essential – but so is the ability to communicate effectively, work reliably within a team, adapt to changing situations, and represent an organization professionally.
At CCHS, we recognize this reality, and our programs are built around it. Our goal is to help students develop across five key dimensions that contribute to long-term career success:
- Personal skills – self-awareness, emotional resilience, and the ability to manage challenging situations with composure
- Professional skills – reliability, accountability, and the kind of work ethic that supervisors notice and remember
- Communication skills – both written and verbal, across a range of healthcare contexts and relationships
- Digital awareness – a basic understanding of the tools, documentation systems, and technologies used in modern healthcare environments
- Workplace success strategies – practical knowledge of how healthcare organizations operate, what they expect from employees, and how to build a strong professional reputation over time
Each of these dimensions matters – not just for getting your first PSW job, but for building a sustainable, rewarding career in healthcare.
Why the July 2026 Intake Is the Right Time to Start
If you have been considering a career as a Personal Support Worker, the July 2026 intake offers a combination of advantages that are worth taking seriously.
The timing is right. Healthcare demand in Ontario remains strong, and qualified PSW graduates are in high demand across multiple sectors. Starting your training now means you could be employment-ready by the end of 2026 – positioned to enter a job market that is actively looking for people with your skills.
The financial structure makes sense. At $4,995, the program tuition is competitive. And with up to $1,000 available through the Graduate Career Success Awards, the net cost for graduates who secure and maintain employment can be as low as $3,995. For anyone weighing the investment in healthcare training, this structure is designed to reduce financial risk while rewarding commitment.
The support is there. From the moment you enroll, the CCHS team is focused on more than just getting you through the curriculum. We are focused on preparing you to succeed – in your job search, in your first role, and throughout your career.
What Career-Ready PSWs Look Like
The future of healthcare belongs to PSWs who combine caring hearts with modern healthcare knowledge. That is not just a phrase – it is a description of what the best PSW professionals actually look like in practice.
A career-ready PSW is someone who:
- Shows up reliably and takes their responsibilities seriously
- Communicates clearly and professionally with everyone on the care team
- Treats every client with patience, dignity, and genuine compassion
- Understands how to document care activities accurately and on time
- Adapts confidently when situations change or new challenges arise
- Supports families with empathy and clear communication
- Continues learning and growing even after completing their initial training
These are the qualities that employers talk about when they describe their best PSW employees. And these are the qualities that CCHS is committed to helping every graduate develop.
Compassion. Commitment. Professionalism. The qualities employers value. The qualities great PSWs demonstrate.
Who Should Apply for the July 2026 Intake
This program is designed for individuals who are serious about building a career in healthcare – not just completing a course. The ideal candidate for the July 2026 PSW intake is someone who:
- Has a genuine desire to help and support others
- Is committed to completing the program and pursuing employment after graduation
- Wants to develop not just technical care skills, but the professional qualities that lead to long-term success
- Is ready to invest in their own future and take advantage of the Graduate Career Success Awards structure
Previous healthcare experience is not required. What matters most is motivation, commitment, and a sincere interest in making a difference in people’s lives.
Taking the Next Step
The July 2026 PSW intake is a real opportunity – to enter a growing field, receive quality training, and benefit from a financial structure that rewards the graduates who follow through.
If you are ready to take that step, the admissions team at CCHS is available to answer your questions, walk you through the program details, and help you understand whether any funding options may be available to support your training costs. Programs like Better Jobs Ontario (BJO) and other workforce development initiatives may help eligible learners reduce their out-of-pocket costs further.
The healthcare sector needs more qualified, compassionate, career-ready PSWs. The July 2026 intake is your opportunity to become one of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
The program tuition is $4,995. With the Graduate Career Success Awards – up to $1,000 for eligible graduates who secure and maintain employment – the net cost can be as low as $3,995 for qualifying students.
The awards are split into two parts: a $500 Employment Award for graduates who secure a PSW or related healthcare position within 6 months of graduation, and an additional $500 Retention Award for graduates who maintain employment and meet the award eligibility requirements.
No prior healthcare experience is required. The program is designed to take motivated individuals from foundational knowledge through to career readiness. What matters most is a genuine commitment to completing the program and pursuing employment in healthcare.
CCHS supports graduates with interview preparation, resume development, professional communication coaching, workplace professionalism skills, and career retention strategies – all designed to help graduates get hired quickly and build sustainable healthcare careers.
Eligible learners may qualify for funding through programs such as Better Jobs Ontario (BJO), Workforce Development Programs, or Employment Assistance Programs. Speaking with an admissions advisor at CCHS is the best way to explore what funding options may apply to your situation.
Graduates are prepared to work in long-term care homes, retirement residences, home care agencies, hospitals, assisted living facilities, community support organizations, and private care settings. With strong demand across Ontario, qualified PSW graduates have access to a wide range of employment opportunities.