Personal Care Worker
Technical Certificate
1 Credit | Less than 1 year
Ashland, New Richmond, Rice Lake, Superior
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This certificate emphasizes aspects of providing personal and supportive/rehabilitative healthcare to clients needing assistance in their home or other care facilities. Basic knowledge and skills acquired through this course include clients' rights, communication, rehabilitation, positioning and transfer skills, infection control, and safety.
Program Overview
The Personal Care Worker (PCW) course is a combination of online coursework coupled with a final 8-hour lab session with the course instructor. The online portion of the course is directed through a series of eight learning plans that carefully detail learning activities to help students learn the course content. Upon completion of the learning activities, students will contact the campus contact to schedule an 8-hour lab session that concludes with skill competency testing and the final written exam. The lab sessions are held on Saturdays and scheduled at the various Northwood Tech campuses (Ashland, New Richmond, Rice Lake, and Superior).
Program Outcomes
Personal Care Worker graduates will be able to:
- Provide personal care for clients
- Communicate effectively with clients, families, and healthcare teams
- Promote client rights
Technical Standards
In this program, students should be able to meet specific technical standards, which are the essential skills and abilities needed to be successful in a program, with or without reasonable accommodation. It is important to review and understand these standards before applying to the program.
Academics
Personal Care Worker is available at the Ashland, New Richmond, Rice Lake and Superior campuses.
Upon completion of the learning activities, students will contact the campus contact to schedule an 8-hour lab session that concludes with skills competency testing and the final written exam. The lab sessions are held on Saturdays and scheduled at the various Northwood Tech campuses (Ashland, New Richmond, Rice Lake, and Superior).
Experienced Instructors
Learn from industry-respected instructors who have years of experience in the field.
Convenient
This course allows you to work at your own pace to learn the content.
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This 32-hour certificate will prepare you for a rewarding career as a personal care worker.
Required Courses
Admissions and Tuition
Northwood Tech has an easy admission process that can be completed in one visit. Please see the details under the "Requirements and Application" section to get started.
Tuition and Fees
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Cost of Attendance
The Cost of Attendance (COA) is an estimate of the costs that you may incur while attending Northwood Technical College.
Estimated Total Program Tuition 2024-25*
Personal Care Worker
1 Credit | Less than 1 year
$205
*Tuition is an estimate and does not include any miscellaneous fees for various courses, tools, books, supplies or uniforms. Program book costs are in addition to tuition and fees and vary depending on course selection and where the books are purchased or rented.
After the Northwood Tech Personal Care Worker Program
Upon completion of the program, you will earn a Personal Care Worker technical certificate.
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