Communicate effectively at work with OSLT Health Care, a free online course offered at no cost to eligible newcomers.
With OSLT, participants increase their confidence when communicating with colleagues, supervisors and patients while expanding their understanding of Canadian workplaces. All OSLT graduates earn a certificate issued by Mohawk College.
Funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
Start January and February 2025
Course information:
Managing Interactions in the Health Care Sector (40-hour course) * Waitlist *
Dates: January 6 to February 16, 2025
Online lessons: Wednesdays, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
The class will help you:
- give instructions for routine procedures.
- provide health teaching, such as offering explanations.
- provide comfort and reassurance.
- manage challenging interactions, such as advocating for clients.
Participants must have training or experience from another country or Canada as: dental hygienist, dietitian, medical laboratory technologist, medical radiation technologist, nurse, occupational therapist, personal support worker, physiotherapist, sleep technologist OR social worker.
Communicating in the Health Care Sector for newcomers with a background in Nursing (40-hour course)
Dates: February 10 to March 23, 2025
Online lessons: Wednesdays, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
The class will help you:
- explore relevant cultural concepts and how to adapt communication to suit your purposes.
- improve skills for gathering and sharing information in the workplace.
- make presentations in the workplace context.
- use the telephone and email effectively.
Participants must have training or experience from another country or Canada as nurses
Other OSLT courses
In addition, participants must:
- be permanent residents of Canada, protected persons (with Notice of Decision), Ukrainian temporary residents or their dependants in Canada (until March 31, 2025), or temporary residents affected by the crisis in Gaza (showing “MOME2023” in status documentation until March 31, 2027), and
- have benchmarks at level 6 to 8 from the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) assessment done through an official assessment centre in Ontario, and
- have access to a computer with video and audio capabilities as well as an Internet connection..
Accepted proof of English: connect with an approved language assessment centre in Ontario to take the English test required for your application to be considered. Or contact YMCA Immigrant Services at (905) 662-9400 or (905) 526-8452 or at immigrant.settlement [at] ymcahbb.ca (immigrant[dot]settlement[at]ymcahbb[dot]ca). The test has no cost for permanent residents and protected persons.
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