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Copyright June 2020)  \nMISSION:  \nTo provide a system of quality assurance for Ontario school board PSW programs that meets current industry standards and requirements as well as ensuring that those participating in these programs and the public are assured of excellence in PSW training.  \nVISION:  \nTo support, advocate and assist Ontario school board PSW programs to continually provide excellence with their delivery of PSW programs that meet the needs of the individual students, the communities that they serve and sets a national health care training example.  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction ............................................................................................................................................ 5  \nQuality Assurance Principles ............................................................................................................. 11  \nQuality Assurance Guidelines ............................................................................................................ 14  \nQuality Assurance Process ................................................................................................................ 16  \nAdmission process and requirements ...................................................................................20  \nEntry Assessments ........................................................................................................................ 21  \nGraduation Requirements ......................................................................................................22  \nAssessment and Evaluation ...................................................................................................24  \nSkills Labs and Practicum Placements .................................................................................26  \nStaffing requirements .............................................................................................................28  \nCES BA PSW QA Checklist.......................................................................................................30  \nCESBA PSW QASelf-Assessment .........................................................................................42  \nPREAMBLE  \nThe purpose and intention of both the  Personal Support Worker Program Quality Assurance Process and the  Personal Support Worker Program Quality Assurance Resources(onCESBAwebsite)is to provide Ontario School Boards, who are members ofthe Continuing Education School Board Administrators of Ontario (CESBA), with recommendations and guidelines for the delivery and continuous improvement of the highest quality Personal Support Worker programs in Ontario.  \nKey to the success of this goal is for School Board PSW Programs to continuously collect and analyze independentevidence to measure thedegreetowhichtheir PSW 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