Study Developmental Services Worker part-time
Ontario College Diploma
100% graduate satisfaction. Small class sizes. Caring, knowledgeable faculty. Lots of hands-on learning. Active community partners/employers.
Please refer to the Developmental Services Worker program page for all of the main details, including admissions requirements.
Program information
Program description
Students develop the knowledge and skills to support children, youth and adults who have a developmental disability in all aspects of life across the lifespan. Respecting an individual鈥檚 right to direct their life, students develop advocacy skills that promote self-determination and assist individuals in the development of skills that encourage independence, community engagement, and citizenship.聽
In the counselling and apartment labs, students practice sign language, medication administration, health care skills, counselling supports, and use of assistive devices and technology. In collaboration with community partners, students plan and implement activities that promote inclusion and self-determination. Other areas of study include intellectual, physical and mental disabilities, autism and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, support options, health and well-being, social relationships, and teaching strategies.聽
Students consolidate this learning in fourteen weeks of supervised field placements in their preferred geographical location.
Review program admission requirements and information about career opportunities.
Course information
Course offerings and equivalents
Currently available courses are linked below. Please see our course listings of available聽General Education听补苍诲听Communications聽courses for this program.
How to apply to the part-time Developmental Services Worker diploma program
Register on a course-by-course basis, paying as you go
Part-time students do not go through an application process for this program.聽To register for courses, you鈥檒l need a 小优短视频 student number and declare your major. Declaring a major allows you to take all courses under that major.
- Request a student number via the
- Declare your major by emailing registrar@georgiancollege.ca or calling 705.722.1511
- From the course listing, select the course(s) you want to register for
- Add the course(s) to your cart and proceed to checkout and submit payment
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Finance and fees
As a part-time student, you may be eligible for OSAP funding, depending on the number of courses you take per semester.
For more information about OSAP, including eligibility requirements and how to apply, visit the OSAP/financial aid webpage.
As a part-time student, you can take one to three courses per semester, paying on a course-by-course basis.
For course fee information, select a course from the course information section of this page.
Online learning
These courses are offered through OntarioLearn. Visit the OntarioLearn webpage to learn more.
OntarioLearn courses are set up as equivalents to the 小优短视频 courses. You can choose to take the ODE courses or the 小优短视频 courses.
When a 小优短视频 course isn鈥檛 available to be delivered online, we鈥檝e listed an OntarioLearn course in the delivery schedule. The majority of the 小优短视频 courses have ODE equivalents set up. You can choose to take either course.
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL)
Previous postsecondary education: If you鈥檝e completed courses, or some or all of a program, at another accredited postsecondary institution, you may be able to transfer all or some of your courses into a related program at 小优短视频.
Relevant work or life experience: If you have relevant work and/or life experience that relates to your program(s) of interest at 小优短视频, Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) is an academic credit option.
To learn more about transfer credit and PLAR, visit the Credit for Prior Learning webpage.
Do you have questions about studying Developmental Services Worker part-time?
Questions about the program?
Continuing Education
- Complete our online form to connect with the Continuing Education team