Welcome to the Resident Care Worker Program on Holland College's West Prince Campus. This intensive, challenging and rewarding program prepares graduates with knowledge and hands on skills required to provide quality care to clients in a variety of health care settings, including long term care, acute care, mental health, and home care. We look forward to assisting you with your educational journey.
Course Registration Opens May 1st. To complete course registration log in to Self Service.
Please review your course map below to find your required classes.
| 2025 PS Fall | |||
| Course Code | Class | Credits | Prerequisite |
| ANAT-1100 | The Human Body | 3 | |
| COMM-1070 | RCW Communications | 3 | |
| RESC-1000 | Foundations of RCW I | 4 | NURS-1010 |
| NURS-1010 | Fundamental Skills Lab | 1 | RESC-1000, RESC-1100 |
| RESC-1100 | Foundations of RCW II | 3 | |
| RESC-1210 | Mental Health Care | 3 | COMM-1070 |
| SAFE-1005 | PEI Occupational Health and Safety | ||
| NCPR-1007 | Palliative Care | ||
| NCPR-1008 | Gentle Persuasive Approach | ||
| 2026 PS Winter | |||
| Course Code | Class | Credits | Prerequisite |
| RESC-1200 | Health Issues in the Adult | 4 | ANAT-1100 |
| PRAC-1220 | Long Term Care Clinical | 4 | ANAT-1100, COMM-1070, NURS-1010, RESC-1000, RESC-1100, RESC-1210, NCPR-1008, NCPR-1010, RESC-1200 |
| PRAC-1230 | Acute Care Clinical - RCW | 2 | PRAC-1220, RESC-1200 |
| PRAC-1310 | Resident Care Worker Practicum | 4 | PRAC-1220, PRAC-1230 |
| NCPR-1010 | Musculo-Skeletal Injury Prevention for Healthcare Students | ||
| NCPR-1006 | Nonviolent Crisis Intervention | ||
First day of classes
Room 210, West Prince Campus, Alberton
Last teaching day: December 12, 2025
Students return: January 5, 2025
February 23 to 27, 2026
Clinical/OJT dates will be announced later. Students are expected to arrange their transportation to the work site.
IMPORTANT NOTE: CRIMINAL RECORD AND VULNERABLE SECTOR CHECK
Before attending any practicum or clinical portions of the program, a student must submit a criminal record check and a vulnerable sector check. If the check indicates a criminal record exists; the student may not be able to complete portions of the program required for graduation. Any associated costs with the criminal record check are the responsibility of the student. (Please wait until the program begins before getting these. They are not an admission requirement.)
For other important dates, please consult the academic calendar.
Please bring a pen and notebook to take notes.
You will receive a phone call around the end of September or beginning of October regarding when and where to purchase textbooks, or you may purchase them at your convenience at the Holland College Summerside Waterfront Campus bookstore. Check bookstore hours before making plans to go there.
Information on uniforms and shoes required for the clinical setting will be provided in class on the first day. These items are not required prior to starting the program.
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Textbooks |
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Title / Edition |
Publisher |
ISBN |
Notes |
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Hard Print Bundle (Sorrentino Bundle)
Or E-Book Bundle/Option
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Elsevier
Elsevier |
ISBN: 9780443427633
ISBN: 9780443480676 |
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Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) 2ndedition Participant Workbook |
Crisis Prevention Institute Inc. Wisconsin: CPI |
PWKB20NCI |
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GPA Participant Guide Basics |
Advanced Gerontological Education |
978-0-9691020-8-3 |
Must be a new booklet. A used booklet is not acceptable. |
Students spend Semester 1 in the classroom and lab learning theory and skills required to care for clients in the clinical setting. Semester 2 has 1 theory course, Health Issues in the Adult, that explores the normal aging process, plus health disorders. Clinical practicums in both long-term care and acute care settings are also courses in Semester 2 as well as the Resident Care Worker Practicum. The overall goal of the program is for the graduate RCWs to participate as part of the health care team to provide skillful, competent care with a Person-Centered Care approach.
