This course is delivered in a blended format that integrates classroom and online elements.

This practical and innovative course will help you

• understand health care workplaces in Ontario such as clinics, community agencies and hospitals.
• better communicate on interprofessional health care teams.
• accurately provide and collect information on a client’s care.
• network with local employers, industry associations and employment resources.

Small-group exercises based on everyday communication tasks in health care will help you

• practise common interprofessional workplace communication skills.
• develop strong networking and career-building communication skills.

Workplace Communication Skills for Interprofessional Health Care Teams is for you if

• you have training or experience as one of the following:
  • dietitian.
  • nurse.
  • occupational therapist.
  • physiotherapist.
  • social worker.
• you have a valid language proficiency of at least level 6 in Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB).
• you are a permanent resident, convention refugee/protected person, or until March 31, 2024, a Ukrainian temporary resident or their dependent in Canada.
• you live in Ontario.

Individuals currently working in Ontario health care can benefit particularly from this course.

OSLT is delivered in classroom-based and exclusively online formats. See all Health Care courses and modules.

Workplace Communication Skills for Interprofessional Health Care Teams is offered at the following colleges in 2023-2024: