This is an exclusively online course that requires access to a computer with video and audio capabilities as well as an internet connection. This course can be taken from anywhere in Ontario. It is 40 hours delivered over eight weeks.

This practical course will help you

• develop skills and strategies for adapting health care writing for a particular purpose and audience.
• you have valid Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLBs)
• write different types of workplace communication in the health care sector.

Activities based on everyday written communication tasks in the workplace will help you

• write a paragraph that demonstrates reflective thinking.
• write a summary of a client interaction in the style of a progress note.
• write a professional email.

Minimum eligibility requirements considered by colleges include:

• you have successfully completed an OSLT course in Health Care, Interprofessional Health Care Teams or a 40-hour OSLT online module: Communicating in the Health Care Sector in Ontario.
• you are familiar with computers and related technology.
• you are a permanent resident, convention refugee/protected person, Ukrainian temporary resident or their dependant in Canada (until March 31, 2025), or temporary resident affected by the crisis in Gaza (showing “MOME2023” in status documentation until March 31, 2027).
• you live in Ontario.

Some colleges may request additional information.

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Writing Professionally in the Health Care Sector is offered online by the following colleges in 2024–2025:
§ New: Course offered specifically for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs).