Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Enhanced Practice for Internationally Educated Nurses - Acute Care

This one-year graduate certificate program is for experienced internationally educated nurses holding a four-year bachelors degree in nursing, who wish to practice in Canada. Through theory, labs, simulation, and supervised clinical practice, this program focuses on caring for the client in an acute clinical setting. It allows students to develop skills in critical thinking, decision making, nursing diagnosis, care planning, implementation, and evaluation of care. In addition, course content will cover the philosophy, culture, communication skills, ethics and practice of professional nursing in Canada. The program includes extensive clinical experience in an acute-care setting. Graduates, who have successfully passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to join the College of Nurses of Ontario, may gain employment as a Registered Nurse (NOC 3012). Registered Nurses provide direct nursing care to patients, deliver health education programs and provide consultative services regarding issues relevant to the practice of nursing. Nurses are employed in a variety of settings; including hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, doctors offices, clinics, community agencies, companies, private homes and public and private organizations or they may be self-employed.

Ontario College Diploma, Ontario College Advanced Diploma, Degree, or equivalent

Preference will be given to applicants with a bachelor`s degree in nursing and registration as a Registered Nurse in the applicant`s country of nursing education as well as those who have at least one year of clinical experience in their home country. Applicants should have practiced within the nursing profession in the last two years.

Applicants, whose first language is not English, must provide proof of English proficiency. Sault College accepts the TOEFL iBT, or IELTS, or equivalent test to satisfy our English admission requirements.

Minimum test scores required for:

• TOEFL iBT is 88

• IELTS overall band of 6.5, no band less than 6.0