Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Centennial College
$25,000.00
Research and development of an online training platform for the Personal Support Workers (PSWs) in Canada
EF 2019-20
Résumé
AGTA Home Health Care (AGTA) is a Canadian home health care company that ensures patients have access to quality healthcare professionals with its innovative online system. This facilitates automated scheduling and enables real-time communication between families and health care teams. AGTA is dedicated to making home care the most accessible it can be. In collaboration with Centennial College, AGTA Home Health Care will develop an affordable, online educational platform for personal support workers (PSWs) to access low-cost, relevant, specialized professional development opportunities in the form of videos, text and courses. With the growing, aging population of Canada and the increasing need for caregivers, this project presents a great opportunity to explore innovative, technology-based ways to support caregivers.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
544826-2019
Name nom
Tyagi, Purnima
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
22209
Institution établissement
Centennial College
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
800
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Information and communication services
Area of application fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Research subject code
2700
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Technologie de l'information
Research subject en
Information technology
Research subject fr
Technologie de l'information
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Research and development of an online training platform for the Personal Support Workers (PSWs) in Canada
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
AGTA Home Health Care (AGTA) is a Canadian home health care company that ensures patients have access to quality healthcare professionals with its innovative online system. This facilitates automated scheduling and enables real-time communication between families and health care teams. AGTA is dedicated to making home care the most accessible it can be. In collaboration with Centennial College, AGTA Home Health Care will develop an affordable, online educational platform for personal support workers (PSWs) to access low-cost, relevant, specialized professional development opportunities in the form of videos, text and courses. With the growing, aging population of Canada and the increasing need for caregivers, this project presents a great opportunity to explore innovative, technology-based ways to support caregivers.
