Fanshawe College is a public post-secondary institution located in London, Ontario with locations in Simcoe, St. Thomas, Woodstock, throughout Huron/Bruce, and now Toronto. Discover why Fanshawe College for Higher Studies is a top choice for international students. Explore its diverse programs, career opportunities, and student support services. Fanshawe has developed a partnership with ILAC International College and this partnership has allowed students to take advantage of Fanshawe’s high-quality programming while studying in downtown Toronto, one of the safest, most multicultural and exciting cities in the world.
The vision of Fanshawe College could appeal the most to Unlocking Potential as it offers theoretical as well as practical aspects to students and students who want to explore their potential in a stipulated period of study permit. The values of Fanshawe College Provide pathways to success, an exceptional learning experience and a global outlook to meet student and employer needs are very inspiring and anyone would love to be part of such an educational institution. Moreover, Fans awe College offer more than 200 degree, diploma, certificate and apprenticeship programs to 43,000 students from over 100 countries each year, with a dedicated department for international student support. The course fee is CAD 17,185.72 inclusive of Fanshawe Cares Arrival and Accommodation Services, a bus pass, health and dental insurance, a fitness membership and access to athletics events; which makes it very comfortable for students. Accommodation facilities for college students, the feeling of a home homes on-campus accommodation are available in two options to the applicants: traditional residence suites and townhouse units.
Another exciting factor to join this renowned institute is that according to the most recent KPI (Key Performance Indicators) survey results, Fanshawe’s graduate employment rate of 87.6% exceeds the provincial average by two per cent. When surveyed six months after graduation, 80.2% of Fanshawe alumni report being pleased with their college education and 94.2% of employers are satisfied with the skills and contributions of Fanshawe graduates.
Why Gerontology – Inter-professional Practice
Gerontology – Inter-professional Practice at Fanshawe College. This course is designed, considering the need of knowledge and skills required to take care of ageing adults and is appropriate for my further education needs as per earlier qualification and experience is more towards general nursing and recent advancements in the gerontology health field created a gap for students to learn advanced integrated methods, such as geriatric mental health, cultural diversity, thanatology and therapeutic recreation; which they can learn through this program.
In a program of one year with a Co-Op/Work term of 210 Hours, this curriculum would cover theoretical as well as practical aspects of gerontology. In this program; candidates would be studying Mental Health in Gerontology, Therapeutic Recreation Intervention, Person, Family & Community Practice, Research Literacy, strategies for Communicative Success, Field Seminar: Aging Population, Observation and Documentation & Assessment that would provide them the knowledge & skills related to recreation and leadership, compassion, developmental disabilities, mental health, thanatology, and social interventions that support to augment the quality of life and person-centred care approach.
Future scope and reason to return
In 1989, sociologist and demographer, Alfred Savvy said that “The 21st century will be the century of ageing of mankind” and this is very much true as throughout the 20th century, the proportion of people aged over 60 has increased in all countries of the world.
The growth rate of the elderly population is more rapid in developing countries like India than in developed countries. The elderly population in my native country India is the second largest in the world, next only to China. This population was 77 million according to the 2001 Census (7.5 per cent of the total population), which grew to 104 million in 2011 (2011 Census) and then increased to 137 million in 2021. Population projections show that by 2050, the elderly population in India will surpass the population of children below 14 years. The proportion of people over 60 having reached above 7 per cent qualifies India as an ‘ageing’ country (as defined by the United Nations). Three-fourths of the elderly population lives in rural areas. Their annual growth rate is higher (3 per cent) as compared to the growth rate of the entire population (1.9 per cent).
Thus on account of the rapid increase of the ageing population in a nation like India, ageing and issues relating to Older Adults are increasingly being recognized and studied by people from various disciplines. This phenomenon has opened the door for many job opportunities at medical research centres, medical & educational institutes, retirement homes, long-term care homes, group homes, daycare centres, home support services, and community-based intervention programs to cater to the quality of ageing people and variety of job roles for employees with gerontology backgrounds include Social Service Worker, Lifestyle Assistant, Assisted Living Director, Resident Services Coordinator, Staff Development Coordinator, Health and Wellness Director, Case Manager. The average (3-6 years of experience) medical gerontologist gross salary in India is ₹ 14,00,000.
In addition, they earn an average bonus of ₹89,624. Salary estimates are based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in India. An entry-level medical gerontologist (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of ₹ 8, 00,000. On the other end, a senior-level medical gerontologist (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of ₹20, 00,000.