Education Assistant and Community Support Worker - Certificate
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*NEW – fully flexible program delivery! Theory courses can be completed online, in-person, or a blend of both. Practicums in your home community. Highly-flexible, highly-convenient.
Have a strong desire to support others? Build a fulfilling career as an education assistant & community support worker, where you will work with children and adults living with disabilities, their families, teachers and other support professionals.
Have prior experience working in the community living field, in a classroom setting or a combination? You may be eligible for credits towards your EACSW credential.
Our program is designed to create compassionate, capable professionals ready to make a lasting difference in the lives of those they support. Here’s why our graduates chose Selkirk College’s EACSW program:
- Combined theoretical knowledge with hands-on practicum opportunities for the real-world.
- A career with high employment rates, diverse job roles, and pathways for further education or professional growth.
- Make connections with prospective employers with practicums in your region
- Learn from ‘first voice’ with wide variety of guest speakers.
Small cohorts with supportive instructors committed to your success.
Consider this program if you are:
- Caring and empathetic
- Genuinely interested in working with people
- Comfortable advocating for others
- Flexible and able to adapt to diversity
- A good communicator
*This program may be eligible for the post-graduation work permit (PGWP).
Prepare for Leadership
- Get ready for work as an educational assistant, community support worker or job coach.
- Be prepared for lifelong learning and continued post-secondary education.
- Foster your commitment to personal and professional wellness.
- Develop your working knowledge of the importance of community partnerships.
Develop skills in knowledge (head), a solid value base (heart) and professional skills practice (hands). Assist others with life skills, recreation, residential and supported employment.
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work with but also for myself and my larger community of practice.
Future Opportunities
Your Education Assistant & Community Support Worker Program Certificate serves as your prerequisite for entry into the following Human Services Diploma Specialty for a total of two years of study at Selkirk College:
The Social Service Worker Human Services Diploma Specialty can be taken by Education Assistant & Community Support Worker Program graduates, but additional bridging courses are required. This program also transfers to related universities.