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CAD 17905

Tuition Fee (CAD)

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CAD 110

Application Fee

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24 months

Duration

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6

IELTS

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80

TOEFL

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60%

Min GPA

Program Overview

Develop the knowledge, values and skills to work directly with a wide range of people confronting the full breadth of social issues and challenges with the two-year Social Service Worker (C119) diploma program.

If you have strong interpersonal skills and are committed to working toward a more just and equitable society and examining the dynamics of power, oppression, and social location, this program is for you. Graduates are prepared for roles in a variety of agency settings, including mental health, homelessness, poverty, substance use and addictions, long-term care, criminal justice, crisis supports, and settlement and immigration.

You will examine social service workers' expanding professional roles and responsibilities in large urban centres and other communities. In addition to learning the theoretical models, methods, and skills of social service work practice, you will study and develop skills in the following:

  • group facilitation
  • allyship and anti-oppressive practice
  • counselling
  • substance use and addiction
  • social change and proposal development
  • values, ethics and professional practice
  • mental health well-being

You will also gain real-world experience with a supervised year-long field placement. In preparation for the field or clinical placement, students will be required to work in multiple small and large groups within classes and community settings.

Many Social Service Worker program faculty have professional experience in the following areas:

  • marginalized communities
  • institutional health and social service organizations
  • federal, provincial, and municipal governments
  • research and initiatives in social innovation
  • a range of not-for-profit organizations and agencies
  • direct practice with individuals, families, groups, and communities
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Additional Information

Program Level UG Certificate / Diploma

College/University Processing Time 70

Program Intensity Full-Time

Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) work permit

Program Intake

Open

Sep 2024

General Admission Requirement

  • IELTS
    • Minimum Overall Score - 6.0 - With No Band Less Than - 5.5
  • TOEFL
    • Minimum Overall Score - 80 - With no score less than - 20
  • PTE
    • Minimum Overall Score - 54 - With no score less than - 50
  • DUOLINGO
    • Minimum Overall Score - 105.0  

Academic Requirement

  • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have Grade 12 / High School Diploma or equivalent including these required courses:
    • Grade 12 English (C or U) - Minimum grade of 60% required

6 IELTS Score
80 TOEFL Score Minimum Overall Score
54 PTE Score Minimum Overall Score
105 Duolingo Minimum Overall Score
60% CGPA Minimum Overall Score

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Tuition Fee

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Average Tuition Fee Per Year

17905

Tuition Fee
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CAD 110

Application Fee
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12000 Per year

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