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Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development

Description

Be the change you want to see in the world with a Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development certificate
 
Are you ready to make a real difference in the world? Working in community engagement is a great way to help our communities thrive. The Chang School is proud to offer a Certificate in Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development to provide the leaders of tomorrow the leadership development courses they need to excel in this growing field today.
 
This unique Community Engagement certificate provides learners with a balanced curriculum that includes both foundational knowledge and community development skills. Our instructors are community workers who practice in the field, so you’ll gain real-world insight into current issues and learn examples of community engagement in areas like food security, family support, Indigenous communities’ world views, social work, fundraising, and conflict resolution.
 
We also prioritize social justice and community-based learning. By learning progressive anti-oppression, anti-Black racism, and anti-colonial theory, our graduates are well-prepared to provide more inclusive community engagement and better community-building.
Finish off the certificate with our capstone course, which allows you to run a small community-based project and apply what you’ve learned in the coursework. Completing a Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development certificate gives you more options when you’re looking to boost your graduate-school application, forge a new career or enhance your existing one. Gaining this certificate can help you excel in richly rewarding fields like social services, education, labour, health, housing, transportation and more.
 
Life can be busy, so this certificate can be done 100 percent online and can be completed at your own pace alongside your family or work responsibilities. You can complete our certificate in as little as one year.
 
The world needs more impassioned advocates for community change. All it takes to make a difference in the world is that first step. Come take it with us.
 
Who should take this Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development certificate?
  • You’re looking to pivot careers and want to explore the community development space
  • You’re an experienced community worker who’d like to enhance your education, skill set, and career opportunities
  • You’re an undergraduate or recently graduated student in a field like social work, child and youth care, early childhood studies, nursing, midwifery, public health, urban and regional planning, political science, education, or healthcare
Admission Criteria:
 
Recommended:
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent
-With 6 Grade 12 U or M credits OR
  • Mature student status with relevant work experience
Certificate Requirements:
  • 4 required courses
  • 2 electives
  • Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 1.67+
To graduate, you must successfully complete, within your official time span, the requirements from the year you registered in the program.
    Required Courses
    • CSWP 934 Community Engagement Foundations
    • CSWP 935 Engaging Diverse Communities
    • CSWP 936 Community Engagement Practices
    • CSWP 937 Community Engagement Capstone
    Electives (select 2)
     
    -- Community Development Focus --
    • CFNY 407 Community Development and Food Security
    • CINT 904 Health Promotion and Community Development
    • CINT 905 Conflict Resolution in Community Services
    • CINT 907 Team Work for Community Services
    • CINT 911 International Community Development
    • CINT 920 Community Collaborations
    -- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Focus --
    • CINT 902 Disability Issues
    • CINT 914 Settlement Experiences
    • CSWP 505 Critical Equity and Movements of Resistance
    • CSWP 900 Race and Ethnicity
    -- Family Support --
    • CCLD 231 Families in Canadian Context I
    • CCLD 435 Theory and Practice of Family Support
    -- Harm Reduction Focus --
    • CINT 908 Homelessness in Canadian Society
    • CINT 965 Sex, Drugs and Incarceration
    -- Indigenous Studies Focus --
    • CINT 910 Indigenous Peoples, Pol and Reconciliation
    • CINT 922 Introduction to Indigenous Worldviews
    • CSWP 933 Indigenous Health and Well Being
    -- Organizational Development Focus --
    • CINP 913 Leadership in Nonprofits
    • CINT 900 Program Planning and Evaluation Strategies
    • CINT 916 Principles of Fundraising
    • CINT 960 Leadership Framework for Community
    • CPLE 795 Local Economic Development Fundamentals
    • CTEC 210 Fundamentals of Project Management
    Career Options
     
    This certificate can prepare you for jobs like:
    • Community educator
    • Community outreach coordinator
    • Housing support worker
    • Labour organizer, leader, or union steward
    • Manager of a hospital or other health institution
    • Occupational therapist
    • Physiotherapist
    • Program manager for a non-governmental organization (NGO)
    • Relief harm reduction worker
    • School board community relations consultant
    • Social housing manager
    • Social worker
    Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.

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