Ontario College Advanced Diploma in Child and Youth Care

Build meaningful relationships. Create lasting change. Fanshawe’s Child and Youth Care program prepares you to support children, youth, and families facing emotional, behavioural, and social challenges. Grounded in relational, trauma-informed and strengths-based practice, this three-year advanced diploma combines classroom learning with three full-time field placements in schools, community agencies, residential care and mental health settings. You'll develop hands-on skills and graduate ready to make a difference by empowering young people to grow, heal and thrive. This three-year advanced diploma blends theory, hands-on skill development, and over 1,200 hours of supervised field experience in schools, community programs, residential care and mental health settings. These experiences help you apply theory to practice, develop your professional identity and build confidence as an emerging practitioner. Graduates are ready for meaningful careers in education, child welfare, youth justice, mental health, and community services, or to pursue further study in related fields through Fanshawe’s transfer opportunities. Fanshawe’s experienced faculty, focus on practical learning, and innovative practicum model will ensure you graduate confident, compassionate and career-ready.

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or a mature applicant with the following course:- Grade 12 English (C or U)Students who do not meet the admission requirements are recommended for academic upgrading. A conditional offer may be possible with proof of enrolment. Alternatively, applicants may choose to do the one-year Human Services Foundation preparatory program. Graduates who have a final cumulative GPA of 2.0 will meet all the admission requirements for this program.