The Community Worker (Accelerated) program will prepare you to work for progressive social change with organizations, communities and individuals across a range of issues such as poverty, housing, legal rights, discrimination, food justice, immigration and refugee settlement. Apply to this accelerated stream, a condensed version of the two-year Community Worker (C101) program, if you have an existing diploma or degree. Apply to this one-year Community Worker (Accelerated) (C131) diploma program if you are a college or university graduate with a diploma or degree. This program is a dynamic, accelerated version of the Community Worker (C101) two-year diploma program, grounded in the principles of and respect for social justice, human rights and anti-oppressive practice. If you are passionate about human rights and social justice, committed to working with diverse communities, bring a mature and professional approach to your education and fieldwork, and are prepared to take on a full-time course load, this program is for you. Community Worker (Accelerated) students are a diverse group with a range of social and community experiences. In this accelerated program stream, you will learn to work with urban-centred, diverse communities across a range of issues, including poverty, housing, food justice, immigration and settlement. You will also learn how to be responsive to community needs as they change and evolve. Community partners play a key role in networking events, guest panels, teaching many of the program specializations and offering field experiences. You will develop relationships with our partners as you build your professional network in the classroom and off-site during fieldwork. This program combines classroom instruction and supervised unpaid field placements, allowing you to apply what you’ve learned in class to a community setting. You can expect to participate in highly engaged classes of dialogue, debate, interactive lectures, guest panels, and group activities.