Graduate Certificate in Transforming Child Protection to Wellbeing

You're a passionate advocate for child protection, child and family welfare, and children’s rights in a variety of fields. You bring experience in working with children and youth at a professional or policy level. You want to engage in work that focuses on interventions that impact the lived realities of children and youth locally and internationally. The Graduate Certificate in Transforming Child Protection to Wellbeing helps you to critically reflect on and build an understanding of what's needed to work in partnership with communities to transform practices from their current state to a more holistic and effective approach to child and youth wellbeing.

In this program, you'll work cross-culturally, learning to support children and youth to thrive in various contexts, in Canada and globally. The Graduate Certificate in Transforming Child Protection to Wellbeing is delivered online over nine months.

Standard admission

a four-year (or comparable) undergraduate degree in a relevant and related field, with a minimum GPA of B+ (3.33/4.33), from a recognized post-secondary institution
at least two years of relevant work in some capacity with children, preferably at the leadership or management level
a personal statement addressing how you consider your academic education to be relevant and related

Flexible admission

If you don't meet the standard admission requirements, you can be considered for flexible admission to this program under the following circumstances:

If you meet the degree requirement, but not the GPA requirement, you will be required to have a minimum five years of relevant professional experience.
If you don't have an undergraduate degree you will normally require 10 years of work experience, with a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience in a leadership or management position, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
You will need to explain in your personal statement how your work experience meets these requirements.

You will also be required to take Academic Writing and Critical Thinking and obtain a minimum B+ (77%). This course must be completed several weeks before your program begins.

English Language Requirements

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic 6.5 overall with a minimum 6.5 in writing and speaking and 6.0 in listening and reading
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT 88 overall with a minimum 24 in writing and 20 in listening, reading and speaking
• Pearson Test of English – Academic (PTE-A): 60 overall with a minimum 60 in writing and speaking and 58 minimum in listening and reading