Micro-credential in Fundamentals in Polytechnic Teaching Microcredential is a micro-credential in Education & Teaching programme taught at British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,100 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Micro-credential
Field:Education & Teaching
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,100 / total
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Fundamentals in Polytechnic Teaching Microcredential bundles three courses from the Associate Certificate in Polytechnic Teaching to provide participants with core foundational skills essential to teaching—an overview of basic instructional skills, assessment principles, and instructional strategies.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: BCIT requires no formal application to this microcredential; applicants register directly for its three courses. The page strongly recommends, rather than mandates, Grade 12 graduation or an equivalent qualification, plus the time to allocate an additional two to four hours a week for reading, assignments and studying. Applicants should also meet one of: current or recent teaching experience in a post-secondary polytechnic setting, or an intent to teach in a polytechnic environment together with at least three years of post-secondary or trades training or relevant field experience. The page states no English-language test score, minimum grade, interview, or portfolio requirement. Delivered blended, in-person or fully online across BCIT's ongoing January, April and September intakes, the blended and in-person options are not available to international applicants, and the online option is open only to those completing it from outside Canada or holding valid Canadian status other than a study permit; the program does not qualify a graduate for a Post-Graduation Work Permit.
Application Details
Start Date:January, April and September
Application Deadline:BCIT publishes common credential application dates for most cohort-based diplomas, degrees and Flexible Learning routes, though each program's own page governs: for the January 2027 intake domestic applications run 1 February 2026 to 2 January 2027 and international to 1 November 2026; for the April 2027 intake domestic runs 1 May 2026 to 1 April 2027 and international to 1 February 2027; for September 2027 domestic applications open 1 October 2026 and close 1 September 2027, international 2 July 2027. Openings are 9:00 am and deadlines 11:59 pm Pacific Time, moving to the next business day on a weekend. Admission is not institute-wide rolling, but many programs work first-qualified-first-accepted and can fill before the posted deadline, and several programs, mostly in Health Sciences, trades and graduate studies, run entirely separate application tables of their own. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.