At British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada, Micro-credential in Student Mobility Preparedness Micro-credential is offered as a micro-credential in Upgrading/upskilling programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 300 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Micro-credential
Field:Upgrading/upskilling
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 300 / total
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Student Mobility Preparedness (SMP) Microcredential provides a high-quality educational experience that supports students’ successful transition abroad and home again. Course design addresses pre-departure, intercultural skill building, and re-entry. Intercultural skill building develops students’ capacity to relate to alternate worldviews and engage in diverse cross-cultural experiences. Students’ experience in the program will be recognized with a Microcredential. The program supports the mitigation of risks to student safety and security of concern to administrators of institutions that conduct overseas work, study or internship experiences.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This is a Flexible Learning micro-credential rather than a formally admitted program: BCIT states no separate application is required, and no course-grade or test-score English requirement is set for entry, beyond a recommendation of English 12 or equivalent. Applicants should also have basic computer literacy, including Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, online discussion tools and internet searching, plus a fast and reliable internet connection for live seminars. No portfolio, interview, minimum-GPA, or immunisation condition is stated. Students complete the three required courses and then email the program contact with their name, student number and mailing address to receive the credential. The program is open to international applicants studying from outside Canada or holding valid Canadian status other than a study permit; those on a study permit are not eligible for this program.
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.