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Discover Employability Certificate

Discover Employability Certificate

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Capilano University offers Discover Employability Certificate, a certificate in Upgrading/upskilling programme in North Vancouver, Canada. The programme runs for 8 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 4,345 per total (CAD 900 per total for local students).

At a glance

Degree: Certificate

Field: Upgrading/upskilling

Duration: 8 months

Delivery: On Campus

Language: English

Local tuition: CAD 900 / total

International tuition: CAD 4,345 / total

Last checked September 2026 · Source: capilanou.ca ·

Program details

Overview

The certificate builds workplace knowledge through training that covers work experience, personal finance, transition skills, social skills, computer skills, health and safety, and job preparation. Coursework also develops social-thinking and communication ability, self-advocacy and self-awareness as students progress through the program.

Requirements

Admission Requirements: The programme page and Capilano's calendar entry list only one condition beyond general enrolment eligibility: applicants must complete an interview. Neither page states a secondary-graduation requirement, specific Grade 12 courses, a minimum grade point average, nor an English-language proficiency test score for this certificate — unlike Capilano's typical degree and diploma entry, no such conditions are published for it. Applicants should confirm current eligibility and any language-support expectations directly with the programme, since the certificate is designed as an access and skills-building pathway rather than one gated by academic prerequisites.

Application Details

Start Date: Fall

Application Deadline: Domestic and international applicants both apply through EducationPlannerBC: the domestic application fee is $50 CAD and the international fee is $135 CAD, each covering up to two programmes. Capilano University publishes no university-wide application-opening or closing date for either group for the 2026-27 cycle; its how-to-apply pages instruct applicants to check the application and document deadlines on their chosen programme's own page, since every programme sets its own intake window there. Admission is effectively rolling at the institution level, governed programme by programme, with some programmes (for example the Health Care Assistant Certificate) publishing a fixed intake window that opens and closes months ahead of the start date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.

About Capilano University

Type: University

Control: Public

Campus setting: Suburban

Founded: 1968

Students: 9,282

Programs: 99

Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Frequently asked questions

What degree does Discover Employability Certificate award?

Capilano University awards a Certificate in the field of Upgrading/upskilling on completion of this programme.

How long does Discover Employability Certificate take?

The programme runs for 8 months.

How much does Discover Employability Certificate cost?

Tuition for international students is CAD 4,345 per total (CAD 900 per total for local students).

Can Discover Employability Certificate be studied online?

No — the programme is taught on campus at Capilano University.

What language is Discover Employability Certificate taught in?

The programme is taught in English.

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