Diploma in Specialized Education Techniques at Cegep de Thetford in Thetford-Mines, Canada is a diploma in Special Education programme. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,575 per semester.
Techniques d'éducation spécialisée (351.A1) is a technical Diploma of College Studies (DEC) at Cégep de Thetford that trains specialized education technicians to work with people facing psychosocial, developmental, or behavioural difficulties across the lifespan. The curriculum addresses child and adolescent development, learning and communication disorders, physical and intellectual disabilities, mental health and substance dependency, autism spectrum disorder, aging and end-of-life care, and crisis intervention, alongside general education courses in philosophy, French, and English. The program runs six semesters over three years and includes 900 hours of supervised field placements spread across three practicum stages beginning in the first year; some scenarios are practised through virtual-reality simulation before students go into the field. Alongside the standard path, the college offers an alternative track, Intervention psychosociale par la nature et l'aventure, which incorporates outdoor and adventure-based activities while leading to the same diploma. The program suits students who want to work directly with vulnerable populations in settings such as youth centres, schools, rehabilitation facilities, hospitals, and community organizations.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Techniques d'éducation spécialisée states only that applicants must 'répondre aux conditions d'admission du collégial' (meet the Cégep's general college admission conditions), with no additional course prerequisite of its own. Those general conditions require a Secondary School Diploma (DES) or Diploma of Vocational Studies (DEP), including Secondary 5 French (language of instruction), Secondary 5 English (second language) and Secondary 4 Mathematics; a DES holder missing those units may be assigned upgrading courses. The program's page does not mention a minimum grade average, language test, portfolio, interview or background check; an applicant missing a prerequisite can use the Tremplin DEC bridging pathway.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service regional d'admission au collegial de Quebec (SRACQ) in successive rounds: for Fall 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 March 2027 (with later rounds on 1 May, 1 June and 1 August), and for Winter 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 November 2026 followed by rounds on 1 December and 1 January. International applicants apply directly to the college for Fall entry only, with a hard deadline of 1 February 2027; applications are processed on a continuous basis between September and February of the intake year, and French nationals may be eligible for later dates. Domestic admission proceeds through rounds so later applicants are still considered while seats remain, while the international Fall deadline is firm. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
