Offered by Centennial College in Toronto, Canada, Cert in Firefighter - Pre-Service Education and Training is a certificate in Fire, Justice & Security programme. The programme runs for 3 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 31,759 per total (CAD 12,413 per total for local students).
This eleven-month graduate certificate integrates theoretical foundations with practical training spanning hazardous materials air monitoring, fire extinguisher operation, occupational health and safety, mental health and resiliency, fire alarm operation, community education and prevention, hazardous materials response, emergency patient care, environmental protection, rescue operations and fire suppression. Instruction takes place across Progress Campus for classroom learning, a medical lab at Morningside Campus for life-saving technique practice, and an external training facility for live-fire experience. Graduates are trained to communicate using fire service terminology, operate firefighting tools and apparatus, respond to emergencies with teamwork, and collaborate across emergency services for an integrated response, with training conducted in both live-fire and simulated environments.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission is through Centennial College's general certificate requirements: an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-applicant status at 19 or older, plus Grade 12 English at the College or University level (or a pass on Centennial's own English Admission Test) and Grade 11 or 12 Mathematics at the College, University or Mixed level (or a pass on the Math Skills Assessment for Admission). The programme page states only that English language proficiency is required, without publishing IELTS, TOEFL or other test scores, so international applicants must consult the college's general language-proficiency page. Beyond academics, candidates need a clear medical report and current CPR and First Aid certification, and must cover the cost of uniforms, protective equipment and mandatory physical and provincial fitness testing; municipal fire services also require 20/30 vision, medical clearance and a clean criminal record before hiring after graduation.
Application Details
Start Date:January
Application Deadline:Centennial publishes no application deadline for this program; what follows is the Ontario college cycle that governs it. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for a program starting in Fall 2027 the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and applications arriving after it are still assessed, but first-come first-served while places remain. Across the Ontario college system the application opened on 26 September 2026, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and an offer must be accepted by 1 May 2027. One $150 fee covers up to five program choices. International applicants apply directly to Centennial through its own international application process and are assessed on a rolling basis across the Fall, Winter and Summer intakes; the college publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
