Early Childhood Care and Learning Certificate at College of New Caledonia in Prince George, Canada is a certificate in Education & Teaching programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 7,700 per total for local students.
The certificate opens opportunities to work either with children who need extra support or with infants and toddlers, preparing graduates for the behavioural, organizational and personal challenges professional caregivers commonly face. Training focuses on the skills needed to support infants, toddlers and children with diverse abilities.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires successful completion of Grade 12, including English 12 or English 12: First Peoples at a minimum grade of C, or the equivalent; CNC's Academic Upgrading pathway is available to applicants short of this. The programme page states no test-based English-language requirement of its own; applicants otherwise meet CNC's general levels of IELTS Academic overall 6.0 with no band below 6.0, PTE Academic overall 59 with no section below 55, CAEL overall 60 with no subtest below 60, CELPIP General with no section below 7, or Duolingo English Test overall 115 valid two years, as set out in CNC's admission requirements. Once accepted, students must submit current immunization and TB-screening documentation plus a Self-Health Report before the programme starts, and must clear a Schedule B criminal record search through the Ministry of Justice at their own expense.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:College of New Caledonia runs first-qualified, first-accepted admissions with no single deadline for most programmes. Domestic and international applicants use the same process, though international students also go through CNC's international application page: applications for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 entry are open now, and applications for Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 entry open on 1 October 2026. Seats are assessed on a rolling basis and close once a programme fills or the term begins; CNC advises applying as soon as applications open, and international applicants typically get an offer letter within four to six weeks. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program) and the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Diploma are exceptions, each carrying a fixed 1 March application-and-documentation deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.