At College of New Caledonia in Prince George, Canada, Education Assistant Certificate is offered as a certificate in Education & Teaching programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 3,500 per total for local students.
The certificate prepares classroom education assistants to support children with disabilities through combined in-class and practicum learning, suiting both newcomers and those already working in the role. Topics include professional practice and accountability, school and community relationships, communication, learning and support strategies, human diversity, literacy support and inclusion.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to the Education Assistant Certificate requires English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12, ENGL 050 or 051 (minimum C), or equivalent. Because the programme includes a practicum working with vulnerable people, accepted applicants must pass a provincial Schedule B criminal record search; RCMP checks are not accepted. Students are expected to commit roughly ten hours a week per course, have access to a computer and reliable high-speed internet, hold basic computer skills including MS Word, and, if living outside Prince George or Quesnel, arrange their own practicum placement. The programme page defers to CNC's general admission-requirements page for further conditions. The programme page does not set its own English-language proficiency scores; non-native English speakers must meet CNC's institution-wide requirement, published on its admission-requirements page: IELTS Academic overall 6.0 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT overall 80 (no section below 17), PTE Academic overall 59 (no section below 55), CAEL overall 60+ (no subtest below 60), CELPIP General with no section below 7, or Duolingo English Test overall 110, scores valid two years.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall and Spring
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.
