Diploma in Techniques d'éducation spécialisée at Collège Shawinigan in Shawinigan, Canada is a diploma in Special Education programme. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,150 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Special Education
Duration: 3 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,150 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Techniques d'éducation spécialisée is a DEC at Cégep de Shawinigan that prepares students for work as special-care counsellors, supporting people of all ages who experience or are at risk of experiencing difficulties tied to emotional, physical, intellectual, social, behavioural, or mental-health challenges. The program frames this work around prevention, adaptation, and rehabilitation aimed at helping people participate socially, and it emphasizes developing attitudes such as empathy, adaptability, and sound judgment alongside technical knowledge and skills. Training combines classroom instruction, laboratory practice, and time in workplace settings, with the page describing close ties to a variety of community and institutional environments and an emphasis on availability of teaching staff throughout the program. The page notes a strong regional and provincial job-placement record for graduates. Students in this program work with clients across the lifespan, from children to older adults, depending on the setting. The program suits students who are attentive to others' needs, comfortable building trust with people in vulnerable situations, adaptable, and interested in intervention-focused roles in schools, health and social-service networks, community organizations, or residential settings for children, youth, adults, or seniors with additional support needs.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission is based on the Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES), completed with Langue d'enseignement de 5e secondaire, Langue seconde de 5e secondaire, Mathématiques de 4e secondaire, Sciences de 4e secondaire (ST, ATS or equivalent) and Histoire et éducation à la citoyenneté de 4e secondaire; a Diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) covering the same secondary-5 language courses and secondary-4 mathematics is also accepted, as is training the Cégep judges equivalent. The secondary-5 French-language-of-instruction and second-language courses embedded in the DES stand in for a separate language requirement on this domestic programme page, which publishes no French or English proficiency test score. Beyond the general DES/DEP conditions above, admission also requires satisfying the course prerequisites and other conditions the ministère sets for the programme and any admission conditions the Cégep sets for it specifically, though the page does not name additional subjects. Practicum placement sites may request a declaration of absence of a criminal record.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic (Quebec/Canadian) applicants apply through SRAM (admission.sram.qc.ca): for the Hiver (Winter) 2027 session the portal opened September 15, 2026, with Round 1 closing November 1, 2026 and Round 2 closing November 25, 2026; for Automne (Fall) 2027 entry, SRAM's fixed system-wide Round 1 cutoff is March 1, 2027, though the college has not yet posted 2027-specific Round 2/3 dates (Automne 2026 saw April 23 and May 28, 2026 for those rounds). International applicants face fixed, non-rolling SRAM deadlines instead of rounds: March 14 for Automne entry and May 31 for Hiver entry, with no exceptions once the date passes. Admission is therefore round-based for domestic candidates and firm for international ones. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
