Cert in Community Integration Through Co-Operative Education (CICE) is a certificate in Social & Cultural Studies programme taught at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,750 per year for local students.
This two-year certificate is designed for individuals with exceptionalities or significant learning challenges, offering a modified college experience supported by Learning Strategists. All students take a shared set of core courses covering human relations and communication, life skills, job skills, computer skills, and health and wellness. Additional courses are drawn from current programs in fields such as Creative Industries, Community Services and Business, adapted to each student's interests and learning needs to build vocational skills in a chosen area. Work placements throughout the program develop employability and community involvement, with the aim of helping students move toward independence and transition into volunteer or paid employment, or further academic study.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This Ontario College Certificate is designed for learners with demonstrated academic needs requiring curriculum modification; admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC), or equivalent, or mature-student status for applicants 19 or older, together with a level of independence that does not require constant support or supervision and the ability to arrange transportation to the college and to any field placements or off-campus activities. Applicants must take part in an interview to determine program suitability, area of interest, and personal goals. The English-language requirement is Conestoga's institution-wide standard for diploma and certificate programs, applied where transcripts are not in English: IELTS Academic overall band 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no skill below 20, PTE Academic 53, CAEL 70 overall with Writing 60 and no sub-test below 30, or Duolingo 110. Canadian applicants with foreign transcripts require assessment by ICAS or WES.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
