At Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada, Human Services Foundation is offered as a certificate in Upgrading/upskilling programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,477 per year (CAD 2,750 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Upgrading/upskilling
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,750 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,477 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This one-year certificate program is designed to support students as they prepare to enter a variety of career-based academic programs in human service fields. The program will strengthen students' academic skills and assist them in developing greater knowledge and awareness of the range of human service career options. Through intentionally designed program activities, students will engage with relevant career programs in order to develop a fuller understanding of the professional requirements of those programs and determine personal suitability and fit.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older, plus Grade 12 compulsory English at the C or U level or equivalent, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications course (COMM1251). The page does not itself quote a language-test score, deferring to the college's institution-wide English Language Proficiency Requirement, which for certificate programs sets IELTS Academic 6.0, TOEFL iBT 80, PTE Academic 53, or Duolingo 110; it separately states that a sound background in English is important for success and is considered during admission selection, with minimum cut-offs applying though no figure is quoted here. Academic strength is calculated by averaging required subject marks, with bonus points for Advanced-level, OAC, or post-secondary courses. Applicants with non-Canadian transcripts must obtain a course-by-course credential evaluation.
Application Details
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.
