Cert in Community Integration Through Co-Operative Education is a certificate in Social Work programme offered by Georgian College in Barrie, Canada. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,619 per semester (CAD 1,387 per semester for local students).
The program supports students with diverse learning challenges who need academic accommodations and modifications, building academic and vocational knowledge and skills across both core and integrated courses, with field placements for practice. Course content is adapted by learning facilitators to each student's strengths and abilities, supported by accommodations, tutoring and support sessions that keep the work challenging yet achievable. The aim is readiness for entry-level work, along with building independence and the self-advocacy skills needed for adult life.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This Certificate is Georgian's accommodated-learning programme: applicants need an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Certificate, or must be at least 19 years old on the first day of classes, and must demonstrate both academic needs that call for curriculum modification, accommodation and learning-facilitator support, and enough independence to manage without constant supervision. A third party must complete an Advocate Reference Form on the applicant's behalf, and every applicant attends a programme admissions interview involving comprehension exercises and questions about themselves; first-year enrolment is limited, so meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee a seat. Mature applicants and those with equivalent credentials such as GED completion, upgrading or prior post-secondary coursework are considered under Georgian's general admission policies. The programme page states no programme-specific language-test score; Georgian's institution-wide English Language Proficiency Requirement for certificate programmes applies instead — IELTS Academic 6.0, TOEFL iBT 79, or Duolingo English Test 110, from Georgian's international admissions page.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes Georgian lists on this program's own page (checked 6 September 2026): Fall 2026 at Barrie, Owen Sound; Fall 2027 at Barrie, Owen Sound. Campus names are the ones Georgian gives for each start; not every campus runs every intake. On Georgian's academic calendar for standard 14-week programs, the fall term opens with orientation on 8 September 2026 and classes on 9 September 2026; the fall term opens with orientation on 7 September 2027 and classes on 8 September 2027. Individual programs vary from that pattern.
Application Deadline:Georgian publishes no deadline unique to this program, and it is not on the college's highly competitive list for Fall 2026 entry. The dates below are the college-wide ones.
DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through ontariocolleges.ca. 1 February is the equal consideration date: an application received on or before it is weighed alongside every other application received by then, while later ones are handled in the order they arrive for as long as seats last. Georgian's own worked example ties each 1 February to the fall, winter and summer that follow, so the date now in force is 1 February 2027 for entry in Fall 2027, Winter 2028 or Summer 2028. Letters of acceptance for most programs start going out on 1 November (1 November 2026 in the current cycle) and keep going until a program fills; an offer is confirmed back through ontariocolleges.ca by the deadline printed on it, normally 1 May (1 May 2027 this cycle), and only one offer may be held at a time. Late applicants can still receive an offer as far as the fifth day of the term. For a program in this category Georgian normally keeps accepting applicants after 1 February — check ontariocolleges.ca for current availability.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS have no fixed cut-off. They apply directly to Georgian through its own applicant portal, which is also where a program's availability to international students is shown, and applications are taken year-round subject to that availability — Georgian warns that a program open when you apply can be closed by the time your file is assessed, and urges applying early enough to leave time for a study permit. A CAD 100 application fee applies, and a seat is only held once the pre-admission invoice is accepted and the non-refundable CAD 2,500 deposit is paid.
