NorQuest College offers Cert in Community Support Worker, a certificate in Social Work programme in Edmonton, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters. Tuition for international students is CAD 24,334 per total (CAD 7,242 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Social Work
Duration: 2 semesters
Local tuition: CAD 7,242 / total
International tuition: CAD 24,334 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This certificate program at NorQuest College prepares students for front-line work in human-service settings supporting marginalized communities and individuals. Students develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes for roles in settings such as street work organizations, group homes, shelters, immigrant settlement agencies, and services for people with disabilities and older adults. The certificate runs over two terms across eight months and includes 200 hours of work experience through a practicum plus 45 hours in a practicum seminar. Most classes are delivered in person, though some coursework requires access to a computer and internet connection. The program is based at the Edmonton campus. It suits students seeking entry into front-line human-service delivery roles, including positions with Indigenous child and family service agencies, street work organizations, group homes, immigrant settlement agencies, and disability or senior care organizations.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires English Language Arts 30-1 or 30-2 at 60% (or the equivalent ESLG 1860/1898 at 60%), with a free academic assessment available for a missing subject. Non-native English speakers must submit proof no more than two years old: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6, TOEFL iBT 84 with no section below 21, Cambridge English 180 with no section below 165, CAEL 70, PTE Academic 59 with no section below 56, Duolingo 115, or CLBA/CLBPA with no section below 8, plus ILAC Pathway 3.3; specified NorQuest ESL courses at 50-80% are also accepted. Before the work-integrated field placement, applicants who are 18 or older need a clear Police Information Check with Vulnerable Sector Check and an Intervention Record Check, submitted at least 45 days ahead. A 2.0 term and cumulative GPA is required to remain in good standing and graduate. The programme is not currently open to international students.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or refugees) apply to NorQuest College through ApplyAlberta: applications open October 1 of the prior year for the Fall intake, February 1 for Winter, and June 1 for Spring/Summer, with the domestic deadline set as the first Friday of the term itself and offers made on a first-qualified, first-admitted basis subject to seat availability. International applicants apply through NorQuest's own virtual admissions system and face earlier fixed deadlines: June 9 for Fall, October 15 for Winter, and February 9 for Spring/Summer entry. NorQuest publishes this schedule as a recurring policy rather than year-specific dates, and does not describe admission as fully rolling, since seats are limited by program. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
