At Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek, Canada, Education Assistant Certificate is offered as a certificate in Education & Teaching programme. The programme runs for 16 months, delivered in a blended format. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 3,800 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Education & Teaching
Duration: 16 months
Delivery: Blended
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,800 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Education Assistant certificate prepares learners to support children and youth with diverse abilities in British Columbia K-12 classroom settings. The program provides blended theoretical, practical, and experiential learning while enabling you to document and synthesize their professional development through an Integrative Learning Portfolio. You will complete a practica within their communities allowing for practical applicaiton of classroom learning.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic applicants and those from standard-written-English countries meet the English requirement with a 'C' grade or higher in English 12, English Literature 12, English First Peoples 12, ENGL 050, ENGL 099, or a university-level English course, or by completing the NLC Writing Assessment for course placement. Education Assistant is one of the programmes covered by NLC's published English Language Requirement for international applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 78 with Speaking 19/Listening 19/Reading 18/Writing 23, CAEL 60 with each skill at or above 50-60, PTE Academic 57 with component minimums, or Duolingo 110 overall; students admitted with a borderline writing score must complete English 099 with a 'C' or higher in their first semester. Before registration, applicants must obtain a Ministry of Public Safety Schedule 'B' Criminal Record Check clearance letter showing 'Works With Children' status, and applicants residing outside Canada must submit police certificates for every country of residence in the previous five years. An entrance questionnaire is required post-admission. The programme runs Fall, Winter, and Spring intakes online.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall, Winter, and Spring
Application Deadline:Northern Lights College uses one admissions calendar for domestic and international applicants alike, applying through EducationPlannerBC or in person. Applications open about eleven months before each intake: 1 October for the following Fall, 1 February for the following Winter, and 1 June for the following Spring. For the 2027 cycle the priority deadline is 30 September 2026 for Winter 2027 entry, 31 January 2027 for Spring 2027 entry, and 31 May 2027 for Fall 2027 entry (dual-credit applicants get until 24 October 2026 and 23 June 2027 respectively), with a tuition deposit due about a month after each priority date. NLC states international applicants already in Canada on a valid visa follow the same domestic deadlines; after the priority date, seats remain open, on a rolling basis, until each term's add/drop date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
