Accessible Education Certificate at Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada is a certificate in Education & Teaching programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 0 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Education & Teaching
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 0 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Accessible Education Certificate program supports level two students to achieve their educational and personal development goals. In this program you will work on academic skills and independent living skills. The program content includes courses which focus on literacy and numeracy, interpersonal and self-management skills, creativity and self-expression, workplace awareness, and skills for increasing independence.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to Okanagan College's Accessible Education Certificate does not run through the college's standard secondary-graduation route; it is assessed on demonstrated need. Applicants must be at least 19 years old, or 18 and out of public school for 12 months, or hold a school-leaving certificate (younger applicants need a principal or counsellor recommendation and Dean approval). All applicants complete an intake interview with the Admissions Committee and a literacy assessment, passed at 90 per cent or better in accuracy and 75 per cent or better in comprehension. No English-language test score is required. Applicants must also demonstrate the ability to learn and participate in a group setting, emotional stability, commitment to learning, and an identified learning difficulty, supported by at least two of a psycho-educational assessment, IEP or school records, medical documentation, a CLBC referral, an instructor recommendation, or a community-agency referral, each obtained at the applicant's own expense.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC (a $30 CAD fee): Okanagan College sets no fixed closing date for most programmes in the 2026-27/2027-28 cycle. Applications for a Fall intake open at 8:30 a.m. on October's first business day of the preceding year, and for a Winter intake at 8:30 a.m. on February's first business day of the preceding year (exceptions apply); Practical Nursing's January intake opens at 9:00 a.m. on April's first business day of the preceding year. Most programmes accept applications until seats fill, though Nursing and Dental programmes set their own fixed or ranked deadlines on their own pages. International applicants also apply through EducationPlannerBC, paying a $100 CAD per-programme fee; the College publishes no institution-wide international closing date and directs applicants to each programme's own page. Admission is otherwise rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
