Offered by Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada, Accessible Education Certificate - Fundamentals 1 is a certificate in Education & Teaching programme. The programme runs for 10 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Education & Teaching
Duration: 10 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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Running for ten months, this program offers an individualized course of study aimed at building academic and independent-living skills. Content focuses on interpersonal and self-management abilities, literacy and numeracy, and skills intended to raise personal independence over the course of study.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to Okanagan College's Accessible Education Certificate - Fundamentals 1 does not run through the college's standard secondary-graduation route. 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 and numeracy assessment; no specific pass percentage is published for this variant, and no English-language test score is required. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to learn in a group setting, emotional stability, commitment to learning, and a documented 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. Applicants lacking documentation may still receive conditional admission with an instructor recommendation and Department Chair approval.
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.
