At Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada, Advanced Skills Certificate is offered as a certificate in Upgrading/upskilling programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Upgrading/upskilling
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet.
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Adult Special Education Certificate allow students with learning difficulties to study basic literacy, math, communication, workplace awareness and other life skills.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry to Okanagan College's Advanced Skills Certificate (within the Adult Special Education stream) is not through the college's standard secondary-graduation route: it is a two-year, full-time program open only to students who have already successfully completed Okanagan College's Basic Skills Certificate - B (BSCB) program. Advancement requires the department's recommendation, based on the student's demonstrated continued academic growth and maturity while in BSCB, and applicants are expected to show maturity, independence and personal responsibility as learners. No secondary-school course grades, no English-language test score, and no separate portfolio or interview are published as admission conditions; the program can be taken full-time or part-time, with a maximum of three years to complete unless the department and Dean approve an extension.
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.
