St. Clair College offers Cert in Pre-Service Firefighter Education and Training, a certificate in Fire, Justice & Security programme in Windsor, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 28,826 per total (CAD 12,941 per total for local students).
This one-year Ontario Certificate program builds knowledge and skills in the scientific principles behind an introduction to the fire service, fire behaviour, environmental protection and rescue operations, emergency patient care for firefighters, fire ground operations, and fire prevention and education within the community. On completion, graduates become eligible for provincial testing toward Office of the Fire Marshal firefighter certification, meeting the NFPA 1001 and NFPA 1072 standards.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an OSSD with the majority of credits at College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) level, plus Grade 12 English (ENG4U, ENG4C, EAE4C or EAE4U) and Grade 12 Math (MCT4C, MAP4C, MHF4U or MCV4U). Mature applicants without an OSSD may write the College's admission tests. The page sets no programme-specific language score, so the institution-wide certificate-level English requirement applies: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL iBT 60, PTE Academic 52, CAEL 60, CELPIP General 7.0 in each module, or Duolingo 110, within two years; the programme itself further requires the ability to communicate in English, both written and verbal. Before the Pre-Graduate Experience component, students must pass a bona fide job-related physical fitness test, have no unpardoned criminal conviction, and attend a mandatory orientation session. Domestic applicants apply via Ontario Colleges; international applicants via International OCAS.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the online application opened on 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, colleges may start sending offers from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers are due by 1 May 2027; Winter 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 15 September 2026. St. Clair flags eight oversubscribed programmes and thirteen high-interest programmes for which it recommends applying by 1 February. After the equal-consideration dates, applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain. International applicants apply through the International OCAS portal and are admitted on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis; St. Clair publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
