Indigenous Language Documentation Micro-certificate is a micro-credential in Indigenous Focus programme taught at University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,100 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Micro-credential
Field:Indigenous Focus
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,100 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Indigenous Language Documentation micro-certificate provides training for those looking to engage in language documentation and reclamation initiatives. Learners will gain skills in documentation and recording, learn proper protocols for working with knowledge keepers and archival documents, create new materials for Indigenous language revitalization, and gain a better understanding of intellectual ownership of Indigenous intangible cultural property. Participants in this credit program will gain essential skills for employment. This includes activities such as audio/video recording and editing, creating resources and best practices for record collection, and language revitalization projects at the community and government level.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This University of Victoria Continuing Studies micro-certificate is open to all learners, with the program page stating that preference is given to Indigenous applicants, individuals with close connections to Indigenous communities, and individuals working on behalf of Indigenous nations and organizations. No secondary or post-secondary academic prerequisite, minimum grade point average, English-language test score, portfolio or interview is specified on the program page. There is no stated minimum education level or competitive average; admission rests on the stated community-connection preference rather than an academic screening process.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, which opens for 2027-entry applications on 1 October 2026: most degree programmes see September 2027 entry close 31 January 2027, January 2027 entry close 30 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry close 31 March 2027, though Teacher Education post-degree programmes close 2 January 2027, Indigenous Education post-degree admits on an ongoing basis, and Engineering's Summer entry (high-school graduates only) closes 31 December 2026. International applicants use the same portal and face identical dates, since UVic publishes no separate international deadline. UVic treats these as fixed annual dates rather than rolling admission, though it warns any programme can close early without notice. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
