Train the Trainer Short Certificate is a certificate in Education & Teaching programme offered by Vancouver Community College in Vancouver, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,500 per total for local students.
The certificate covers current approaches to curriculum development, instruction and reflective evaluation for those teaching in adult-learning settings. A broad range of instructional strategies is used throughout, which can include group work, case studies, guest speakers, field trips, discussions, presentations, assignments and interactive lecture formats.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires English-language proficiency at an English 12 level or equivalent, plus evidence of subject-matter expertise shown by a diploma, bachelor's degree, trades certification, substantial workplace experience, or departmental approval — the programme accepts candidates ranging from those with no teaching background to experienced practitioners who lack formal instructional training. No standardized English test score (IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, Duolingo, CAEL) is published. General VCC conditions apply: the programme serves Canadian citizens and permanent residents, though non-residents may take the fully online option from their home country without it supporting a study permit or post-graduation work permit; applicants must be 16 or older or a secondary-school graduate, and a complete application needs official transcripts, processed in the order applications are completed.
Application Details
Start Date:Continuous
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through EducationPlannerBC. VCC publishes each programme's own application window, term by term, on its When to Apply page rather than one college-wide date: windows open roughly six to twenty months before the term starts and close on a stated date, though popular programmes can close earlier once seats fill, since places generally go to eligible applicants in the order their application is completed. International applicants use the International Applicant option on EducationPlannerBC; VCC opens international applications on 1 February of the previous year for Winter entry, 1 June for Spring/Summer, and 1 October for Fall, with no fixed closing date — applications continue until roughly three to four months before the term begins or until it fills, so admission is effectively rolling for international applicants. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
