Human Services

Community Support Practitioner Requirements

Location

Vermilion

Credential

Diploma

Program Length

2 years

Admission requirements

1. High school diploma with a minimum of:

65% in English 30-1 or 80% in English 30-2

2. Proof of English language proficiency

Notes:

If you completed high school outside of Alberta, check provincial subject equivalents.
If you don’t have the academic requirements, you may qualify through special admissions.
If you are an International student, check eligible programs.

Program requirements and information

After you've been accepted into the program, you must also meet these program requirements.

Criminal record check

A clear criminal record check with vulnerable sector check is a legal requirement for some coursework as well as field placements,

Contact your local police department or RCMP detachment for cost and procedure.
You must request and be issued the check within 3 months of your program's start date.
You can't take specific courses where you work with children and youth, or get field placement (practicum) without this official check. If you don't provide the documents, you will be withdrawn from the program.
If you are an international student, you must provide a criminal record check from your home country.

Please note: You must be a minimum of 18 years old to get this criminal record check.

Submit these documents to the Human Services department before August 15 by either:

emailing susanne.martin@lakelandcollege.ca
bringing the original document with you on registration day

As you prepare for your start date, review this important information.

Field placement

Students must be in good standing with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 to be eligible for their field placement.
Students must be in good health, highly motivated, emotionally mature and stable. A high degree of tolerance and respect for the rights of others is required.
A current First Aid in Childcare Certificate may be required.
A Child Intervention Record Check (IRC) may be required.
Students must be prepared to relocate to larger centres for work-integrated learning field placements.

Course enrolment

Enrolment is the final step after you've been accepted, paid your tuition deposit, and the timetable has been set.

You will be automatically enrolled in your courses.
You can expect to be enrolled beginning 2-3 months before the program start date.
Once you've been enrolled, your schedule will be available in My Lakeland.

Recognition of prior learning

If you completed relevant courses at another post-secondary institution, you may be eligible for transfer credit. Apply for transfer credit at least 2 months before classes start by completing the transfer credit form.

Review all of the other ways Lakeland does prior learning assessments.

Graduation requirements

When you complete the requirements with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, you will be awarded a Community Support Practitioner diploma.

Community Support Practitioner Requirements

Admission requirements

Program requirements and information

Graduation requirements

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