Community Support Practitioner
Community Support Practitioner
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SarahJayne Biglieni
Human Services Enrolment Specialist
780 853 0902
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Create connections with individuals by supporting independent living within their community. You will learn about aging and diverse populations and may find employment in residential care settings or community-based support services.
Our community support practitioner program prepares you to support individual's needs.
Your courses will focus on:
- recognizing and advocating for additional services
- developing and maintaining relationships to support independence
- aging individuals care
- dementia care
- community advocacy and planning
- death, dying and bereavement
Your learning will be put into action with four 4-week field placements. You'll also have online components in this program. Learn more about blended programs at Lakeland.
Requirements
More program details
Our tuition and fees page has details about academic, application and mandatory fees and their cost breakdown per term.
You can also find a list of Human Services textbooks.
Below is the list of the required year 1 and year 2 courses. Face-to-face courses are delivered over 2 semesters.
About field placements
You need a minimum 2.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) to be eligible for your field placement.
Your weekly class schedule can be found on your My Lakeland student portal when available. This is usually one month prior to the program start date.
Important dates found below include your tuition due date, your program registration/start date, events and holidays.
Dates are subject to change. We recommend you check here regularly for any updates.
Note: Dates are subject to change.
2025 Fall term/semester
Date | Event |
Aug 11 | Fees due, fall term |
Sep 2 | Registration Day |
Sep 3 | First day of classes |
Sep 10 | Last day to add fall term courses |
Sep 23 | Last day to drop fall term courses. Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit. |
Sep 30 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, college closed |
Oct 13 | Thanksgiving, college closed |
Nov 3 | Last day to withdraw from fall term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit |
Nov 10-11 | Fall break for students |
Nov 11 | Remembrance Day, college closed |
Dec 1 | Fees due, winter term |
Dec 12 | Last day of classes |
Dec 13 - Jan 5 | Christmas break for students |
2026 Winter term/semester
Date | Event |
Jan 6 | First day of classes |
Jan 13 | Last day to add winter term courses |
Jan 27 | Last day to drop winter term courses. Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of winter term fees. |
Feb 16-20 | Reading week/spring break |
Mar 13 | Last day to withdraw from winter term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit. |
Apr 3-6 | Easter Break, college closed |
Apr 24 | Last day classes |
Jun 5 | Vermilion campus Convocation |
Note: Dates are subject to change.
2026 Fall term/semester
Date | Event |
Aug 12 | Fees due, fall term |
Sep 1 | Registration Day |
Sep 2 | First day of classes |
Sep 7 | Labor Day, college closed |
Sep 9 | Last day to add fall term courses |
Sep 22 | Last day to drop fall term courses. Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit. |
Sep 30 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, college closed |
Oct 12 | Thanksgiving, college closed |
Nov 2 | Last day to withdraw from fall term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit |
Nov 9-13 | Fall break for students |
Nov 11 | Remembrance Day, college closed |
Dec 1 | Fees due, winter term |
Dec 18 | Last day of classes |
Dec 21 - Jan4 | Christmas break for students |
2027 Winter term/semester
Date | Event |
Jan 5 | First day of classes |
Jan 12 | Last day to add winter term courses |
Jan 25 | Last day to drop winter term courses. Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of winter term fees. |
Feb 15 | Family Day, college closed |
Feb 15-29 | Reading week/spring break |
Mar 12 | Last day to withdraw from winter term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit. |
Mar 26-29 | Easter Break, college closed |
Apr 23 | Last day classes |
Jun 4 | Vermilion campus Convocation |
Continue your learning
Add to your skill set by taking another Lakeland College human services program.
- add another diploma - early childhood education
- take an online certificate to expand your tool kit. Animal Assisted Wellness and Community Mental Health are both options.
- take basic courses in American Sign Language


Graduates from Lakeland's community support practitioner program are primed to make a difference in the lives of the people around them. They do this in many ways, often finding work in care facilities, rehab centres, resource centres and in independent homes.