Graduate Certificate in Transforming Child Protection to Wellbeing

You're a passionate advocate for child protection, child and family welfare, and children's rights in a variety of fields. You bring experience in working with children and youth at a professional or policy level. You want to engage in work that focuses on interventions that impact the lived realities of children and youth locally and internationally. The Graduate Certificate in Transforming Child Protection to Wellbeing helps you to critically reflect on and build an understanding of what's needed to work in partnership with communities to transform practices from their current state to a more holistic and effective approach to child and youth wellbeing.

In this program, you'll work cross-culturally, learning to support children and youth to thrive in various contexts, in Canada and globally. The Graduate Certificate in Transforming Child Protection to Wellbeing is delivered online over nine months.

a four-year (or comparable) undergraduate degree in a relevant and related field, with a minimum GPA of B+ (3.33/4.33), from a recognized post-secondary institution
at least two years of relevant work in some capacity with children, preferably at the leadership or management level
a personal statement addressing how you consider your academic education to be relevant and related


IELTS-Academic - 6.5 overall with a minimum 6.5 in writing and speaking, and 6.0 in listening and reading
TOEFL-iBT - 88 overall with a minimum 24 in writing, and 20 in listening, reading and speaking
PTE-A - 60 overall with a minimum 60 in writing and speaking, and 58 in listening and reading