Whether you are a working professional or adult education student, UFV's Integrated Learning Design associate certificate is designed to equip you with the skills to create, evaluate, and revise curriculum and learning materials in any industry or setting where the transmission of knowledge is key to growth.
Delivered through experiential learning and work-integrated learning practices, the 15-credit program provides you with unparalleled breadth of knowledge and practical experience in the field of adult education.
The certificate can be completed in a year on a part-time basis, provided students complete the courses when they are offered. The Integrated Learning Design associate certificate is structured around social responsibility, with core courses drawing from inclusion, universal design, Indigenization, intercultural competence, and safety principles.
As part of the program, you explore course design concepts and lesson planning techniques. You expand your understanding of teaching philosophies and collaborative learning practices. You also gain practical expertise in learning strategies, instructional design, student assessments, and online teaching and learning processes.
In addition to core courses, the Integrated Learning design program offers interdisciplinary elective options in communications, graphic design, business, and computer information systems, which allow you to specialize in your own areas of interest.
After you graduate, you are ready to work as an instructor or a learning designer in a wide range of fields, including post-secondary education, corporate sector, healthcare, government and non-profit.