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Essentials Certificate of Completion

Essentials Programs

Earn a certificate of completion and receive a microcredential highlighting the skills you’ve gained

Upon successfully completing this program, you will receive a microcredential recognizing your learning achievement. Complete with details of the skills and specialized knowledge you have acquired, the microcredential is digitally shareable, making it easy to add to your resume, LinkedIn profile and to share with current or prospective employers.

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Certificate Options

Please note: Students will have a maximum of three years to complete all requirements for an Essentials Certificate of Completion.

Essentials Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of five full days of coursework (day equivalency can be found in the 3rd column of the table on the schedule page) including an evaluation component for each course within the specified Essentials stream, you will receive a microcredential to complement your non-academic certificate of completion. This microcredential will list all the skills you acquired during the courses for you to share and showcase to present and future employers.

Essentials Multi-Competency Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of five full days of any Essentials coursework (day equivalency can be found in the 3rd column of the table on the schedule page) including an evaluation component for each course, you will receive a microcredential to complement your non-academic certificate of completion. This microcredential will list all the skills you acquired during the courses for you to share and showcase to present and future employers.

Multiple Essentials Certificates

Use up to two days’ worth of courses in two Essentials Programs (day equivalency can be found in the 3rd column of the table on the schedule page). A completed course can be transferred once.