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Micro-Credentials

Micro-Credentials

Advance your skills and knowledge with our short, skill-focused professional development micro-credentials designed to meet current labour market and community needs.

Work through the online learning material at your own pace, at times that work best for you. Some micro-credentials may also include placement hours and/or live (synchronous) virtual sessions with a facilitator.

Upon successful completion, you will receive a digital badge that can be shared on your résumé, e-portfolio, and social media platforms to showcase your achievement.

Explore the micro-credentials below to learn more.

Working with Children in Education & Community Services

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Child Welfare

This micro-credential offers a comprehensive overview of Ontario’s Child Welfare system, tracing its evolution from its inception to modern day. Additionally, this course examines the rights afforded to children globally, analyzes prevalent forms of child maltreatment, and emphasizes the crucial role of caregiver engagement in promoting child safety.

After successful completion of this program, students may complete the Child Welfare II micro-credential.

Child Welfare Micro-Credentials

Educational Support

Further develop your skills and training as an Education Assistant to provide the best support possible to children with exceptional education needs.

The Educational Support micro-credential offers focused training for those working with children with exceptionalities, including courses in child development, classroom management, and assistive devices.

 

Educational Support Micro-Credentials

Farm & Large Animal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians

Vet tech from Northern College working with cattle on farm

Gain specialized training to differentiate your practice as a Veterinary Technician focusing on large animals and farm settings.

The Large Animal Medicine micro-credentials are designed by leading industry experts to provide additional training and experience for Veterinary Technicians focusing their practice with large animals and in farm settings. Each micro-credential of the program is concluded with a three-day in-person Farm School in Haileybury, Ontario.

Micro-credentials offered include:

  • VT5011 – Dairy Cattle Health Production Medicine & Software
  • VT5021 – Dairy Calf Health
  • VT5031 – Beef Cattle Health
  • VT5061 – Swine / Pig Health

Large Animal Medicine Micro-Credentials

Fundamentals for the Homelessness Serving Sector

social workers preparing donations for people experiencing homelessness

An introduction to approaches and ideas that support individuals experiencing homelessness to train for a career in the trades and human services.

Students will learn about current models, including volunteer models, vocational employment programs, and day-ready approaches to engage people with complex needs.

Skills Acquired Through Completing this Micro-Credential:

  • By the end of this micro-credential, students will be able to:
  • Discuss micro-credential content through key terms and core concepts in ending homelessness.
  • Identify and discuss key principles and structures of vocational programs within the trades targeted toward People with Lived and Living Experience (PLLE).
  • Relate case studies to the development of innovative ideas in Northern communities (Examples: Hummingbird, Help Seeker, Brave and Talking Stick).
  • Identify key principles of impactful vocational programs within the trades that connect individuals
    with living/lived experience of homelessness with employment.

Homelessness Serving Sector

Contact Us

Not sure where to start? For questions about our micro-credentials, please contact NCMicro@northern.on.ca.

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