PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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Develop Your Potential.
As someone who helps adults learn, you have the opportunity to encourage and model life-long learning. UVic's Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education (CACE) is an exciting, award-winning, professional development program for people, like you, who want to enhance their effectiveness as adult educators and trainers in:
Courses are offered on campus at the University of Victoria on weekdays, weekends, during the summer, and by distance education. Learning is accessible to part-time learners outside working hours.
What does the CACE program offer me?
Who qualifies?
It is recommended that participants have completed secondary school and possess a minimum of three years' experience working in adult or continuing education. If you do not meet these requirements but have appropriate and equivalent education and work experience then we still encourage you to apply.
Who should enrol?
The certificate is designed for those already working in the profession rather than for those entering it. Contact the CACE office if you are unsure of whether or not you qualify.
Learning Outcomes.
Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education (CACE) graduates will be able to utilize effective methods and techniques to plan, conduct and evaluate adult education programs. They'll be able to promote life-long learning through the integration of knowledge of adult learning theory, issues, concepts and ideas into their professional practice.
Upon completing the CACE program, graduates will be able to:
Assessment in the CACE program consists of assignments that are meant to support students in making strong connections between the theory and practice. There are no exams. Assignment criteria vary according to the course and instructor. Typically there are set assignment deadlines but instructors are flexible when students approach them with the need to alter assignment due dates.
The certificate consists of four required courses (EDCA100, EDCA200, EDCA300, and EDCA400), and a minimum of 4.0 elective credits worth of course work (1.0 credits = 39 instructional hours). Each semester, a selection of the required courses and elective courses are offered online and/or face-to-face at UVic.
Certificate courses are offered by distance education in each of the following terms:
Some distance education courses include only online materials while some require that students purchase a course pack of readings and sometimes a textbook from the UVic bookstore. You’ll participate in online discussions with fellow students and the instructor using a learning management system called Moodle. An internet connection is all that is required to access Moodle. You’ll be sent a URL and start-up information in the weeks prior to the start of your course.
Students should expect to spend 8-10 hours each week on their coursework (readings, assignments, online discussion). You won’t be required to be online each day; usually two or three times per week is adequate.
CACE Program Completion Requirements.
The certificate consists of four required courses (EDCA100, EDCA200, EDCA300, and EDCA400) and a minimum of 4.0 elective credits worth of course work (1.0 credits = 39 instructional hours).