Courses & Completion

Program requirements
3 core courses + 133 credit hours in elective seminars

This program is designed for part-time students who are currently working in the field. Most students complete the program in two to three years. Students have a maximum of five years to complete the program. It consists of 250 credit hours (three core courses of 39 hours each and the remainder made up in electives). Note that courses may not be offered every semester.

To recognize your need for flexibility and accessibility, the CACE program offers courses in various formats: weekdays, evenings, and weekends.

Some courses have a pre-course work component to be completed prior to the class start date.

Course work

We strongly recommend that you complete Adult Education Principles and Practice as your first course in your studies. The other courses can be taken in any order.

Core courses - complete all 3
course #		days	starts	cost
EXCACE 5801	Adult Education Principles and Practice			$575
	full	SD	May 26
		T	Sep 11
		WS	Jan 23
EXCACE 5711	Adult Learning & Development			$575
		TS	Jun 23
		TS	Oct 13
EXCACE 5883	Planning and Delivery of Adult Education			$575
		MTW	Jun 25
		T	Jan 8
M-Monday T-Tuesday W-Wednesday R-Thursday F-Friday S-Saturday D-Sunday

Elective courses - complete minimum of 133 hours
course #		days	starts	cost
EXCACE 5962	Action Learning: The Practice of Learning in Real Time  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXCACE 7129	Connecting The Dots: Program Planning in Adult Literacy  (9 hrs)			TBA
EXCACE 7131	Creating Training Manuals That Work  (14 hrs)			$475
		R	Nov 1
EXCACE 5995	e-Learning Toolkit  (10 hrs)			$410
		Online	Sep 17
		Online	Jan 14
EXCACE 7137	e-Teaching: Introduction to Developing and Facilitating Online Courses  (30 hrs)			$575
		Online	Mar 18
EXCACE 7138	Facilitation of Adult Learning  (39 hrs)			$575
		M	Jan 14
EXCACE 5824	Instructional Design in Adult Education  (14 hrs)			$475
		R	Sep 13
EXCACE 7139	Job Task Analysis for Human Resources and Training  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXCACE 7121	Learning and Corporate Culture, Power and Politics  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXCACE 5704	Leadership and Management of Adult Education Overview  (39 hrs)			$575
		WSD	Jan 16
EXCACE 5707	Workplace Learning  (14 hrs)			$530
		T	Jan 15
EXCACE 5710	Learning Design and Technology Overview Course  (39 hrs)			$575
		W	Oct 17
EXCACE 5866	Needs Assessment in Training  (14 hrs)			TBA
EXCACE 7128	Perspectives in Adult Literacy  (6 hrs)			TBA
EXCACE 5705	Program Evaluation  (21 hrs)			$530
		M	Sep 10
EXCACE 7125	Reflecting on Practice: Focus on Literacy  (39 hrs)			TBA
EXCACE 5987	Reflexive Practice  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXCACE 7136	Stepping Stones to Volunteerism: Volunteer Management  (9 hrs)			TBA
EXCACE 7132	Thinking Styles: How they Affect Learning and Facilitation  (14 hrs)			$545
		RF	Feb 21
EXCACE 7135	Tools and Technologies for E-Learning  (30 hrs)			$575
		Online	Feb 11
EXCACE 5927	Train the Trainer  (39 hrs)			$630
		WRF	Oct 10
EXCACE 5963	Understanding and Working with Learning Styles  (21 hrs)			$530
		MTW	Sep 17
EXCACE 7133	Violence and Learning: Impacting Learners and Practice  (14 hrs)			TBA
EXCACE 5706	Designing and Facilitating Synchronous e-Learning  (30 hrs)			TBA
EXMGT 5603	Managing Performance Through Training and Development  (39 hrs)			$575
		Started on	Apr 10
		S	Sep 8
EXMGT 5678	Directing and Managing Organizational Change  (39 hrs)			$575
		T	Sep 11
		RFSD	Jan 11
EXMGT 5616	Project Planning and Management  (39 hrs)			$575
		R	Jan 17
M-Monday T-Tuesday W-Wednesday R-Thursday F-Friday S-Saturday D-Sunday

Further studies – not for credit

We invite you to further your studies with us. Note that these courses do not count for credit towards your certificate.

Further studies – not for credit
course #		days	starts	cost
EXGEN 5979	Systems Thinking			TBA
EXGEN 7126	Learning and Organizational Design			$385
		WRF	May 30
EXGEN 7123	Storytelling and Leadership			TBA
M-Monday T-Tuesday W-Wednesday R-Thursday F-Friday S-Saturday D-Sunday

Future Course Offerings

CACE and Literacy Alberta announced their collaborative relationship in the fall of 2009. Through this partnership, professional development courses for adult literacy practitioners will be offered through the Adult and Continuing Education program.

Adult literacy practitioners who wish to continue their professional development can enroll in the Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education program either immediately or after completing one or more adult literacy courses.

• Adults as Learners
• Assessment and Teaching/Learning Strategies
• Creating Environments to Support Holistic Learning
• Demystifying Working Relationships
• ESL Assessment: A Language We Can All Understand
• Knowing the ESL Learner
• Learning Disabilities and Strategies for Supporting Learning
• Making Connections in Your Community
• So You Work for a Non-Profit: A Look at Policy and Administration
• Stepping Stones to Volunteerism
• Tutor Training

Program completion and graduation

When registering for your final course, submit the application for graduation no later than February 1st.

• A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 is required to obtain the certificate (3.5 or higher earns a certificate with distinction).
• Complete and return the Application for Graduation whether or not you plan on attending the annual graduation ceremony (in June).