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.
To be completed over one year, on a part-time basis, the Integrated Learning Design 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.
CAREER EXPECTATIONS:
The Integrated Learning Design associate certificate provides you with a credential often required for employment in a wide range of industries in the educational field (e.g., government, business, healthcare, community, and post-secondary education).
As a graduate, you may launch a career as learning designer, instructional designer, training and development consultant, workplace trainer, learning strategist, e-learning developer, curriculum designer, or group facilitator. With additional credential or work experience, you may advance to positions such as college and planning instructor, vocational school administrator, public health educator, or education consultant.
The Integrated Learning Design program may also open doors to international work opportunities as corporations and post-secondary institutions around the world are out-sourcing their learning design and e-learning course materials. India, for instance, is a hotbed for instructional design and e-learning production.
