College Diploma - Educational Support (B899)

The Educational Support program is the perfect course of study for people interested in supporting children and adolescents with special needs in academic settings. This program will prepare students to work in concert with education professionals in the classroom to maximize learning opportunities for exceptional students and their families. Students will receive the knowledge and skills required to work in a multidisciplinary environment by working alongside teachers, EAs, speech-language pathologists, and physiotherapists.

Program Highlights:

• Highly experienced instructors who have several years of involvement in the field of special education provide instruction and professional development • Placement opportunities in a variety of educational settings where students will further develop their workplace skills under the supervision of experienced professionals • Use the most up-to-date assistive and augmentative technologies to assist in supporting students’ needs • Learning to construct and apply knowledge on a variety of topics related to special education • Opportunity to obtain relevant certificates within the program (e.g., lifting, feeding, Behaviour Management Systems Training, etc.)