Certificate in Academic and Professional English - Victoria - British Columbia - Camosun College - I360

If you're an internationally-trained professional and you need to improve your English, prepare to write an exam to become certified in your field, or gain Canadian work experience, the CAPE certificate program has the options you need to set you on the right path for the future.

Certificate in Academic and Professional English

On entry to the CAPE program, you are assessed in terms of your career/academic goals and training needs. Based on the results of your assessment, an instructor will advise you as to the program modules you need to complete to achieve your goals. The number of courses you need to complete determines the length of your program.

Academic Term 1

ELD 080

Intro to the Canadian Workplace

PLUS two (2) electives from:

ELD 086
   
Canadian Job Search Strategies

ELD 087*
   
Canadian Workplace Experience

ELD 088
   
Workplace Skills Development

ELD 089**

Accent Reduction

AND (if required) one of:

ELD 072

Advanced English

ELD 092
   
Provincial English Composition

ELD 094
   
Provincial English Literature

ELD 097
   
Technical & Professional English (ELD)

ENGL 140
   
Technical & Professional English

*You may need to get a criminal record check, immunizations, or fulfill other requirements according to the type of work experience, or, because an employer requires it to work on site.

**ELD 077 may be used in placed of ELD 089

Completion Requirements

To be eligible for a Certificate in Academic and Professional English, you must successfully complete ELD 080 plus two electives, plus Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 9 achieved through assessment or completion of one of the following options: a "C" in ELD 092 and ELD 094, or ELD 097, or ENGL 092 and ENGL 094, or ENGL 140, or an IELTS score of 6.5.