Country: Canada
Duration: 1 Year or Less
Program Level: Diploma
Country: Canada
Duration: 1 Year or Less
Program Level: Diploma
The Child and Youth Care (Accelerated) program will teach you the skills you need to work effectively with children, youth, and families who are experiencing social, emotional, developmental, and behavioural challenges.
Apply to this accelerated program if you have an existing diploma or degree.
If you apply to the 2024/25 intake for this program, you will start in May 2025. To begin this program in May 2024, apply to the 2023/24 academic year.
The Child and Youth Care (Accelerated) (C153) advanced diploma program will teach you to support at-risk children, youth and families by developing therapeutic skills and abilities. Over the course of 12 consecutive months (three semesters), you will learn how to build therapeutic relationships with clients and collaborate with a professional team as you develop skill sets to create a professional identity as an agent of change.
This accelerated program stream is a condensed version of the three-year Child and Youth Care (C133) program.
The scope of child and youth care (CYC) practitioners includes the following:
In preparation for the field or clinical placement in the Child and Youth Care (Accelerated) program, you will be required to work in multiple small and large groups within classes and community settings.
Child and Youth Care (Accelerated) (C153) students will get the chance to develop valuable hands-on experience through two supervised field placement opportunities.
The first placement occurs over seven consecutive weeks in the summer semester, and the second placement occurs over four consecutive months in the winter semester. Each placement is four days/week.
Field placement opportunities take place in agencies and institutions that offer services to the community within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The CYC program also offers international placement experiences when possible.
Typical placement sites include:
Students are expected to work both day and evening shifts (not overnight), and may be requested to work on some weekends.
Applicants with international transcripts who do not provide English proficiency test results must test at the college level in the George Brown College English assessment to be considered for admission.
| language proficiency Testing Program | Diploma/Certificate Programs |
Postgraduate Programs and Fast-track/ Bridges** | GBC Degree Programs* |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Brown English for Academic (EAP) Program | Level 8 | Level 9 | Level 9 |
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.0, minimum 5.5 in each skill band | 6.5, minimum 6.0 in each skill band | 6.5, minimum 6.0 in each skill band |
| TOEFL | 80 (online) minimum 20 in each skill band | 88 (online) minimum 22 in each skill band | 84 (online) minimum 21 in each skill band |
| MELAB | 80 | 85 | 85 |
| PTE (Academic) | 54, overall minimum 50 in each skill band |
60, overall minimum 55 in each skill band |
60, overall minimum 55 in each skill band |
| CAEL | 60 (overall) | 70 overall (writing 60) | 70 overall (writing 60) |
| Cambridge English Exams (B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) | 169 or more (with no individual skill below 162) | 176 or more (with no individual skill below 169) | 176 or more (with no individual skill below 169) |
| George Brown Admissions Test (Mature applicants only) | Available | Available | Not Available |
CAD26,510.00 Approx.
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| Living Costs | $11,800 - $15,750/Year |
| Application Fee | $100 - $200 |
| IELTS Requirement | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Work Opportunities | Yes; Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (up to 3 years) |
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