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Learning and access to learning is
important to all Canadian adults. An individual can expect to
change careers or career direction at least three times within
his/her working life. This will require the ability to
constantly acquire new knowledge and skills. The Community
Access division endeavours to meet these lifelong learning
needs of adults using traditional as well as innovative
delivery methods. Delivery methods such as computer-mediated
instruction, onsite training, and contract training options are
currently used in Community Access. Innovative methods of
assessment such as laddering and PLAR (Prior Learning
Assessment and Recognition) are also used throughout the
division’s programs.
The division also tries to alleviate
the barriers to access to learning opportunities faced by
people needing high school completion and upgrading to continue
with their post-secondary education goals, through the College
and Career Preparation department.
Dean: Karen Evans, BAdmin (Athabasca),
MIR (Queen’s)
Phone: 604-854-4518 Administrative Assistant: Jo-Anne Trevelyan Phone: 604-854-4541 Website: www.ucfv.ca/cs
Website: www.ucfv.ca/cs
The Continuing Studies department
offers a wide range of courses and programs from personal
development to professional training and upgrading as well as
special events. Continuing Studies courses are offered at
UCFV’s three campuses in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and
Mission, and in community facilities in Hope and Agassiz. The
courses are offered on a short-term or part-time basis during
evenings, daytime hours, and weekends.
UCFV aspires to serve residents of all
ages and in all parts of the community, and therefore looks to
local groups and individuals for course ideas and for
assistance in program planning. It cooperates with community
agencies in organizing co-sponsored courses and events, and
encourages participation by interested individuals and
community groups.
Continuing Studies issues program
booklets twice each year, before the beginning of each semester
in September and January. The booklets are delivered free to
every household in the UCFV region. They list and describe all
the full- and part-time Continuing Studies courses offered by
UCFV, and contain all the information necessary for you to
enrol. Or check the website at
www.ucfv.ca/cs for more details.
Continuing Studies has an extensive
instructional program, offering non-credit courses in many
employment-related fields.
Continuing Studies programs are
offered in the following categories:
Part-time Vocational
/Business courses and programs
Many business, trade, and occupational
courses are offered on a part-time basis for both upgrading and
pre- employment training.
Continuing Studies program and course
categories include: certificate programs, agriculture and
horticulture, career and job training, community health
education, dental professions, fine arts, first aid and CPR,
information technology, human and social services, languages,
personal and professional development, sports and recreational
leadership, tourism and hospitality, trades and technology, WCB
Worksafe Training program, and writing. For more information
visit www.ucfv.ca/cs
Many part-time vocational courses are
offered in response to special requests by business, industry,
and labour. UCFV can respond quickly to requests for
specialized training.
Continuing Studies certificate
programs
Continuing Studies offers a number of
certificate programs in a variety of employment sectors.
Each program may have its own set of entrance requirements. Applicants should contact the person listed with the program for more information.
Bookkeeping for Small Business —
Please see the Applied Business Technology section for more information.
Community Pharmacy Technician —
Please see the
Health Sciences section for more
information.
Computer Assisted Drafting (CAD)
— A part-time program that provides training at a basic
skills level and also skill development in specialty areas and
functions. For more information, contact the program
coordinator, at 604-864-4675, or via email at
bonnie.sigaty@ucfv.ca
Dental Office Receptionist —
Please see the
Health Sciences section for more
information.
Family Child Care — This program
provides training for licensed family daycare providers,
nannies, and parent aides. Both practising and potential care
providers can attend this part-time program.
Floral Design — Please see the
Agriculture section for more information.
Legal Administrative Assistant —
Please see the Applied Business Technology
section for more information.
Literacy Tutor — This is a
160-hour part-time certificate program consisting of five
modules and two practicums. It is designed for volunteers and
professionals wishing to develop or advance their knowledge of
tutoring adult learners in a college or community setting.
Medical Imaging Clinical Support Worker
— Please see the
Health
Sciences section for
more information.
Medical Office Assistant — Please
see the Health
Sciences section for more
information.
Nursing Unit Clerk — Please see
the Health
Sciences section for more information.
Substance Abuse Counselling —
Designed for people working in the human services, social work,
education, and corrections fields. Contact Gloria Wolfson at 604-854-4560.
Teaching English as a Second Language
(TESL) — This certificate program prepares students
for careers as teachers of English to speakers of other
languages.
It can be taken either after completion of a bachelor’s degree program or while completing one. See TESL section for additional information or contact Catherine McDonald at 604-864-4650 or email catherine.mcdonald@ucfv.ca
Other subject areas
Agricultural courses
Offered primarily for people currently
employed in agriculture, part-time courses include subjects
such as pesticide use and dispersion training, horticulture,
cattle nutrition, and a variety of crop courses. UCFV is able
to set up short-term agriculture courses to suit the needs of
specific groups in the area, and your inquiries are invited.
UCFV and community sponsored cultural
events
UCFV supports and promotes, with other
community groups, a variety of non-traditional educational
activities. These events or activities are usually co-sponsored
and can range from major events like citizens’ forums to
the organization of speakers and discussion groups.
Regional centres
UCFV administers a regional centre in
Hope as well as the Agassiz information centre. The centres
offer these services:
• Registration and program
information
• Vocational and career program
information
• Counselling appointments
• Learning resources. Some of the
resources and services of the main UCFV library are available
on request.
• Audio/visual equipment, such as
TVs, VCRs, cassette recorders, and overhead projectors, are
available to instructors. Students should inquire about their
needs. Ask at your regional centre for further information.
Regional centre staff invite your
suggestions, ideas, and comments. These people are the liaison
between UCFV and the communities it serves, and they welcome
your input. Please drop in!
Course co-sponsors
UCFV would be unable to operate
effectively without the cooperation of many agencies and
organizations in the region. More than 30 groups are actively
working with UCFV in co-sponsoring educational and activity
programs of many types.
UCFV is grateful to these
organizations for the assistance they provide in bringing more
effective programming to the people of the Fraser Valley.
Contract training
UCFV is community oriented, and
organized to provide educational opportunities in an extremely
diverse range of subject areas, from agriculture, arts and
aviation to university transfer, welding and word processing.
Through its Continuing Studies department UCFV is able to make
available this broad spectrum of instructional and professional
expertise, on a cost-recovery basis, to organizations, agencies
and other clients within the UCFV community whose special
requirements cannot be met through our regular calendar of
offerings. Examples of contracted courses and services include:
• Customer service
• Computer training
(Internet, word processing, desktop publishing, computerized
bookkeeping)
• Personal/professional
development
• Management training
• Community Health
• First aid training
• WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous
Materials Information Systems)
• Agricultural workshops and
seminars
• Forklift Truck
certification
• Airbrake Training
• Curriculum development
• Worksafe
• Traffic Control person
• Welding
For more information on contracted
UCFV services, contact a Continuing Studies representative at
the UCFV centre nearest you.
Program directors
Rolf Arnold, Journeyman Automotive
Technician, Instructor Diploma (VCC), Vehicle
Inspection Cert., AirCare Cert.
Catherine McDonald, BA Gen. Studies
(OLA/UBC)
Barbara Harms, Adult Education diploma
(UBC)
Staff
Laura Larson, Program Coordinator
Bonnie Sigaty, Provincial Instructor
diploma (VCC), Program Coordinator
Mandy Watts, Program Coordinator
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