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(Formerly ‘Exploring College
& Career Options’)
This eight-month program offers
students with disabilities the opportunity to gain
self-management and employment skills, and to develop realistic
career objectives in their chosen field while in the classroom.
Students will also participate in a series of industry standard
employability workshops such as WHMIS, Food Safe, SuperHost,
etc. Students will learn basic computer skills, including email
and Internet. In addition, students will gain on-the-job
experience while on community-based work placements. The goals
of the program are to provide the employability skills and
experience necessary for students to find employment or gain
access to further training at UCFV or elsewhere.
Entrance requirements
• History of a disability
(possible documentation: special education in high school,
previous institutional living, other)
• Successful interview with
UCFV instructor to determine basic suitability for employment
• Evidence of essential
independent self-management skills (e.g., ability to access
public transport safely or to make other transportation
arrangements)
• Two references supplied by
applicant.
This is a full-time program which runs
from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. three-and-a-half days per week from
September to early May.
How to apply
Contact Bonnie Hamilton at
604-820-6011, or email:
bonnie.hamilton@ucfv.ca, or Darlene
Carson at 604-859-1676, or email
darlene.carson@ucfv.ca for
more information or to arrange an interview. See entrance
requirements above. All students applying for the program will
be interviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Fees and additional costs
For a fee schedule contact: Bonnie
Hamilton at 604-820-6011, or email:
bonnie.hamilton@ucfv.ca, or
Darlene Carson at 604-859-1676, or email
darlene.carson@ucfv.ca
Students are required to pay tuition
fess, which total approximately $1850.00 for two semesters. The
$1850.00 includes fees of approximately $300.00 for five
employability workshops. Fees stated are for 2005/06 and
subject to change for 2006/07.
Students may gain access to funds for
tuition through the Adult Basic Education Student Assistance
Program (ABESAP). Students will also require a double 2H disk
for the computer class and a printer card for the computer lab
each semester.
Location
The program is offered at the UCFV
Mission campus at Heritage Park Centre, in Abbotsford at the
Marshall Road annex, and on the Chilliwack campus.
Program outline
The program consists of 15 modules
offered over two 15-week semesters (fall and winter). Students
attend classes three-and-one-half days per week.
Modules 1 to 5 are offered in the fall semester. Modules 6 to 15 are offered in the winter semester.
Module topics
Fall semester
Course Title
TASK 01 Self Assessment
TASK 02 Career Exploration
TASK 03 Personal Management Skills
TASK 04 Daily Survival Skills
TASK 05 Computer Basics I
Winter semester
Course Title
TASK 06 Employment Readiness
TASK 07 Interview Skills
TASK 08 Work Experience
TASK 09 Retaining Employment
TASK 10 Computer Basics II
TASK 11 First Aid Workshop
TASK 12 WHMIS Workshop
TASK 13 Infectious Diseases Workshop
TASK 14 Food Safe Level I — Industry Standard Program
TASK 15 Super Host — Tourism
Industry Course
Evaluations
Students must participate or show
proof of knowledge in all modules and successfully complete a
work experience placement in order to receive a UCFV
certificate.
This 160-hour part-time certificate
program is designed for volunteers or professionals who wish to
develop or advance their ability to tutor literacy-level
learners in college or community settings. Although the
program’s main focus is on the adult literacy learner,
many of the instructional techniques and theories of literacy
acquisition taught within the program are also relevant to
children and adolescents. Basic literacy, English as a Second
Language, and learning disabilities are explored as areas of
concentration within the general field of literacy practice.
Completion of the program’s
first course, Introduction to Literacy Tutoring (Tutor 110)
qualifies students to do volunteer tutoring at UCFV in the
College and Career Preparation program (formerly ABE), the
English as a Second Language program, or in Disability
Resources. This course is a prerequisite to the certificate
program. Completion of individual courses within the Literacy
Tutor certificate program provide general studies UCFV credits;
completion of the certificate program will provide 12 block
transfer credits to UCFV’s Bachelor of Arts in Adult
Education program.
Entrance requirements
1.
B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent, or
post-secondary training in a relevant field.
2. Good
oral and written communication skills, as evidenced by letter,
interview, and transcripts.
3. Evidence
of personal suitability for tutoring, including previous work
or volunteer experience which demonstrates good interpersonal
skills.
How to apply
1. Attend
an interview with program personnel, or attend an interactive
small
group information session. Contact the CCP department head at 604-504-7441 or 604-792-0025, local 2439 at either number, to determine dates of information sessions.
2. Complete
a UCFV application for admission form and a Literacy Tutor
certificate program application form. (Available at time of
interview or information session.)
3.
During interview or group information session, handwrite a
brief letter of application, outlining your interest in
becoming a literacy tutor, and the skills and abilities you
will bring to your work as a tutor. Be sure to mention your
involvement in any previous work or volunteer experience
related to tutoring.
4. Mail
or hand deliver application forms and transcripts documenting
B.C. secondary school graduation completion or equivalent to
designated program personnel.
Admission will be granted on a
first-come basis to applicants who meet admissions criteria. If
the number of applicants exceeds the number of spaces available
in any given course, preference will be given to those willing
to volunteer as tutors in UCFV literacy programs.
Credit for prior learning
Applicants to the Literacy Tutor
certificate program may request transfer credit or assessment of
prior learning to obtain up to six credits applicable to the
certificate. For information on transfer credit and assessment
of prior learning, please refer to
Credit for Prior Learning.
Program outline
Course Title Credits
Tutor 110 Introduction to
Literacy Tutoring 3
Tutor 120 Interpersonal Skills
for Tutors 2
Tutor 130 Group Dynamics for
Tutors 2
Tutor 140 Advanced Theory and
Techniques 3
for Literacy Tutors
Tutor 145 Practicum 2
Total credits 12
Note: Students may enroll in Tutor
120, 130, or 140 after completing Tutor 110. Students must
complete Tutor 140 before enrolling in Tutor 145.
Course listings
For complete details on courses see
the
Course descriptions
section.
Course scheduling
Courses within the Literacy Tutor
certificate program are offered during the evening and on some
Saturday mornings. For information regarding scheduling during
the 2005/06 academic year, contact the nearest CCP centre (see
phone numbers).
Faculty
Vicki Grieve, BA, PDP (SFU), Prof.
Teaching Cert. (BC), Department Head
Trudy Archie, BEd, PDP (SFU)
Jean Atkinson, BEd (Calgary), BSc
(UBC), MSc(Ed) (SFU)
Leonne Beebe, BEd, MPE (UBC), Prof.
Teaching Cert. (BC)
Susan Brigden, BSc, MA, PhD (UBC),
Prof. Teaching Cert. (BC)
Darlene Carson, BA, BEd (Calgary)
Donna Costello, BSc, MSc, PDP (SFU)
Tom Davis, BSc (Texas/Arlington),
Prof. Teaching Cert. (Texas and BC)
Susan DeLong, BEd (UBC), Prof.
Teaching Cert. (BC)
Julia Dodge, CACE (UVic), NAID (OUC),
BAdEd (UCFV)
Janet Gibson, BA, BEd (Sask), Prof.
Teaching Cert. (Sask)
Bonnie Hamilton, Elementary School
Teaching Cert. (UBC), Life Skills Coach Cert.
(FVC), Provincial Instructor’s Diploma (VCC), MEd (SFU)
Sheryl Henderson, BA, Prof. Teaching
Cert. (Sask)
Anna Kuczynska, MSc (Warsaw)
Marilyn MacDonald, BA (Mt. Allison),
MEd (City)
Keith Mohammed, BA (UBC), Prof.
Teaching Cert. (BC), PDP (SFU)
John Munro, BSc (UBC), Prof. Teaching
Cert. (BC)
Anna Wauthy, BA (Hons) UVic
Greg St. Hilaire, BSc (Washington),
MPM (SFU)
Staff
Joyce Ashley, Dip. Social Services
(UCFV); Instructional/Program Assistant
Darlene Cameron, Life Skills Coach
Cert. (FVC)
Virginia Minnabarriett
Jan Oosterhof-Contant, Provincial
Instructor Diploma (VCC), BAAdEd (UCFV),
Life Skills Coach Certificate, (UCFV), Employment Counselling Certificate (UCFV Ruth Vandenbor, BA (UCFV), Provincial Instructor Diploma (VCC), Dip. Lib. Arts, Cert. Lit. Tutor (UCFV)
Sheila Wallace, BSW, MA (UVic)
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