What do Inclusive Education Assistants Do?
Inclusive education assistants can support students with diverse abilities in elementary, middle, and high schools in a variety of settings, including regular classrooms, learning support rooms, work experience sites, or in life-training settings. Under the direction of classroom teachers and learning support specialists, inclusive education assistants provide personal care, behavioural and learning support. They facilitate meaningful inclusion, communication, and social interaction. Explore WorkBC Labour Market Information for Elementary and Secondary School Teacher Assistants to understand earnings, job outlook, and areas of need.
IEA Dual Credit Program
UFV’s Inclusive Education Assistant Certificate program is an excellent foundation to pursue a career to support students with diverse abilities.
UFV works with school districts throughout the Fraser Valley to provide a post-secondary educational experience for students who are still in high school. All schoolwork and communications with UFV is the responsibility of the student and the appropriate school district representative.
If you are a School District Representative, please have your interested students complete the documents (leave the payment section blank) below and email* them to: soeinfo@ufv.ca
*emails must come from SD email address
Semester One
You will take the following course(s)*
Important dates and deadlines:
First day of classes: To be determined
Last day of classes: To be determined
Last day to withdraw: To be determined
Learn more about withdrawing from a course.
Semester Two
You will take the following course(s)*
Important dates and deadlines:
First day of classes: To be determined
Last day of classes: To be determined
Last day to withdraw: To be determined
This information will be updated as it becomes available.
Resources:
For questions about:
- The IEA program
- Life at UFV
- Continuing education.
Please email soeinfo@ufv.ca.
Once Admitted to the IEA Dual Credit Program
You will need to apply to UFV to continue the IEA Certificate program after you graduate from high school. Applications open October 1st for the next Fall intake. See How to Apply for your next steps.
To check if UFV Admissions has received your documents or to check your application status, sign into your UFV Applicant Portal. For questions about your applicant portal information, contact UFV Admissions at admissions@ufv.ca including your name and UFV application number.
Book an Appointment with an Academic Advisor
If you are interested in continuing in the IEA Certificate program after high school, you can book an appointment with a School of Education Academic Advisor, book here.
If you are interested in other programs at UFV, please contact the Advising Centre to schedule an appointment, book here.
Continuing your Education at UFV:
If you are admitted into the UFV IEA Certificate program and successfully completed these courses:
- EDAS 190,
- EDAS 192,
- EDAS 194, and
- HSER 120
as part of your UFV IEA dual credit program, you would register for:
See Upcoming Courses for more information.
* If you are interested in eventually becoming a teacher in the BC K-12 school system, choose:
- ENGL 105 (instead of CMNS 125) and
- EDUC 200 (instead of SOWK 225).
If you are interested in other programs at UFV, please contact the Advising Centre to schedule an appointment, book here.
Are you a school representative that is interested in bringing the IEA Dual Credit Program to your school?
Please contact soeinfo@ufv.ca for more information.
