• Certificate inEducation Assistant at Kwantlen Polytechnic University is offered for 1 year.
  • This program is offered on a full-time basis.
  • This program is offered on campus.
  • Graduates work with Kindergarten through Grade 12 students and assist teachers in providing personal care and behavioral and learning support to a variety of students in public and independent schools.
  • There is a high demand for Education Assistants and they are employed by every school district throughout the province.
  • The graduates work in a variety of settings, including regular classrooms, resource rooms, work experience sites, and life-skills activities.
  • To integrate the knowledge and skills learned in the program, all students complete two four-week, full-time practicums in the schools over the course of their studies, one in an elementary school and one in a secondary school.

  • During this time, a student will observe, assist, and work with children and adolescents with diverse needs under the guidance and supervision of professional staff. This certificate ladders into BA programs at KPU.