University of Calgary (U of C) Continuing Education offers distance education via the internet. By taking the learning experience out of the classroom and into the student’s world, it provides a learning option that caters to a busy schedule. It uses the Internet for access to learning materials and for interaction with instructors and fellow learners. It is flexible and convenient without geographical barriers.

The following certificates are offered: Adult Learning (four specializations: Adult and Community Education; Career and Academic Advising; eLearning; Workplace Learning), Human Resource Management (meets new standards for CHRP designation), Professional Management, Security Management, Educational Assistant, Teaching Second Languages

  Certificate programs and courses available online: Adult Learning, Professional Management, Human Resource Management, Security Management, Educational Assistant, Teaching Second Languages
  Professional Management, Human Resource Management, Security Management, and Adult Learning certificates are recognized for advanced credit towards a U of C degree as a Minor in Workplace Learning
  Many graduates of the Human Resource and Security Management Certificates continue their professional development by applying for industry accreditation
  Program areas with courses available for independent study online include Computers and IT and English as a Second Language

  Alberta Advanced Education and Technology

  Online Library and Resource Centre
  Program Manager
  Small Group Instructor
  Technical Support Team

  Interactive Sites – activities, communication tools and resources
  Blackboard
  ElluminateLive!

  The U of C is a community dedicated to scholarship, education, creativity and discovery. The U of C is a comprehensive research university, ranked one of Canada’s top seven research universities, combining the best of long-established university traditions with the city of Calgary’s vibrant energy and diversity
  Located in northwest Calgary, U of C campus occupies a beautiful, park-like setting covering more than 200 hectares, or an area larger than Calgary's entire downtown. The university is home to scholars in 17 faculties, (offering more than 100 academic programs) and more than 30 research institutes and centres
  More than 27,600 students are currently enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. U of C has graduated 135,000 alumni over its 43-year history, including the current Prime Minister of Canada. U of C Continuing Education serves over 20,000 adult learners and offers thousands of non-degree credit courses taught by academics and experts actively engaged in the workplace
  The university’s four academic priorities are prevalent in all the university’s work. The four pillars include leading innovation in energy and the environment; understanding human behaviour, institutions and cultures; advancing health and wellness and creating technologies and managing information for the knowledge society
  U of C has 2,761 academic staff actively engaged in research, teaching and scholarship in Canada and around the world, and more than 3000 staff, making it one of the four largest employers in Calgary. The university produces an economic impact of $1 billion in the Calgary area alone