Workplace Communication Skills for Working with Children and Youth
This course is delivered in a classroom-based format that is enhanced with online homework as well as a blended format that integrates classroom and online elements.
This practical and innovative course will help you
- understand human services workplaces in Ontario, including child-care centres and schools.
- interact clearly and effectively with colleagues, clients, supervisors and the public.
- network and connect with local employers, agencies and employment resources.
- learn how to use your workplace communication training in settings such as
- nursery schools.
- centre and home-based daycares.
- elementary schools.
- high schools.
Small-group exercises based on everyday communication tasks in working with children and youth will help you
- practise common on-the-job communication to improve your workplace language skills.
- develop strong interviewing, networking and career-building communication skills.
Workplace Communication Skills for Working with Children and Youth is for you if
- you have training or experience in one of the following:
- early childhood education.
- child and youth care.
- you have a valid language proficiency of at least level 5 in Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB), or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) for courses taught in French.
- you are a permanent resident, convention refugee/protected person, or until March 31, 2024, a Ukrainian temporary resident or their dependent in Canada.
- you live in Ontario.
OSLT is delivered in classroom-based and exclusively online formats. See all Human Services courses.
Workplace Communication Skills for Working with Children and Youth is offered at the following colleges 2023-2024:
ǂ Course delivered in French
COLLEGE | LOCATION OR VIRTUAL DELIVERY | PHONE NUMBER / EMAIL |
Boréal Hamilton ǂ | Hamilton | 905-544-9824 x 7308 / lang.hamilton@collegeboreal.ca |
La Cité ǂ | Ottawa | 613-742-2475 or 1-800-267-2483 x 2475 / lca@lacitec.on.ca |