What you'll study
Academic and Professional English (CAPE)
On entry to the CAPE program, your career/academic goals and training needs are assessed. Based on the results of your assessment, an instructor will advise you about the program modules you need to complete to achieve your goals. The length of your program could be anywhere from four to eight months, depending on the courses you take.
Program courses |
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|---|---|
| ELD 080 | Intro to the Canadian Workplace |
| PLUS two (2) electives from: | |
| ELD 086 | Canadian Job Search Strategies |
| ELD 087* | Canadian Workplace Experience |
| ELD 088 | Workplace Skills Development |
| ELD 089** | Accent Reduction |
| AND (if required): | |
| ELD 072 | Advanced English |
| AND/OR | |
| ELD 092 | Provincial English Composition |
| and | |
| ELD 094 | Provincial English Literature |
| OR | |
| ELD 097 | Technical & Professional English (ELD) |
| OR | |
| ENGL 092 | Provincial English Composition |
| and | |
| ENGL 094 | Provincial English Literature |
| OR | |
| ENGL 140 | Technical & Professional English |
*You may need to get a criminal record check, immunizations, or fulfill other requirements due to the type of work experience, or, because an employer requires it to work on site.
**ELD 077 may be used in placed of ELD 089
Completion Requirements
To be eligible for a Certificate in Academic and Professional English, you must successfully complete ELD 080 plus two electives, plus Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 9 achieved through assessment or completion of one of the following options: a "C" in ELD 092 and ELD 094, or ELD 097, or ENGL 092 and ENGL 094, or ENGL 140, or an IELTS score of 6.5 (with no skill below a 5.5).