Skip to main content

Wellness Education Certificate

The Student Wellness Centre offers a certificate program related to staying well while you are here at Laurier. The Wellness Education certificate is not only great for learning more strategies to stay well, but also to add to your Laurier Experience Record or resume. Earning the Wellness Education Certificte demonstrates a commitment to health and wellbeing, as well as an enhanced knowledge and understanding of wellness and the ways it affects your overall experience.

The Wellness Education Certificate consists of five one-hour online workshops, designed to be completed in one term. All workshops are open to Laurier students on all campuses.

Please note the core Wellness Education Certificate workshops are on pause for Fall 2024, and will resume Winter 2025. Registration for those workshops will open November 2024. Mental health workshops running Fall 2024 will count as the elective. You can complete the elective Fall term and complete the core workshops in Winter term to earn your certificate by the end of the academic year.

Completing the Wellness Education Certificate

To earn the Wellness Education Certificate:

  1. Register individually, in advance, for four core workshops plus one elective. The core workshops are: Taking Charge of Your Wellness, Eating for Wellbeing, Finding Your Bliss, and Getting More Sleep. These core workshops are paused for Fall 2024, and will resume Winter 2025. Any of our mental health workshops on Zoom count as the elective. All links are found on our programming page. 
    • Your attendance will be tracked in Navigator. It may take a few weeks for your workshop completion to be uploaded to Navigator.

  2. Complete the short Reflection Questionnaire on Navigator.

  3. Download your PDF certificate from Navigator. In the certificate, select the action circle in the bottom right corner, then Print/Download.

  4. If the Wellness Education Certificate is eligible for credit towards an academic course, complete Wellness Education Certificate – Confirmation to Instructor Form to notify your instructor of your successful completion. Student information is not shared without permission.