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Complement your course learning by attending co-curricular workshops offered by Faculties and Academic Departments to develop professional skills.
Certificates/Workshop Series that appear on the Laurier Experience Record help you gain skills and expand your knowledge on a wide range of topics. Register and complete the certificate/workshop series directly with the host department. Completed programs will automatically appear on your Laurier Experience Record by April.
Case-based Learning Forum presents students with specific scenarios that resemble real-world examples and students engage each other in peer-to-peer discussions to critically examine and resolve cases. By participating in case-based learning, students enhance their critical thinking, communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills within an inter-disciplinary context. Graduate students will participate in a 4 hour event where they will be presented with case studies that encourage their application of theoretical and practical knowledge. Students from the following Laurier programs will participate: MSW, MMT, and MA in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy.
Our hope is that this experience enhances student life in the following ways:
MSW Registration
MMT Registration
Graduate Psychotherapy Student Registration
Available in Kitchener.
Political Science and North American Studies students have an opportunity to complete our Certificate in Practical Politics alongside their academic course of study. To obtain the certificate you will complete a series of four (out of a possible six) "Practical Politics" skills-building workshops over the course of the academic year. These workshops will focus on skills-development in several areas that are of direct relevance for the job market.
All workshops are being coordinated by our practitioner-in-residence for the Department of Political Science, John Milloy (former Ontario cabinet minister and legislative assistant to Prime Minister Chretien), and involve additional guest practitioners.
Available in Waterloo
The Certificate on Conducting Legal Research is run through the Faculty of Arts. These workshops will focus on doing Canadian Legal Research, the different levels of government involved in law-making in Canada as well as the British side of things, and how to do firm-level legal research.
Available in Brantford and Waterloo.
Recipients of the Early Literacy Professional Development Certificate successfully complete all requirements for the Learning Toolkit (LTK+) Teaching Early Literacy through the ABRACADABRA online course. This course covers fundamentals of early literacy including Alphabetics, Fluency, Comprehension, Vocabulary and Writing. The course also provides training in the use of ABRAVCADABRA, an online early literacy software program for children, that can be used in conjunction with traditional teaching methods to support the acquisition of critical early literacy skills. Recipients also explored READS, an online repository of free books for children.
Available in Waterloo.
The Laurier Summer Institute of Research Methods (LSIRM) offers both introductory and advanced courses for training in research methods. These courses are designed for students, researchers, and professionals alike. The courses cover a variety of research methods and data analysis from both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. LSIRM is designed to enhance the skills of researchers through practical training from experts in the field. It is a great way for students, researchers, and professionals to learn new skills or build upon existing skills.
LSIRM is offered by the Centre for Community Research, Learning and Action (CCRLA).
Recipients of the LittleCounters® Program Certificate successfully complete all requirements for the play-based program supporting early numeracy development and numeracy school readiness for young children. The LittleCounters® program is co-developed by Drs. Joanne Lee and Donna Kotsopoulos. This course covers the five counting principles and other fundamentals of early numeracy through the framework of purposeful play.
Available in Waterloo
The purpose of this intensive Spring term piano lab is to master a weaker area in the student's playing by dedicating three weeks to working on it exclusively, which would enable handling similar challenges in subsequent repertoire with more ease. Students get three 45-minute individual lessons per week and a minimum of one masterclass in total (subject to enrollment).
Available in Waterloo
The Faculty of Music offers three co-curricular certificates. These certificates are based on four overarching competencies: Performance, Pedagogy, Scholarship, and Entrepreneurship. These certificates must be completed in order.
Level 1 "Try" Certificate
Complete the following:
*Or, 3 studio classes and 1 X-week lesson
^students are instructed to seek the permission of the studio class instructor to attend prior to the class.
Level 2 "Explore" Certificate
Complete the following within 12 months:
Level 3 "Dive-in"
Complete the following within 12 months:
If you have further questions, please reach out to Kathy Gauci or Josh Manuel.
Available in Waterloo
The Prism Resources program offers members training sessions on skills for the workplace. If you are a student in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, you are already enrolled. If you are in another faculty, you can a pay fee to enrol in the program.
Available in Brantford and Waterloo.
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