Key Takeaways:
- NorQuest College announced seat availability for their Settlement Studies diploma program for Winter 2022.
- Settlement Studies is NorQuest’s two-year diploma program and the first of its kind in western Canada.
NorQuest College announced more seats available for Settlement Studies, their two-year diploma program and first of its kind in western Canada, for Winter 2022 term, thus opening the applications.
The Settlement Studies diploma program may be entered directly in Year 1 or Year 2 after the completion of NorQuest’s Community Support Worker certificate program.
The college takes pride in offering the Settlement Studies diploma program for students. The program covers topics, such as active listening, communication, community development, and human rights, family dynamics, intercultural competency, culture, gender, and sexuality, and anti-oppressive practices and reconciliation.
With two field placements totaling 400 hours as practicum, these topics covered by the Settlement Studies program are deemed to develop the competencies of the students in working effectively with newcomers to Canada as settlement/intercultural services providers.
After finishing the diploma program, graduates can land in high-paying jobs in Canada in different sectors such as non-profit and settlement sectors, and in various departments within the municipal and provincial governments.
They may also have a placement in agencies partnered with different schools and public libraries. Among the choices for career trajectories can be as:
- community connector/animator
- community development promoter
- immigrant service worker
- intercultural consultant
- multicultural liaison
- newcomer liaison
- settlement case manager
- settlement counselor
- settlement intake worker
- settlement outreach worker
- settlement practitioner
- settlement support worker
Read more:
- NorQuest College: Program Availability Update for September 2021 Intake
- NorQuest College Opens May 2022 Applications
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