Continuing Education

[Scarbarian]

Just curious, does anyone here have any experience with continuing education, like those night school courses that you can get a professional designation or diploma? Is there a difference between those taught in university vs college? I'm considering doing some extra schooling while I have time.

I'm currently taking economics and a social science major to go towards a degree in university. I was browsing through another college's continuing education offerings and saw some certificate programs that could be beneficial. A sales and marketing certificate or digital media certificate could compliment my degree pretty well. They require less courses to obtain compared to the number of courses I would need to get a minor in marketing from my current school. And they're so much cheaper because it's taught at a college instead of a university. Like half the price per course. The only thing is, OSAP won't cover these courses.

Anyone have any thoughts on this? Are they worth it? Do employers and industry in general tend to recognize these certificates or is it just more money grabbing from the schools?

 

[canada-man]

ontario college continuing ed courses are recognized. they are equivalent to the full-time versions of the programs

 

[fuji]

I think you should only take these courses if you think you would benefit from the learning. Whether anybody recognizes it as having any value is just a bonus.

I took some second language courses through continuing education programs and found it useful. I never listed them on my resume but now I can talk to people I couldn't talk to before.

 

[coolguyxxx7]

Is worth it if it helps you and is a bonus if is recognize in the field that you want to follow. Currently a lot of companies do ask if you have certificates. Now you have to do your research on which certificate is better recognize by the industry that you're planning to be on.

 

[glamphotographer]

Go to trusted schools like York U, UofT, Ryerson, etc.