Diploma in Social Service Worker

  • Country Canada
  • Course Duration 2 year
  • Course Type Full Time
  • Courses Campus On Campus
  • Language Specification IELTS
  • Program Level Diploma
  • Education Required 2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
  • Admission intake JAN
  • Minimum GPA 50

Application Charges

Application Fee Tution Fee
CAD 90 CAD 16,043

Application Date

Application Start Date Application Closing Date
2023-02-09
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Program Description

In this Social Service Worker (SSW) two-year diploma program, students will gain the required knowledge and skills for the human service field and be challenged to examine their own values and beliefs to make a meaningful contribution to the profession. Students' studies will include a range of topics in styles of lecture and tutorial-based, utilizing assigned texts which stress interpersonal skills, group dynamics, interviewing, counselling, relationship-building, community development and social policy. By combining students's theoretical knowledge and field placement experiences, they will also take part in a variety of classroom, seminar and experiential modalities. Upon graduation, students will possess a comprehensive set of human service skills which are transferable to a wide range of settings and employment options.

Throughout this program, students will develop the following skills:
  • Counselling
  • Effective membership and leadership in group settings
  • Working with families 
  • Plan and evaluate programs
  • Assess community resources
  • Co-ordinate service delivery
When students graduate from this program, these are the types of employers waiting for them:
  • Programs for youth, women and persons of disabilities
  • Housing
  • Community development
  • Rehabilitation
  • Mental health

Extra Notes


* NOTE : The Tuition Fee is subject to change Semester wise, as such for exact Tuition Fee kindly see the Website of the respective University.
* NOTE : Pathways : Students who want to pursue a Graduate Degree through a particular University but are unable to meet the university requirements for the GPA, GRE/GMAT or English Language scores, have to take up an additional academic and language support i.e. pathways in order to ensure the admit and study at the desired University.