Continuing Education

If you're looking for part-time studies for professional development or personal interest, consider continuing education. These courses will expand your knowledge and build your skills in a way that can be integrated with your other life commitments.

Ridgetown Campus Certificate Programs

A certificate is a one-year program that provides practical training to prepare students to enter into the workforce with relevant and focused knowledge. The following certificate programs are available through OAC's Ridgetown Campus:

• Performance Horse Handler
• Veterinary Office Administration

Open-Ed Programs

As well as a broad range of individual courses, the University of Guelph's Centre for Open Learning and Educational Support delivers certificate programs in:

• Communication Process
• Creating Landscapes
• Equine Science
• Environmental Citizenship
• Environmental Conservation
• Food Science
• Growing Plants for Profit
• Horticulture
• Maintaining Golf Courses
• Sustainable Landscapes
• Sustainable Urban Agriculture
• Sustainable Urban Horticulture

These programs are designed to meet the needs of distance and open learners. Many are delivered in on-line format. For more information, contact the Centre for Open Learning and Educational Support.