(co-sponsored by the Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)

The Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy Studies is designed to provide practising therapists with specialized training and updating in the needs, problems and changing patterns of couple and family relationships. Systems theory is the primary, although not the only, theoretical orientation within the program. Attention to issues of gender, race, class, ethnicity and culture underlies all aspects of the program. Program faculty are clinical members of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and AAMFT-approved supervisors.

Courses in this program are designed to meet the education requirements for Clinical Membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. All courses are delivered at a level of rigour equivalent to that of a Master's degree and require completion of a formal evaluation component, marked according to University of Guelph grading standards. Individuals successfully completing the required course of study will receive the Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy Studies from the University of Guelph and the Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. While completion of all six courses in the certificate program is encouraged, students are welcome to take courses for general interest or specific upgrading, provided they have adequate background and/or preparation. It is strongly recommended that students pursue a concurrent program of clinical practice and supervision. Prerequisite: A bachelor's degree.

Human resources management is a system of interrelated activities such as training and development, compensation management, and labour relations that work towards satisfying organizational goals and objectives. Typically, managers in smaller organizations are responsible for these activities in addition to other operational responsibilities. In larger organizations, the human resources department generally has subject specialists who oversee each function area. Regardless of how the system of activities is administered, individuals responsible for managing a group of employees should have a practical understanding of management tools and techniques to effectively work with the most important resource in their organizations - their people.

The Diploma in Human Resources Management program provides essential management foundation skills and knowledge with particular emphasis on relating practitioner principles, policies and procedures to "real world" situations. Courses in the Diploma meet the HRPAO academic program requirements. This program consists of ten courses and is designed to meet the learning needs of individuals who currently work in a human resources environment or who have ambition to do so.

The University of Guelph's English Language Certificate Program is an academic program designed to prepare students who are non-native English speakers for undergraduate and graduate degree studies.

The program prepares the student for university studies by focusing on the development of specific academic skills required for a successful university education. The elements of the English Language Certificate Program include academic preparation in grammar, reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Admitted participants are over 18, and have completed secondary school with good marks. They have achieved good scores on government university entrance exams (if applicable), have an intermediate level of English proficiency (approximately 450 TOEFL) and have an academic goal to study at university.

The Certificate in Academic Writing is an online distance program designed for people who wish to polish their written communication and achieve a skilled level of academic writing. The program is designed for those for whom English is a second language. Three courses make up the certificate: Introduction to Academic Writing, Intermediate Academic Writing and Advanced Academic Writing.

This online course introduces future and current graduate students to the writing requirements of graduate study in a Western university. Students study and analyze different types (genres) of writing from the three disciplinary areas of arts, the physical and natural sciences, and the social sciences in order to better understand these texts' function, audience and organization. These texts include abstracts, research proposals and thesis chapters. Through a small selection of readings, students are also introduced to the cultural dimension of graduate study at a Western university.

The Certificate consists of six distance education courses taken online. This program is designed to provide horse owners and those working in the industry with evidence based knowledge to improve the health and performance of horses in their care.

The courses are as follows:

Management of the Equine Environment

Equine Exercise Physiology

Equine Health and Disease Prevention

Equine Functional Anatomy

Growth and Development

Equine Nutrition

For details and to apply, please see http://www.EquineScienceCertificate.com

Several courses have been approved by the following associations and may be applied to each association's respective professional programs:

Association of Administrative Assistants

Canadian Golf Superintendents Association

Canadian Payroll Association

Certified Crop Advisers

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario

Industrial Accident Prevention Association

Integrated Pest Management - Plant Health Care Council

Ontario Association of School Board Officials

Ontario Association for Marriage & Family Therapy

Purchasing Management Association of Canada