Your Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) Certificate serves as your prerequisite for entry into the Child & Youth Care Specialty and Early Childhood Care & Education Specialty. The Social Service Worker Human Services Diploma Specialty can be taken by ECCE certificate graduates—additional bridging courses are required.
Please note that students planning to transfer into a degree program at another post-secondary institution MUST check the transfer requirements of the program they wish to enrol in. It is strongly recommended that students consult with the program advisor of the receiving institution to ensure that they have all of the necessary transfer requirements.
Early Childhood Care & Education Program Pathway
There are two transfer pathways that you can pursue after taking the Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) Program.
Complete the ECCE Certificate
Step 2: Take the Human Services Diploma
Specializing in ECCE
Step 3: Transfer into Bachelor of Early Childhood Care & Education
Transfer to Capilano University
Complete the ECCE Certificate
Step 2: Take the Human Services Diploma
Specializing in Child & Youth Care (CYC)
Step 3: Transfer into Bachelor of Child & Youth Care
Transfer to University of Victoria, Vancouver Island University, University of Fraser Valley or Douglas College
It is strongly recommended that students consult with the program advisor of the receiving institution to ensure they have all of the necessary transfer requirements.