SFU Certificate Program for CED Professionals
- Kevin Koopmans, Community Futures South Fraser
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The SFU Certificate Program for Community Economic Development (CED) Professionals provides the only CED training in Western Canada aimed at mid-career professionals. For more information, download the 2010-2011 brochure. For complete information, please visit www.sfu.ca/cscd/ced
In 2007, the Canadian CED Network and the Centre for Sustainable Community Development formed a partnership to increase the impact and reach of the program. Since then, we have introduced the following innovations:
- $10,000 annual bursary program made possible by equal investments from Coast Capital Savings, the Vancity Community Foundation and the Canadian CED Network. The bursary program provides $1000 bursaries to students annually. Our next intake of applications is scheduled for spring 2010.
- We have also expanded the program to Alberta. Next year (2010-2011), in partnership with the Town of High River, we are offering the program in High River, Alberta which is 30 minutes from Calgary. Click here to download the program brochure.
- Partnered with Community Futures in BC to deliver the program via video-conferencing to Northern and rural communities. For more information on this offering download the program brochure. For complete information, please visit www.sfu.ca/cscd/ced/regional.htm
- Introduced online registration to reduce costs and increase financial sustainability of the program.
The partners are working towards creating additional benefits to students and alumni by providing access to the benefits of membership in the Canadian CED Network principally by networking students and alumni directly with over 600 people and organizations in every region across Canada in the field of community economic development.
ONLINE REGISTRATION
- Before registering for a course, please be sure to apply to the program. Visit www.sfu.ca/cscd/ced/application.htm for more information.
- Already accepted into the program? Please proceed to the online registration pages:
- To register for courses in Vancouver and Victoria, click here.
- To register for offered via video-conferencing through a Community Futures in Dawson Creek, Houston, Mission, Vanderhoof or Williams Lake, please click here.
For more information on the SFU Program for CED Professionals, please visit www.sfu.ca/cscd/ced
