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ACCREDITATION:
Advance Certificate

CAMPUS:
Castlegar Campus

Advance your career and build upon the strengths
and credentials you already have with our advance
certificate in Workplace Communications.

CONSIDER THIS PROGRAM IF
YOU CURRENTLY HAVE:

An entry-level trade certificate

Plant Operator certificate

An associate degree (any discipline)

University degree (any discipline)

You will get fundamental communications training
with an emphasis on interpersonal and professional
workplace communications skills specifically, written,
oral and behavioural.

Admission Requirements

Completion of a Foundation Trades program, the
Plant Operator program, a Diploma, or other
Post-Secondary credential.

Program Courses

HSER 174 - INTERPERSONAL
COMMUNICATIONS

Provides the student with an opportunity to examine
personal goals, values and attitudes; develop and
practice listening and responding skills, and become
more aware of personal strengths and limitations.
This course is designed to help students gain
self-understanding in order to be more effective in
working with people.

PEAC 101 - PEACE STUDIES II

The second of two introductory core courses in
Peace Studies at Selkirk College. This course will
focus on traditional and non-traditional approaches
to Conflict Resolution. Students will be introduced to
general principles and key concepts in arbitration,
negotiation, mediation and nonviolent resistance;
as well as alternative dispute resolution methods,
such as Nonviolent Communication, Peacemaking
Circles, Conflict Transformation, and Conflict Free
Conflict Resolution. Students will practice identifying,
analyzing, role playing, mapping, and peacefully
resolving or transforming conflicts that range from
the interpersonal to the international.

Prerequisites: English Studies 12 with a grade of “C” or

higher. PEAC 100 recommended.

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Workplace Communications

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SEMESTER
Course Name Credit
TWC 164 Introduction to Report and Letter Writing On Campus 3
TWC 165 Business Communications IT On Campus 3
PEAC 101 Peace Studies IT On Campus 3
HSER 174 Interpersonal Communications On Campus 3
Total 12

TWC 164 - BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS |

An introduction to the fundamentals of effective
written communication.components include
communication theory and its application to business
situations. Students are required to master basic
English writing skills and show competence in
producing conventional technical formats, such as
memoranda, business letters, short or informal
reports, résumés and cover letters.

Prerequisites: Program admission standard.

TWC 165 - BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS II

A continuation of TWC 164 and focuses on complex
oral and written communication. Material covered
includes how to conduct research; how to use
graphics; how to write formal business documents;
how to give informative and persuasive oral
presentations; and writing for digital platforms.

Prerequisites: TWC 164 with a grade of “C” or higher.

Contacts

UNIVERSITY ARTS & SCIENCES ADMISSIONS
Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 21233

Direct: 250.365.1233

Email: admissions@selkirk.ca

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