College Graduate Certificate in Technical Writer (Co-op and Non Co-op Version): Fees & Entry Requirements at Algonquin College, Canada

College Graduate Certificate in Technical Writer (Co-op and Non Co-op Version)

Canada

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What will I learn?

The Technical Writer Ontario College Graduate Certificate program provides you with the skills and training needed for a career in technical communication. Throughout this one-year program, you create different types of workplace documents to help users enjoy all features of a product, service or information. In particular, you learn to: research and analyze technical material connect with an intended audience use specialized tools to author documents manage multiple projects to meet the goals of a group create structured documents that cater to different user tasks These skills are so highly prized in the workplace that you can choose to work in either the public or the private sector, and in a freelance, part-time or full-time capacity.The Technical Writer program will teach you how to create different kinds of online and print documents such as instruction sets, training materials, user manuals, white papers, proposals, online help, instructional videos and podcasts.

Which department am I in?

School of Advanced Technology

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
CAD$18,802.20 (11,40,287) per year
Start date

September 2027

Venue

Ottawa Campus

1385 Woodroffe Avenue,

Ottawa,

Ontario,

K2G 1V8, Central Canada, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

Successful completion of a university degree, with a strong showing in the courses for which high standards of writing are demanded.

Successful completion of a three-year Ontario College Advanced Diploma, with a strong showing in the courses for which high standards of writing are demanded.

However, applicants possessing the following background will also be considered:

Successful completion of a two-year Ontario Community College Diploma, with a strong showing in the courses for which high standards of writing are demanded, paired with demonstration of significant experience in the workplace in the production of a variety of written communication products.

Applicants with International transcripts must provide proof of the subject specific requirements noted above along with proof of either:

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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