The Community Worker program enables people with a commitment to community work and social justice to enhance and develop their knowledge and skills. Graduates of this program work with community service organizations and community groups which need help in identifying and taking action on community issues. The program consists of classroom instruction and field work practice.
Emphasis is placed on learning by sharing ideas and experiences.
Each student is expected to be mature and self-directed, and to assume the major responsibility for his or her own learning. The community worker is a generalist in community development who works primarily in a resource capacity with groups and community organizations. Each applicant must complete a program-specific questionnaire and may be invited to attend an information session. Each applicant must complete a program-specific questionnaire and may be invited to attend an information session. Functional-level English testing may be required.