Some certificates are made up of regular undergraduate university credit courses and some are made up of specially prepared non-degree courses at a equivalent level.
Some certificate programs combine both types of courses.
These programs usually consist of a minimum of 280 hours of equivalent classroom instruction. The usual minimum admission requirement is secondary school graduation. Mature applicants who are particularly qualified by appropriate experience are normally also admissible. CACE is jointly developed and delivered by the Universities of Victoria, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. A number of courses are offered on-line.