Continuing & Professional Education

Programs & Courses

For over one hundred years, Online and Continuing Education (previously known as the Faculty of Extension) has been extending the University of Alberta experience beyond the campus and the classroom to bring adult learners a wealth of continuing education, professional development, and lifelong learning opportunities.

Open to everyone

Develop your career at the U of A

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& Leadership

Technology

Indigenous
Relations

Environmental
Studies

Writing
& Communications

Public
Sector

Health, Safety
& Wellness

Art
& Design

Languages

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Keep advancing

We can help you boost your existing career or embark on a new one.

Open to everyone, and there is no admission process to register in classes.

2

Tailored to suit your needs

We cater to learners who want to advance their careers while also working full-time jobs.

Our class offerings include daytime, weekend, evening, and condensed courses. You can also learn online or in a blended format that combines online and in-class components.

3

Reputation matters

U of A’s Online and Continuing Education is widely regarded among business and government leaders for its ability to provide professional education that responds to the evolving industry needs.

The instruc­tors are expe­ri­enced and engag­ing. They effec­tive­ly lever­aged cur­rent events and prac­ti­cal exam­ples to rein­force key concepts.

Infor­ma­tion Access and Pro­tec­tion of Pri­va­cy Certificate student

I quite enjoyed the pro­gram and learned a lot. There is a real val­ue for small busi­ness own­ers to take it.

Social Media Certificate student

This was a won­der­ful intro­duc­tion to art. I would rec­om­mend it to anyone.

Visual Arts None - collection of courses student

It was great to be able to get a uni­ver­si­ty edu­ca­tion on my own time. I appre­ci­at­ed the feed­back I received and enjoyed see­ing the var­i­ous styles of oth­er stu­dent art­works. Loved the instruc­tors. Loved becom­ing absorbed in the work.

Visu­al Arts student

The office was flex­i­ble and help­ful when I need­ed an accom­mo­da­tion to fast-track the pro­gram. I also liked that we always had plen­ty of time to com­plete assign­ments. The teach­ers were very nice.

Res­i­den­tial Inte­ri­ors Certificate student

Because the instruc­tors actu­al­ly work in the real world,” they can take their expe­ri­ences and make them relat­able to the course mate­ri­als. That helped me learn immensely.

Occupational Health & Safety Certificate student

I enjoyed being able to net­work and talk to peo­ple who work in a sim­i­lar field to mine.

Con­struc­tion Man­age­ment and Admin­is­tra­tion Certificate student

The instruc­tion and lab super­vi­sion were top-notch.

Applied Geostatistics Citation student

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