Programs & Services

From Adult Learning & Teaching to University Access & Advising, discover the course or certificate that's right for you from the Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development.
Find a full listing of our certificates here.
- Adult Learning & Teaching
- Business Operations & Management
- Career Essentials
- Data, Risk & Emerging Technologies
- English Language Studies
- Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- Health & Wellness
- Microcredentials
- Technical & Engineering Training
- Transition Year Program
- Professional Designations & Accreditations
- University Preparation
- Writing & Communications
For more information on these offerings, visit the program area page.
For more information on these offerings, visit the program area page.
Stand Alone Courses: Creativity and Innovation for Leaders
Don't miss out on our hottest courses in leadership, organizational behaviour, and other essential skills.
Please click here to see our listing of courses designed to help advance careers.
Standalone Course
Corporate Social Responsibility
For more information on these offerings, visit the program area page.
We offer a range of English language programs accredited by Languages Canada and designed for students and professionals at all levels of proficiency.
We also offer professional development for teachers and faculty in English-medium instruction, language education, and internationalization.
Explore our programs and courses designed For Students and For Professionals and Educators.
To learn more about our instructors and read their bios, click here.
Certificate in Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Required Courses:
Understanding EDI: An Organization Imperative
Inclusive Communications in the Workplace
Optimizing Diverse Team Performance
Strategies for Implementing EDI Initiatives
Please visit the certificate page for full details.
Standalone Courses:
Foundations of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Workplace Diversity & Inclusion
Interrupting Unconscious Bias
Understanding Diversity and Inclusion
For more information on these offerings, visit the program area page.
Dal microcredentials represent the achievement of very specific skills or competencies valued by employers and have been validated by Dalhousie University.
When you earn your microcredential, you leave your learning experience confident in your ability to successfully demonstrate and communicate these specific skills or competencies.
For more information on the microcredentials we offer, click here.
Click on the certificate name below to view their required and elective courses.
AutoCAD
Construction Management
Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Home Inspection
Maintenance Management
Technical Writing
Standalone courses
Accident Investigation
Wood Dust Explosion Prevention
Our Transition Year Program (TYP) was established in 1970 with the goal of increasing the successful participation of Black and Indigenous students at Dalhousie University.
This eight-monh program is designed to prepare students for all aspects of academic life. Students receive university credit for TYP courses.
Please click here to learn more.
Our courses are designed to give you a solid foundation in a subject area before going to university or, if you are currently in university, to help you get the prerequisite you need for the program you want. Visit our Uprep program area page to learn more.
Click on each course name below to learn more.
- University Prep Writing Skills for Academic Study
- University Prep Academic Math
- University Prep Pre-Calculus Plus
- University Prep Chemistry
- University Prep Biology
- University Prep Physics
- University Prep Canadian Studies
Standalone Courses
Accident Investigation
Strategic Public Communications: Building Impact & Influence
For more information on courses, visit the program area page.
Adult Learning & Teaching
For more information on these offerings, visit the program area page.
Business Operations & Management
For more information on these offerings, visit the program area page.
Stand Alone Courses: Creativity and Innovation for Leaders
Career Essentials
Don't miss out on our hottest courses in leadership, organizational behaviour, and other essential skills.
Please click here to see our listing of courses designed to help advance careers.
Data, Risk & Emerging Technologies
Standalone Course
Corporate Social Responsibility
For more information on these offerings, visit the program area page.
English Language Studies
We offer a range of English language programs accredited by Languages Canada and designed for students and professionals at all levels of proficiency.
We also offer professional development for teachers and faculty in English-medium instruction, language education, and internationalization.
Explore our programs and courses designed For Students and For Professionals and Educators.
To learn more about our instructors and read their bios, click here.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Certificate in Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Required Courses:
Understanding EDI: An Organization Imperative
Inclusive Communications in the Workplace
Optimizing Diverse Team Performance
Strategies for Implementing EDI Initiatives
Please visit the certificate page for full details.
Standalone Courses:
Foundations of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Workplace Diversity & Inclusion
Interrupting Unconscious Bias
Understanding Diversity and Inclusion
Health & Wellness
For more information on these offerings, visit the program area page.
Microcredentials
Dal microcredentials represent the achievement of very specific skills or competencies valued by employers and have been validated by Dalhousie University.
When you earn your microcredential, you leave your learning experience confident in your ability to successfully demonstrate and communicate these specific skills or competencies.
For more information on the microcredentials we offer, click here.
Technical & Engineering Training
Click on the certificate name below to view their required and elective courses.
AutoCAD
Construction Management
Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Home Inspection
Maintenance Management
Technical Writing
Standalone courses
Accident Investigation
Wood Dust Explosion Prevention
Transition Year Program
Our Transition Year Program (TYP) was established in 1970 with the goal of increasing the successful participation of Black and Indigenous students at Dalhousie University.
This eight-monh program is designed to prepare students for all aspects of academic life. Students receive university credit for TYP courses.
Please click here to learn more.
Professional Designations & Accreditations
University Preparation
Our courses are designed to give you a solid foundation in a subject area before going to university or, if you are currently in university, to help you get the prerequisite you need for the program you want. Visit our Uprep program area page to learn more.
Click on each course name below to learn more.
- University Prep Writing Skills for Academic Study
- University Prep Academic Math
- University Prep Pre-Calculus Plus
- University Prep Chemistry
- University Prep Biology
- University Prep Physics
- University Prep Canadian Studies
Writing & Communications
Standalone Courses
Accident Investigation
Strategic Public Communications: Building Impact & Influence
For more information on courses, visit the program area page.