Accessible Education and Training
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Domestic applicants only |
NIC offers study options for students with diversabilities. Students will learn topics to develop their personal and professional skills. The program supports students towards their career and employment goals.
Course offerings change from year to year based on community needs and enrolment.
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Overview
Programs:
You'll learn:
- Planning and organizing
- Getting along with people
- Practicing customer service
- Using computers and technology
- Self-advocacy
- Communicating more clearly
- Math and literacy
Admission requirements
1. Be an individual with an intellectual or developmental disability, or have a learning difference.
2. Attend a personal interview with an instructor.
Outcomes
When you graduate from the program, you will have built your skills in:
- Employability skills
- Self-awareness
- Self-advocacy
- Job seeking skills
- Job readiness skills and attitudes
- Industry-specific experience and skills
- Customer service skills
- Interpersonal skills
With these skills, you can move onto employment in entry-level work of your interest, volunteer positions, or possibly further education and training at NIC.
Costs
The tuition per credit is $132.48* plus a learner fee of $5.90 for each credit.
Financial support is available through the Adult Upgrading Grant. This grant pays for your courses and your application fee to NIC.
Get in touch and we'll support you with your application.
*subject to change. Based on the 2024-25 academic year.
How to apply
Contact us to set up an interview. We'll help you identify your learning and career goals. Then, we'll register you in the best program.
To connect with the AET Instructor at your campus, send them an email using the links below:
Liz Girard: Comox Valley Campus
Tina Kennedy: Campbell River Campus
Heidi Fraser: Port Alberni Campus
Liz Girard: Online learning option
Frequently asked questions
Many of our students move from the AET program into employment. Below is a list of types of jobs some of our graduates do:
- Restaurant: Prep cook, dishwasher, busser, cleaning
- Retail: Store assistant, fronting and facing, grocery bagger, shelving product, cleaning
- Animal care: SPCA, dog walker
- Car dealership: Car detailing
- Landscape and Maintenance: outdoor clean-up of buildings, trail crew, grass cutting, leaf blowing
- Business: filing, paper shredding
- Paper Delivery: hand deliver papers
- Farm work: farm hand
You can email us with any questions or comments. This is the link to our email.
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