Social Service Worker

Do you enjoy working with people and helping others? Are you interested in a career in social work?

Start your journey here at Langara College.We offer pathways into the workplace in as little as nine months, or to transfer to university to complete an undergraduate degree. 

Option A:

• Complete Langara’s 9-month Social Service Worker Certificate program
• Start work immediately using your new knowledge and skills, and/or
• Complete another 10 university transfer courses (or transfer in courses from another institution before you complete the certificate) and apply for the Social Service Worker Diploma
• Apply to any of the Bachelor of Social Work degree-granting institutions in BC for third-year entry (additional admissions requirements may apply)

Social Service Worker Certificate Program

This program prepares students for immediate entry into all social service sectors, as well as for further education in Social Work and other helping professions. Program participation and employment in the social services field require commitments of physical and emotional energies.

Students move through the program together as a cohort. All core Social Service Worker courses are taught by program faculty. This provides a supportive, experiential-learning environment and a personal, professional network both during the program and after its completion. 

The Certificate Program consists of two semesters of full-time studies. There are two practicum placements, including a five-week, full-time block placement at the end of the second semester. 

Students who successfully complete the nine-month program earn a Social Service Worker Certificate. The College now requires all students to complete a Criminal Record Check. Please see the admission requirements tab for further information.