Advanced College Diploma – Child and Youth Care (CYW4)

Child and Youth Care Advanced Diploma is a three-year program designed to equip students with skills to address family issues, mental health concerns, and emotional and behavioural challenges in children and youth. Students learn counselling skills, psychotherapy techniques, and professionalism from veteran instructors.

• Key Learning Goals & Structure:

  • Core Knowledge & Counseling Skills: Covers child abuse and neglect, mental health issues, familial structures, and child-centred concerns.

  • Field Placement Experience: Features over 1,500 hours of real-world experience, working directly with clients every other semester.

  • Career Opportunities: Prepares graduates for roles in group homes, correctional services, residential treatment centres, children’s aid societies, school boards, community resource centres, street work, and hospitals.

• Job Insights & Demand:

  • Canada: Average salary of $60,346/yr (Range: $42K – $85K); 2,255 jobs advertised in July 2026.

  • Ontario: Average salary of $59,894/yr (Range: $42K – $86K); 772 jobs advertised in July 2026.

• Minimum Level of Education Completed: Grade 12 / High School

• Minimum GPA: 50.0%

• Minimum Language Test Scores:

  • IELTS: 6.0

  • TOEFL: 79.0

  • PTE: 53.0

  • DUOLINGO: 105

PGWP Status: This program is eligible for Post Graduation Work Permit.
PGWP Overview: The Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWP) enables students who have graduated from participating Canadian post-secondary institutions to gain valuable Canadian work experience.
IRCC Guidelines: Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released a preliminary list of programs that qualify for the PGWP. Based on our current understanding, which may be subject to changes, these programs are linked to fields of study that correspond to occupations in long-term shortage or meet new requirements. For more details, visit: IRCC Work Post-Grad.
Disclaimer: The final decision on PGWP approval rests solely with the IRCC. Students are advised to check the eligibility criteria on the IRCC website to ensure they meet all the requirements.