• Reminder from the guidelines for the 2022- 2023 academic year - to be considered eligible for OSAP, the duration of the microcredential must be less than 12 weeks. This is strictly a numerical response column. If there is a range of hours, please provide the average in whole numbers only.
  • Reminder from the guidelines for the 2022- 2023 academic year - to be considered eligible for OSAP, hours of the microcredential must be between five (5) and 300 hours long. This is strictly a numerical response column. If there is a range of hours, please provide the average in whole numbers only.
  • Please include the delivery mode of the course/program.
    Continuing education is defined as courses or programs that are formally structured educational and/or training experiences for personal and professional development. They are usually part-time and are geared towards adult or non-traditional learners, and they may or may not count for credit used in obtaining a degree, diploma, certificate, or other formal qualification. The courses or programs are often offered through an administrative or academic unit of the postsecondary institution designated to serve part-time or adult or non-traditional students. The separate unit may be referred to as a department, faculty or division of continuing education or adult training extension.
  • Use the automatically generated drop-down menu to select the 2021 CIP code. The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is used for classifying instructional programs according to field of study. CIP assignment is for the purposes of ministry analysis of labour market relevance only and is assigned on an interim basis.Codes can be found at this page.
  • Use the automatically generated drop-down menu to select up to three NOC 2021 codes associated with the micro-credential. The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is the national reference on occupations in Canada. It provides a systematic classification structure that categorizes the entire range of occupational activity in Canada. NOC assignment is for the purposes of ministry analysis of labour market relevance only and is assigned on an interim basis.Codes can be found on this page. .
  • Please use the automatically-generated drop-down menu to select up to three NOC 2021 codes associated with the micro-credential
  • Please use the automatically-generated drop-down menu to select up to three NOC 2021 codes associated with the micro-credential
    Partners may include corporations, sector associations, non-profit organizations, Municipalities, First Nation or Indigenous organizations. A partnership may include one or more of the following features: · Input from the partner in the development/design of the curriculum · Provision of financial resources from the partner · Fulfilling a request from a partner to support operations. If your micro-credential provides transferable skills however does not include features above, it does not satisfy the definition.
  • Please calculate the average headcount for the program over the past five years, starting July 31, 2021. If the program has been active for less than 5 years, please calculate the average headcount for all available years. This is strictly a numerical response column. Please provide whole numbers only. If the program is not yet running, please enter zero (0).
  • Please estimate the headcount for the next intake. This is strictly a numerical response column. Please provide whole numbers only.
  • Please provide a description of the micro-credential offering. The program description provided will be used for the assessment of the micro-credential and will be posted on the Micro-credentials Portal.
    Please indicate whether the ministry can also show this micro-credential offering in the online portal being developed by eCampusOntario.