- DIPLOMA IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK
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Are you passionate about social and environmental change, enjoy working with groups, and wish you could help connect people to services and opportunities in their community? Then the Community Development Work program is for you.
This offering will prepare you for an interdisciplinary field, working with groups experiencing marginalization. You'll build skills in critical thinking of matters such as social justice, anti-oppressive practice, sustainable development, community engagement, community asset-mapping, fundraising, team building, collaborative leadership, project management, research and project evaluation.
Expert guest speakers, field trips, and collaborative projects with local and international NGOs attached to student learning evaluations and assessments will all be components of this program's courses and learning outcomes. You'll also learn from experienced and passionate faculty members who come from a diverse range of local and international community development settings and educational backgrounds.
Perhaps the most unique aspect of this program is how you'll connect theory to practice through field placement learning opportunities. You'll engage in field placement opportunities/on-the job internship experiences with organizations, institutions and social enterprises actively engaged in community work.
Please note: This program is taught using a combination of modalities. Courses may be delivered face-to-face, online, or in a blended/hybrid combination of both online and traditional classroom teaching.
Program Highlights
- The Community Development Work program will provide you with the opportunity to practice your acquired knowledge under the supervision of community practitioners in two separate real-world fieldwork settings during the third and fourth semesters.
- You'll be exposed to opportunities for international development placements.
- As a student of the School of Community and Health Studies program, you'll work in communities to advocate for change strategies that promote social, economic and environmental justice, and challenge patterns of oppression and discrimination.
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Global Citizenship and Equity Portfolio
You'll develop a portfolio documenting your engagement with the College's signature Global Citizenship and Equity (GC&E) competencies. For more information on GC&E, the GC&E portfolio and the supports available to you, please visit www.centennialcollege.ca/citizenshipandequity.
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Career Options and Education Pathways
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Companies Offering Jobs
Toronto Community Housing, City of Toronto, United Way of GTA, Park People, Centennial College, POR AMOR Community Enhancement Initiatives, Municipal Councilor Offices
Career Outlook
- Community Engagement Worker
- Community Outreach Worker
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Program Facilitator
- Youth Development Coordinator
- Community Service Worker
- Crisis Intervention Worker
- Family Service Worker
- Community Development Worker
- Community Development Officer.
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Please note that each pathway has a specific minimum grade requirement in order to qualify for transferring credits, which are assessed by the partner institution.
| Partner Institution |
Degree |
| Athabasca University |
Bachelor of Professional Arts in Human Services |
| Algoma University |
Honours Bachelor of Arts in Community Economic and Social Development |
| Bachelor of Arts in Community Economic and Social Development |
| Bachelor of Arts in Community Development |
| Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting |
| Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources Management |
| Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing |
| Bachelor of Science in multiple majors |
| Davenport University |
Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business |
| Wilfrid Laurier University - Brantford Campus |
Honours Bachelor of Arts |
| Windsor, University of |
Honours Bachelor of Arts in Disability Studies |
| York University |
Honours Bachelor degree in any major |
Please visit our website at www.centennialcollege.ca/admissions/applying/education-pathways/outbound-pathways for more information on articulation agreements.
Educational Partners
Woodgreen Community Services, Action Against Hunger, City of Toronto, United Way of GTA, Afghan's Women Association, Toronto Community Housing, Agincourt Community Services, Action for Neighborhood Change, Evergreen Brick Works
Placement Partners
Local: City of Toronto, Community Development Unit, Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) - Resident Engagement Unit, Council of Agencies Serving South Agencies (CASSA), For Youth Initiative, East End Community Health Centre, Working Women Community Centre, Community Outreach Canada, East Scarborough Storefront, Rexdale Women's Center, Victoria Park Action for Neighborhood Change, Art Heart, Telecare Family Services, Birchmount Bluffs Neighborhood Center, Toronto Intergenerational Partnerships, City of Markham, Impact'n'Communities, Tropicana Community Services, Park People.
International: Dominican Republic-Community Based Tourism Network, Peru-Learning for Hope, South Africa-United Nations, Bangfladesh-B.R.A.C., Ghana-Support Youth Agnecy, Costa Rica-Tech University (supporting Indigenous youth).
Areas of Employment
- Government
- Voluntary organizations
- Corporations
- International community settings
- Non-profit organizations
- Charitable organizations
- Social enterprises
- Corporations-Departments of Corporate Responsibility
- International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's)
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Education Pathways
Centennial College
We are excited to announce that our Community Development Work Program and the International Development Graduate Certificate Program have established an internal articulation agreement between the two programs. Graduates of the Community Development Work Program, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 would be eligible for admission into the International Development Graduate Certificate Program, pending room in the program.
Listed below are the degrees from partnering institutions that are available for the Community Development Work program.
College of New Caledonia
Vancouver Community College
St. Clair College
University of Regina
George Brown College
McMaster University Ontario
