Improving my Education Points

[nmuntz]

Hello,

I was reading the CIC website on Education (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/assessment.asp) and it mentions "An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) is used to verify that your foreign degree, diploma, certificate (or other proof of your credential) is valid and equal to a Canadian one."

I would like some clarification on what counts as a Certificate. For example, if I were to take a computer networks certification (like CCNA) which could take up to 6 months, would that count as a valid education certificate that would give me score?

Or when they say certificate they mean a full university degree (bachelors, master or PhD)?

Thanks!

 

[scylla]

It depends how the course you take is evaluated through the ECA process. Most likely something like CCNA would get you no points.

 

[istari]

Hello,

I was reading the CIC website on Education (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/assessment.asp) and it mentions "An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) is used to verify that your foreign degree, diploma, certificate (or other proof of your credential) is valid and equal to a Canadian one."

I would like some clarification on what counts as a Certificate. For example, if I were to take a computer networks certification (like CCNA) which could take up to 6 months, would that count as a valid education certificate that would give me score?

Or when they say certificate they mean a full university degree (bachelors, master or PhD)?

Thanks!

The certificates CIC accepts are:

College Certificate
Completion of College-level certificate
University Certificate
University Diploma
One-year certificate in [name of discipline]
Post-secondary certificate with a focus in [area of concentration]
One-year Post-secondary certificate with a focus in [area of concentration]
One-year certificate

And CIC specifies that they are 1-year certificates.

 

[nmuntz]

Thank you istari! Appreciate your help.