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Lover1abd

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Hello
I have certificate for computer its comptia a+

I finished it here can I used for citizen

?????
 

PMM

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Hi

Hello
I have certificate for computer its comptia a+

I finished it here can I used for citizen

?????
NO, check the requirements for a education to be considered, your degree must be certified by the school that all your courses were conducted in English.
 

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Hello
I have certificate for computer its comptia a+

I finished it here can I used for citizen

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If course done in Canada then no need for school to certify it was done in English since here only language used is either in English or French.
 

Lover1abd

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Yes I finished it in Canada and I have licence A+ with certification but expired
.... pleas if you sure let me know
 

spyfy

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Yes I finished it in Canada and I have licence A+ with certification but expired
.... pleas if you sure let me know
This is from the IRCC website:
I graduated from an English-or French-language high school/college/university. What can I use to show that I can communicate in one of the official languages when I apply for citizenship?
You may send a transcript, diploma or certificate showing that you graduated from a secondary school or from a post-secondary program in Canada or abroad. These materials must show that the program was in English or French. A single course in an official language is not enough to meet this requirement.

Link:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=573&top=5

You need to have finished a program at a school, college or university. A single computer course is not enough. In particular you have to make sure that the program you finished was offered by a school, college or university, i.e. an official secondary or post-secondary institution.

Comptia is a private organization that hands out certifications. It is neither a school, nor a college, nor a university. So their certificates don't work for Citizenship.
 

pie_vancouver

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Was that a degree or a short course? Better call IRCC and check with them.

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You attended or are currently attending a secondary or post-secondary education program in English or French, either in Canada or abroad.


  • A degree, diploma, certificate or official transcripts from a secondary or post-secondary education program showing you studied in English or French, in Canada or abroad.
 

spyfy

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Was that a degree or a short course? Better call IRCC and check with them.

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You attended or are currently attending a secondary or post-secondary education program in English or French, either in Canada or abroad.


  • A degree, diploma, certificate or official transcripts from a secondary or post-secondary education program showing you studied in English or French, in Canada or abroad.
Comptia ist not a post-secondary institution, so the point if this was a degree or a short course is irrelevant. Post-secondary instutions are universities, colleges and the like.
 

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Ah, not familiar with Comptia.
So if I get a bookkeeping course for 1 year at Langara College in Vancouver, I will get a certificate after finishing the course, can I use it as proof?
 

Fabiog

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Comptia ist not a post-secondary institution, so the point if this was a degree or a short course is irrelevant. Post-secondary instutions are universities, colleges and the like.
I did a one year course, at a college, the course was called computer technician and was also awarded comptia A+ can this be accepted as one year post education?
 

spyfy

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I did a one year course, at a college, the course was called computer technician and was also awarded comptia A+ can this be accepted as one year post education?
You must be enrolled in or have received a degree from a recognized high school or post-secondary institution. Having completed a single course offered by a college doesn't count. You need to have an actual degree conferred (High Schol graduation, Bachelor, Master, License,...)

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=573&top=5

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"These materials must show that the program was in English or French. A single course in an official language is not enough to meet this requirement."