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Course name	Format	Tuition	Next start date	Status	More	Description
	Online	$650	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Learn the fundamentals of building IT infrastructure on the Amazon Web Services platform. Explore storage, compute, database, networking, caching and security services. Diagram decoupled architectures, design microservices and plan for disasters. Other start dates: Nov 01, 2026; Dec 01, 2026
	Online	$350	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Get a real-world understanding of cloud computing concepts in the context of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Understand AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing and support. Other start dates: Nov 01, 2026; Dec 01, 2026
	Online	$260	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Sharpening your skills before you start university can improve your performance, reduce stress, and allow you to accomplish more with your time. The right academic skills can also help you handle the commitments and challenges of university life so you can feel successful - and enjoy life as a first-year student. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$260	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Maximize your chances of getting into the Canadian university of your choice in this dynamic, interactive and personalized course. Over eight self-paced weeks, learn step-by-step how to write memorable and convincing university undergraduate applications for Canadian universities that catch the attention of admissions committees. Other start dates: TBA
	In-Person	$1,224	Oct 22, 2026	Open	Details	Build electrocardiograms (ECG) interpretation skills to support safe, confident care as a Nurse Practitioner or Primary Physician. Learn through part-time blended online and in-person learning. Other start dates: TBA
	In-Person Online	$385	Oct 24, 2026	Join Waitlist	Details	Learn to communicate with clarity and confidence in a variety of workplace, professional and personal settings. Understand how native English speakers handle conversations at work fluently and effectively by using appropriate words and vocabulary, implied meanings and non-verbal communication. Other start dates: Jan 11, 2027; Jan 12, 2027; Feb 21, 2027; Mar 15, 2027
	Online	$695	Oct 27, 2026	Open	Details	Build a sustainable poetry practice through drafting, revision and creative prompts while exploring image, sound, form and poetic experimentation. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$780	Oct 27, 2026	Open	Details	Take on more complex communication scenarios in this advanced course. Gain strategies to write purposeful and effective emails, letters, reports, proposals and other complex documents. Learn how to analyze challenging employer and client communication tasks, and discover different approaches to addressing business, technical and non-technical audiences. This course can be taken as part of the UBC Micro-certificate in Writing and Communication Skills for the Workplace: Business Communication or as a standalone course. Other start dates: Mar 02, 2027
	Online	$465	Oct 27, 2026	Open	Details	Learn how to apply the fundamental rules of writing to produce text that is not only correct, but also coherent, emphatic and elegant. Practise revising text by analyzing and diagnosing common problems. Topics include clarity in complexity, balance and symmetry, and nuances of sentence length and rhythm. This course can be taken as part of the UBC Micro-certificate in Writing and Communication Skills for the Workplace: Grammar and Style or as a standalone course. Other start dates: Mar 02, 2027
	Online	$385	Oct 28, 2026	Open	Details	This practical and intensive course helps you develop strategies to improve how you communicate in real time at work, especially when you need to think on your feet. Learn strategies for recalling vocabulary quickly, expressing ideas flexibly, paraphrasing when words don’t come easily, and maintaining clear communication under pressure. Other start dates: Mar 17, 2027
	Online	$695	Oct 28, 2026	Open	Details	Build your fiction writing skills by learning character development, plot, setting, revision and creative techniques to write engaging stories. Other start dates: Jan 06, 2027; Feb 17, 2027
	Online In-Person	$470	Oct 29, 2026	Open	Details	Designed especially for professionals whose first language is not English, this fast-paced and dynamic course empowers you to improve your conversational skills for today's business environment. Develop the confidence to feel successful in one-on-one discussions, workplace meetings, interviews and business negotiations. Other start dates: Jan 11, 2027; Mar 15, 2027
	Online In-Person	$505	Oct 29, 2026	Join Waitlist	Details	Sound more natural and confident when you speak English by learning about rhythm, stress patterns, linking sounds and intonation. Understand your pronunciation as it relates to sounds that may not exist in your first language to improve the clarity of your English and increase others' understanding of your speech. Other start dates: Jan 26, 2027; Feb 24, 2027
	Online	$750	Nov 1, 2026	Open	Details	This 100% online, self-paced course gives service providers with comprehensive foundational understanding of mental health and the tools to support individuals experiencing mental health challenges in a wide range of settings and contexts. Other start dates: Dec 01, 2026; Jan 01, 2027; Feb 01, 2027; Mar 01, 2027; Apr 01, 2027
	Online	$750	Nov 1, 2026	Open	Details	This 100% online, self-paced course provides a comprehensive foundational understanding of substance use and addiction and the tools to effectively support a diverse range of individuals who use substances in a wide range of settings and contexts. Other start dates: Dec 01, 2026; Jan 01, 2027; Feb 01, 2027; Mar 01, 2027

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