Field Placement Programs
All programs requiring placements are outlined below. Please click on the Program Name to launch the placement page with specific clearance details, deadlines, and further information for your program.
Please note: it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the field placement requirements, including documentation, ParaMed clearance and academic clearance, are met within the program deadlines. The deadlines do not change year to year and are always available to students. No extensions will be granted.
Program Name | Delivery | Nature of Fieldwork | Number of Placements | ParaMed Clearance | PLAR |
Addictions and Mental Health | Full-time and Part-time | Unpaid placement, in-person | One | Yes | Not available |
Autism and Behavioural Science | Full-time and Part-time | Two block placements, full-time over 4 and 6 weeks Unpaid, in-person | Two | Yes | Available for placement I only |
Autism Studies (Certificate) | Part-time only | Unpaid placement, in-person | One | Yes | Not available |
Child and Youth Care (Year 1) | Full-time and Part-time | Unpaid placement, in-person | Four | Yes | Not available |
Community and Justice Services | Full-time and Part-time | Unpaid placement, in-person | One | Yes | Not available |
Early Childhood Education | Full-time and Part-time | Three block placements, full-time over 4, 4 and 5 weeks Unpaid, in-person | Three | Yes | Available for placement I only |
ECE Administration | Part-time only | Fieldwork most often completed in current workplace, in-person | One | Only if completing fieldwork outside of your workplace | Not available |
Emergency Management | Full-time and Part-time | Unpaid placement or research project, in-person | One | No | Available |
Fitness and Health Promotion | Full-time and Part-time | Unpaid field projects and field placements, in-person | Four | Yes | Available |
Fitness and Lifestyle Management | Part-time only | Unpaid placement, in-person | One | Yes | Available |
Victimology | Part-time only | Unpaid placement or research project if working in the field, in-person | One | No | Available |
Working with Dementia Clients – Multidiscipline | Part-time only | Unpaid placement, in-person | One | Yes | Available |
Technical Writer | Full-time and Part-time | Unpaid placement unless completing in current workplace, in-person | One | No | Available |
*CYC students are required to complete their clearance prior to transferring to the on-campus program
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
PLAR allows you to receive course credit for non-academic life experience such as employment, community work, independent study, on-the-job training, volunteering, and travel and leisure. A PLAR challenge involves a special assessment designed to confirm your knowledge of a course’s learning requirements. PLAR is not available for all placement courses.
For more information regarding PLAR, please visit the PLAR website.