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EXCEL: A certificate program in
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EXCEL Program
There are now two streams of EXCEL courses – EXCEL and Advanced EXCEL. The Advanced EXCEL stream offers courses for EXCEL graduates who wish to take a few more courses, or who wish to update some of the skills which they learned at least five years ago.
In the EXCEL stream, there are seventeen courses currently offered in English and sixteen in French. Two of the courses, #16 (Professional development) and #17 (Electronic Information Sources) are offered as online courses. A complete list of the core courses and the elective courses are posted in this section of the web site. Not all courses are offered every semester. A cycle of courses offered has been created and this course cycle list is posted as well.
Candidates pursuing a Certificate in managing a small public library must complete at least ten EXCEL courses, including six of the core courses, within five years. EXCEL provides an opportunity to upgrade library skills and management techniques within a flexible and practical programme. It is offered through the Southern Ontario Library Service as a correspondence programme with telephone tutors. Individuals not interested in pursuing the certificate, may take courses of interest to them.
There are three semesters in this program – Winter (January to April), Summer (May to August) and Fall (September to December). Each semester, a registration form will be posted on the EXCEL section of our web site. The form will be posted approximately six weeks before the registration deadline. The registration form will be posted approximately six weeks before the registration deadline.
- List of core courses for the EXCEL program
- List of elective courses for the EXCEL program
- Course cycle for the EXCEL program.