- Level
- 1-Year Post Secondary Certificate
- CIP code
- 44.0000
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Open intake
-
Off-shoreSep 2027
- Field
- Social and Community Services
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
- Next deadline
- 2026-09-01
Program overview
The College Certificate - Human Services Foundation (HSF1) is a 1 year program at Fanshawe College’s London campus.
The human-services foundation year lets students test the helping professions — social service work, developmental services, child and youth care, early childhood education — before choosing one, while building the psychology, communication and human-development base all of them share. The credits carry into the diploma; the clarity is the real product.
Nearly six decades of employer-shaped programming show in Fanshawe’s co-op scale and research standing, while London prices housing, transit and part-time work for its enormous student population.
Registered in the field of CIP 44.0000 (Human services foundation), the program falls under the post-2024 field-of-study test; re-verify eligibility on Fanshawe’s list and IRCC’s current CIP list at application time.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: Completed Class 12 (10+2) from a recognised board with approximately 50% or better.
- IELTS: R-5.5, W-5.5, L-5.5, S-5.5, Overall 6.0
- TOEFL iBT: Total 79.0
- PTE: Overall 53
- Duolingo: 105
- GRE/GMAT: Not required.
Application fee $100 CAD. Apply well before the February 1 equal-consideration date for September entry — capped international seats mean popular programs fill early. An Ontario Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) is arranged through admission. Ask an Apply Study Visa counsellor to verify current PGWP alignment and seats before applying.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction + GIC
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
The foundation year opens every human-services direction:
- SSW Diploma Progression — the social-services route
- DSW Progression — developmental-services careers
- CYC Progression — child-and-youth practice
- ECE Progression — early-childhood careers
- Support Roles Meanwhile — entry positions during study
- Informed Specialisation — choosing with experience, not guesswork
Starting undecided costs nothing — the credits carry forward into the diploma.
About Fanshawe College
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.9
- World rank
- #5433
- Reference No.
- O19361039982
