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The Continuing Education Division at St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto offers dynamic, non-degree credit programming rooted in our academic and intellectual traditions and designed to inspire. With flexible formats designed for busy learners, we invite you to deepen your knowledge, challenge ideas, and explore new perspectives.
Our Professional Learning programs focus on strengthening leadership, communication and critical thinking skills. Taught by industry leaders and delivered within a diverse network of peers, these programs challenge you to explore innovative solutions for some of our most urgent issues.
General Interest courses, workshops and events connect you with academic, community and faith leaders and artists who lend their expertise to courses, workshops and events that leverage the assets of our beautiful campus and vibrant communities.
Learn more about our program areas below. To receive updates about news from Continuing Education, including being the first to know about new programs and courses, please sign up for our mailing list here.
Continuing Education Programming
Professional Learning
Micro Credentials
We’re proud to offer micro credentials—digital, verifiable credentials that you own and can share on your resume, LinkedIn profile, and more. Micro credentials are certifications of assessed learning that focus on specific, relevant skills and competencies. Our offerings include SMCE3000 Foundations of Interfaith Communication and Dialogue, Unlocking Resilience: Understanding the Social Implications of Climate Change, and the Social Impact Measurement Professional Certificate. These programs are designed for professionals seeking rapid, practical training to meet today’s social and environmental challenges. Whether you’re advancing your career or deepening your expertise, our micro-credentials deliver focused learning backed by real-world relevance and academic excellence.
Programs in Social Responsibility and Sustainability
Diploma in Social Responsibility and Sustainability
Are you a working professional transitioning or advancing your career in sustainability, social responsibility or ESG? This 16-month blended, interdisciplinary program is designed for you.
The curriculum addresses advancing the business case, climate transition business models, strategies for embedding, social purpose, justice and impact, ethics, governance, organizational integration of Truth and Reconciliation, emerging standards, regulations, reporting and disclosure, and more.
Mentorship with a relevant topic expert, an experiential Capstone Project and instruction from current Practitioners and Thought-Leaders set this program apart. You will engage in 11 days of in-person sessions including simulations for change management and climate, and on-line synchronous lectures and peer group projects equivalent to 29 contact days with instructors and peers. Graduates join a 25-year, global network of professionals committed to driving positive social and environmental impact.
Social Impact Measurement Professional Certificate
How do businesses, non-profits, foundations, government and social enterprises collectively advance positive social impact in an increasingly inequitable world? The Social Impact Measurement Professional Certificate is a blended, experiential program designed to make sense of the extensive and evolving social impact measurement body of knowledge and practice.
You will engage in practical exercises, case studies, and build or renovate your own social impact measurement strategy, while receiving feedback and best practices from instructors and peers. Comprising seven modules, each conferring a Micro-Credential upon completion, you will develop skills in designing, implementing, and evaluating social impact measurement strategies. You will apply tools such as Logic Models and Theories of Change, different measurement frameworks such as IRIS+ and Impact Weighted Accounts and generate a business case linking social impact to business value creation. Graduates of the Social Impact Measurement Professional Certificate join a collaborative community working for the “greater good.”
Unlocking Resilience: Understanding the Social Implications of Climate Change (Micro-Credential)
What are the social costs and implications of climate change and what are the most effective ways to help communities and vulnerable populations adapt to and mitigate these threats? This blended learning Micro-Credential is designed for practitioners of community health and well-being in businesses, charities, NGOs, ENGOs, community organizations, social enterprises, government and academia.
You will participate in on-line and an in-person session to understand the fundamentals of climate change; including what do we know, what is predicted and what strategies do we need. You will identify practical levers for action and their implications through MIT’s Climate Interactive En-ROADS Climate Simulation. You will use case studies and the Multi-Solving Framework to practice collaborative problem solving. Micro-Credential holders join a collaborative eco-system of partners building climate resilience in communities and among vulnerable populations, through local community-led initiatives, sustainable practices, and policies that reduce climate risks and social costs.
Teacher Education
Additional Qualification Courses
Ongoing professional learning is a hallmark of the teaching profession and one of the professional standards of Ontario certified teachers.
The Continuing Education Division of the University of St. Michael’s College is an accredited provider of additional qualification courses for teachers which support Ontario Certified Teachers in the expansion of their knowledge and skills.
Following successful completion of the course, the course will be reported to the Ontario College of Teachers so that it may be added to the your teacher certificate of qualification.
Programs in Interfaith Dialogue and Catholic Leadership
Diploma in Interfaith Dialogue
What would be possible if we understood each other better? In an increasingly siloed world, effective and empathetic communication with ‘the other’ is our best hope for cooperation and peace in our relationships and communities. Dialogue: Principles and Practices equips learners with practical tools and strategies for communicating across difference. This program is made possible by the generous support of Scarboro Foreign Missions.
Eight elective courses across four levels of dialogue (Dialogue of Life, Dialogue of Deeds, Dialogue of Theological Exchange and Dialogue of Religious Experience) offer opportunities to delve into topics including Peacemaking and Justice; Equity, Inclusion and Creation Care; Rituals and Rites and Source Texts and Visual Language. Completion of a Capstone project allows you to synthesize their learning and apply course skills and knowledge to an area of defined interest.
Note: Courses in the Diploma in Interfaith Dialogue, with the exception of the Capstone course, can be taken individually on an open enrolment basis.
Diploma in Catholic Leadership (Launching 2026)
The Diploma in Catholic Leadership is designed to equip senior leaders in Catholic institutions, hospitals, school boards, charities and lay ministry with high-level skill development in leadership, communication, faith formation and strategic decision-making. You will use Case- and Problem-Based learning methodologies to collaboratively investigate solutions to challenges faced by your organizations, and hone skills for igniting passion and purpose within your teams.
General Interest Programming
Our General Interest Programming is designed to inspire. The University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto has rich academic and intellectual traditions built over nearly 180 years. Programs including Book and Media Studies, Christianity and Culture, Celtic Studies, Mediaeval Studies are housed here, as well as the Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology.
Delivered by leading academics, professionals and artists, our General Interest Programming offers courses, workshops and events designed to welcome our community to connect with others, explore ideas and build skills in inclusive environments that encourage deepening knowledge, challenging ideas, and exploring new perspectives.
Partner With Us!
Are you interested in delivering educational programming to your company, organization, parish or faith community, or collaborating on hosting and organizing educational events? Contact Roxanne Wright, Manager of Program Development and Delivery at roxanneb.wright@utoronto.ca to learn more about the ways that Continuing Education can support your group’s learning needs.
Interested in Teaching With Us or Proposing a New Offering?
We welcome submissions of interest year-round for new Continuing Education courses, programs, workshops and events. Please complete our Expression of Interest Form and a member of our team will be in touch.
Any currently available teaching postings can be found on the USMC Careers site.
Undergraduate and Graduate programs at The University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto
For information on university undergraduate and graduate degree programs outside of Continuing Education, please visit stmikes.utoronto.ca/future-students
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Land Acknowledgement
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of St. Michael’s College operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
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