Professional Programs

The Fitness Test for Ontario Correctional Officer Applicants (FITCO) is an occupational test to assess a person's ability to perform the physical demands of correctional officer work. This is a standardized test developed through the Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN). Lakehead University's School of Kinesiology offers a testing site with certified administrators and appraisers.

Additional Qualification (AQ) courses allow certified teachers to expand their knowledge and skills in qualified divisions and subjects or to develop new knowledge in a specific area.

The Artist Certificate in Performance and Pedagogy involves selective, intensive, and advanced professional piano studies designed to enhance the performance skills of talented musicians. The program consists of a balance of applied music, masterclasses, collaborative performance, a public recital, and selected academic courses.

The Certificate in Entrepreneurship consists of a series of courses designed to improve the competence of individuals in setting up and running their own business.

The Certificate in Environmental Sustainability is open for admission to professionals who wish to pursue continuing professional education in environmental sustainability. Interested applicants may already have earned a four-year Honours Bachelors and/or a four-year or a three-year Bachelors undergraduate degree in a relevant field such as urban and regional planning, geography, interdisciplinary studies, biology, ecology and natural resource/environmental management, tourism etc. from a recognized post-secondary institution.

The Certificate in French Proficiency for Non-French Majors - Basic consists of an introduction to basic written and spoken French through the learning of simple vocabulary, comprehension, and expression of daily situations.

The Certificate in French Proficiency for Non-French Majors - Intermediate consists of written exercises and oral interaction at a higher level of expectation than the Basic Level.

The Certificate in French Proficiency for Non-French Majors - Advanced offers an introduction to second-year grammar and oral courses and a deeper understanding and use of the French language. 

The Certificate of Geomatics consists of five specific courses in geographical information systems, photogrammetry and aerial photo interpretation, cartography, remote sensing, and spatial analysis. This focus provides learners an understanding of geospatial technologies, how the world is being managed and modeled by such technologies, and the associated impacts on decision making.  All required courses include practical sessions collecting, processing, analyzing, and publishing geospatial information.