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Writing for Professionals


Certificate of Accomplishment


Program Code: WP911

Program Overview

The online Writing for Professionals certificate program will provide you with exposure to different aspects of professional writing from report writing, writing for the web, to technical writing and preparing for publication. The more creative, engaging, and knowledgeable the writer is, the more successful the work being produced will be.

Professional writers also need to have excellent grammar, spelling and the ability to write in a variety of contexts. Upon completion of this online certificate, you will have a foundation in professional writing to apply to your present job, a new career or furthering your education in the field of writing.

The courses in this certificate are entirely online and delivered by Humber College and OntarioLearn.

Additional Information

The following courses in the Writing for Professionals Certificate transfer to these other Continuous Professional Learning Certificates:

TWRT 201 - Technical Writing: Introduction can be transferred to our Technical Writing Certificate.

COM 123 - Report and Proposal Writing and COM 129 - Grammar and Style for Professional and Workplace Writing can be transferred to our Business Communication Certificate.

Humber College also offers a full-time Ontario Graduate Certificate in Professional Writing and Communications for those students interested in furthering their studies in this field and who meet the admission requirements.

Registration and Graduation

When you have completed the required courses in the certificate program, please contact cplliberalarts@humber.ca with your name, student number and the name of the program in order to receive your certificate.

Courses

Compulsory

  • COM 123: Report and Proposal Writing
  • COM 129: Grammar and Style for Professional and Workplace Writing
  • COM 130: Writing for the Web
  • COM 134: Writing for Publication 1
  • COM 135: Writing for Publication 2
  • TWRT 201: Technical Writing: Introduction

How to Register

You are required to register for each individual course included in a CE program. You can register for a course by selecting it and following the instructions in the “How to Register” box.

Fees

Each CE program is comprised of a series of courses which may all have different fees. You are required to register for each course individually and pay the associated fees. Once you select the course, the fee is displayed in the “How to Register” box.

Contact Information

Humber Continuous Professional Learning Liberal Arts & Sciences
cplliberalarts@humber.ca

Every attempt is made to ensure that information contained on this website is current and accurate. Humber reserves the right to correct any error or omission, modify or cancel any course, program, fee, timetable or campus location at any time without prior notice or liability to users or any other Person. On October 21, 2019, the Provincial Government of Ontario announced the renaming of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU). Both names may appear on this website.

Select information only is included in this printable PDF. For complete program details, refer to humber.ca/programs.

Print/Download Date: March 29, 2024