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Fostering lifelong learning.

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Your support can help the School of Continuing Studies prepare its learners for the future of work.

As the world around us changes at an unprecedented pace, and advancing technology demands ever-evolving skills, it is essential that people of all ages and backgrounds have opportunities to keep learning. 

McGill’s School of Continuing Studies provides lifelong learners access to a world-class university education and a professional community of practice.

The School serves as an essential connector across the University, the community and the world. It supports flexible learning and upskilling, expands equitable access to education and fosters innovation in the workforce.

Lifelong learning starts here. 

Expanding access to McGill for diverse communities

Your support will allow the School of Continuing Studies (SCS) to broaden its capacity to serve diverse communities, especially those who are underrepresented in today’s workforce, including Indigenous peoples, racialized groups, women returning to work, newcomers and people with disabilities.

With your gift we can: 

  • Build a proposed flagship Welcome Centre that will serve as a hub for learning, networking and community and employer engagement
  • Fund and support newcomers and underrepresented populations to enter the Canadian workforce with our Experiential Empowerment and Development (SEED) Initiative
  • Support students and workforce development in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities through our Indigenous Relations Initiative
  • Provide language instruction in English and French through our Language Acquisition for Refugees and Forcibly Displaced Persons Initiative
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Delivering excellence in teaching, learning and student services

The School of Continuing Studies offers programming tailored to the needs of busy professionals and lifelong learners, informed by industry and societal realities.  

Your support ensures that the School’s learners have access to the latest industry and community-based expertise and data, best practices in adult education (andragogy), and an opportunity to gain invaluable workplace experience regardless of origin or socio-economic background. 

With your gift we will: 

  • Support newcomers and other socio-economically disadvantaged individuals, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises, to participate in internships and other experiential learning opportunities through our Work-Integrated Learning and Experiential Learning Fund
  • Establish a lectureship and named chair in adult education in partnership with the Faculty of Education, which will ensure that lifelong learners can benefit from leading-edge andragogy  

Fostering innovation

The School of Continuing Studies is an incubator for emerging professions and economic sectors.  

Your support will help the School prepare today’s workforce for the challenges of the future through academic programs that fill workforce gaps and help close the digital divide, including:  

  • Sustainable Supply Network and Integrated Mobility Initiative (S2MI), which will promote sustainable socio-economic development, including for Indigenous communities
  • MSc (Applied) in Multilingual Digital Communication, the only such fully online degree and research community in Canada, which connects human language and communication needs with emerging technologies and AI  
  • The proposed SCS Institute of Responsible AI, which will offer public education to accelerate the responsible integration of AI into the workplace
  • Learning solutions for low bandwidth settings, delivering learning services to communities without access to high-speed internet 

 

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Promoting well-being

The School strives to apply a holistic approach to advising and mentoring students and staff alike.  

Your support will ensure that learners of all ages receive 360-degree advising, mentoring and mental health assistance, and that seniors have the tools they need to contribute to society through co-generational learning. 

You can support student success and wellness through:

  • McGill Community for Lifelong Learning (MCLL), a volunteer-based peer learning centre for seniors and lifelong learners that includes technology-enhanced classrooms and digital learning tools and offers intergenerational mentoring  
  • Student Success and Enrolment Management advising services, which provide adult learners with academic and career-building supports, such as program advising, career workshops and professional networking
  • A Local Wellness Advisor who offers critical mental health services and counselling support to adult learners  

The School for Continuing Studies Opportunities Fund

You can maximize the impact of your donation by giving to the Continuing Studies Opportunities Fund. This fund provides our School with the flexibility to respond quickly to emerging opportunities, including:

  • Scholarships and bursaries  
  • Seed funding for innovative programming and applied research  
  • Online and distance learning development  
  • Community partnerships development  
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