Canadore College
AC-2: Undergraduate Programs

As an associare college we do not offer minors, however, we do offer a micro-credential that is sustainability focused. 

The Social Service Worker Program:This program will give you the knowledge and skills you need to enter this rewarding career field. Learn skills and methods that will prepare you to work in different settings and challenging situations. Themes include social justice, empowerment of marginalized citizens and ethics. You will also be introduced to Indigenous history and culture through the Canada's First Peoples Course. Graduates can go on to work with individuals or groups in a variety of community settings. Learning Outcomes

SDG Alignment: 

• Goal 1: No Poverty

  • Target 1.4: Ensure equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services.
    • Alignment: The program equips graduates with the ability to work with individuals, families, and communities to address their diverse needs (Learning Outcome 4). This aligns with supporting access to services essential for reducing poverty.
  • Target 1.B: Create sound policy frameworks for poverty eradication.
    • Alignment: The program emphasizes the examination of social policies, legislation, and economic systems and their impacts (Learning Outcome 5).

• Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

  • Target 3.4: Promote mental health and well-being.
    • Alignment: The curriculum includes strategies to support clients’ self-advocacy, resilience, and dignity (Learning Outcomes 6, 7), which contribute to mental well-being.
  • Target 3.5: Strengthen prevention and treatment of substance abuse.
    • Alignment: Trauma-informed care practices included in Learning Outcome 10 align with addressing substance abuse and its systemic barriers.

• Goal 4: Quality Education

  • Target 4.7: Ensure all learners acquire knowledge to promote sustainable development.
    • Alignment: The program integrates a framework addressing needs at micro to global levels (Learning Outcome 3), fostering sustainable and equitable practices in education and social services.

• Goal 5: Gender Equality

  • Target 5.1: End all forms of discrimination against women and girls.
    • Alignment: Anti-oppressive practices emphasized in the program (Learning Outcome 7) directly address gender-based oppression and discrimination.

• Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

  • Target 10.2: Promote social, economic, and political inclusion.
    • Alignment: The program focuses on advocacy and capacity-building for marginalized populations (Learning Outcome 7), fostering inclusion.
  • Target 10.3: Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome.
    • Alignment: Strategies to promote justice and challenge oppression (Learning Outcome 9) align with reducing systemic inequalities.

• Goal 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

  • Target 16.3: Promote the rule of law and ensure equal access to justice.
    • Alignment: The program's focus on legal and ethical standards (Learning Outcome 1) supports access to justice.
  • Target 16.B: Promote non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development.
    • Alignment: The curriculum addresses systemic barriers and works towards anti-discriminatory practices (Learning Outcomes 7, 9).

To evaluate learning outcomes, we applied the same process used for course outlines described in AC-1. However, instead of analyzing course outlines, we assessed the unique learning outcomes specific to each individual program using the SDG Assessor Tool mapped to the following requirements:

University of Toronto keywords: by the University of Toronto through their President’s Advisory Committee on the Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability (CECCS).

Since 2017, the CECCS has annually updated SDG-based inventories using a method originally designed for the Sustainability Undergraduate Course Inventory. This approach helps identify and assess sustainability content in the curriculum, validate and promote related courses, guide future research on SDG coverage, and support sustainability instructor communities of practice.

UN SDG Goal Indicators: The global indicator framework, developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), was adopted as a practical starting point at the 47th UN Statistical Commission session in March 2016 and noted by ECOSOC at its 70th session in June 2016. The framework, detailed in the IAEG-SDGs report (E/CN.3/2016/2/Rev.1, Annex IV), includes 230 unique indicators, though the final proposal lists 241 due to nine indicators being repeated across multiple targets.