StrongerBC Future Skills Grant

You must submit TWO applications: one with the Ministry and one with SFU. Incomplete and/or incorrect applications will be discarded.

Please follow these steps:

1. Apply via the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. You’ll need your B.C. Services card.

2. Prepare for your Continuing Studies application by creating a student account. Ensure that you include your social insurance number (SIN). 

3. Complete the SFU Continuing Studies StrongerBC future skills grant application, which covers both your program and grant application. 

Certificate Programs

• Applied Finance and Accounting
  3 courses | Tuition: $2,025 + textbooks ($400)
  Gain a foundation in financial and management accounting, along with core principles of corporate finance. In this program, you’ll learn to interpret financial information, apply the full accounting cycle and analyze financial statements to support effective decisions and improve organizational performance in a Canadian business context.

• Climate Action Essentials
3 courses | Tuition: $2,097
Effective and durable climate action requires a strong understanding of the basics of climate science, including environmental monitoring, clean energy and net-zero systems, as well as an authentic commitment to equity and justice. Gain tools to advance your climate leadership and deepen your understanding of Indigenous knowledge systems and climate justice.

• Climate Action for Local Leaders
3 courses | Tuition: $2,097
Local governments, First Nations and institutions all have the power to make positive climate impacts but face unique challenges. In program, you’ll respond to real-life case studies, learn strategies to protect people from extreme weather, and build the soft and technical skills you need for climate-aligned and environmentally focused roles.

• Equity Essentials in Healthcare
2 courses | Tuition: $1,198
Learn foundational concepts and skills for creating both personal and systemic change in the healthcare system. You'll strengthen your ability to mitigate bias, hone your equitable decision-making skills, and gain tools to engage effectively with diverse patients, clients, families and caregivers, ultimately enhacing cultural safety and personal-centred care in equity-centered healthcare.
^{*Accredited by UBC Faculty of Medicine Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD)}

• Navigating Healthcare Inequities
2 courses | Tuition: $1,198
Learn about the colonial history of healthcare in Canada and the continuous marginalization of Black, Indigenous, People of Colour and other marginalized communities. You’ll gain a nuanced understanding of the explicit and implicit ways that our shared history influences our present, learn from Black and Indigenous health leadership, and begin to design strategies for positively impacting our collective future. 
^{*Accredited by UBC Faculty of Medicine Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD)}