Skills, Education, and Experience

• Excellent written and oral communication
• Critical thinking
• Teaching/training/facilitation
• Leadership skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Background in the subject area being taught

• Bachelor’s degree, a college diploma, or demonstrated expertise in the field of instruction is required.
• Master’s degree in the field of instruction may be required.
• Certificate, diploma, or degree in adult education may be required.
• For instructors of trades, completion of apprenticeship training and industry or trade certification are required. Additional courses in teaching or a provincial teaching certificate may be required.

This occupation is not regulated in British Columbia.

Most recent entrants have an undergraduate university degree and many have a graduate degree. A certificate from the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program or degree in adult education may be required. The Provincial Instructor Diploma Program is taught through Vancouver Community College.

You can learn more about this program and other adult education certificates at: