{"id":394960,"date":"2025-05-02T15:05:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/?p=394960"},"modified":"2025-05-05T12:16:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:16:43","slug":"york-us-school-of-continuing-studies-launches-four-future-focused-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2025\/05\/02\/york-us-school-of-continuing-studies-launches-four-future-focused-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"York U\u2019s School of Continuing Studies launches four future-focused programs\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

York University\u2019s School of Continuing Studies<\/a> (SCS) is addressing critical workforce needs with the launch of four programs designed to equip learners with skills for an evolving job market. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Developed in collaboration with leading industry experts, these new programs target skills gaps in digital construction management, cyber security and clinical research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SCS will introduce these innovative programs this fall, along with an expansion of its transformative Integrated Year One<\/a> initiative that facilitates improvement of English language skills. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cWhen we established the school in 2015, our goal was to develop a new model for continuing professional education that addressed critical skills gaps by connecting industry with the classroom, theory with real-world application and functional expertise with transferable skills,\u201d says Christine Brooks-Cappadocia<\/strong>, assistant vice-president of continuing studies at York University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement of these new industry-aligned programs reflects SCS\u2019s commitment to empowering learners and innovating continuing education \u2013 and coincides with the school\u2019s 10-year anniversary. This milestone, celebrated at a special event on April 24, marks a decade of growth from its initial offering of two programs to more than 40 professional and language programs, including several first-to-market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe set out to build a school \u2013 but we built so much more,\u201d says Brooks-Cappadocia. \u201cWhat we ended up building was a community with connections that have created remarkable success for our students, instructors, our University and the Canadian labour market.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SCS continues to create pathways to meaningful careers by bridging skills gaps and equipping both new graduates and adult learners with practical, in-demand expertise, she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the April 24 celebration, industry leaders, instructors and academic experts spoke on the school\u2019s role in advancing accessible, future-focused education, reinforcing the significance of the new Fall 2025 programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new programs include: <\/h5>\n\n\n\n