Certificate In Court Support Services
DURATION
2 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
CAD 16,539 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for 2 semesters for international students / fees include incidental fees and health insurance for the first year of study
Introduction
- Program Code: 2470
- School: The Business School
- Credential: Ontario College Certificate
- Program Type: Post-secondary program
- Program Length: 1 years/ 2 semesters
- Location: Progress Campus
If you enjoy getting your courtroom fix from TV shows, it’s time to put down the remote and join the action by attending the Court Support Services program.
This two-semester certificate program will prepare you to work with judges, lawyers, paralegals, and the public providing pre-court, in-session, and post-court support. In this role, you'll safeguard the functioning of the courtroom, and by extension, the judicial process.
During your time in Court Support Services, you'll participate in courtroom simulations and mock trials, working with real court equipment, court forms, and court procedures. You'll gain the skills to professionally communicate with court staff, stakeholders, and the judiciary, administer oaths and maintain order and decorum in a court or tribunal.
The program's practicum component will provide you with an opportunity to shadow professionals in a real courtroom. Centennial's faculty and staff will work closely with you to maximize this shadowing experience, which will ensure that you acquire the essential skills to:
- Prepare exhibits
- Distribute court dockets
- Prepare court documents
- Test audio and recording equipment
- Set up, troubleshoot, and monitor court video technology
- Arrange adjournment dates
- Coordinate and manage a jury panel
Please note: As a graduate of this program, you'll be eligible to apply to the accredited court transcription course Court Transcription - Novice.
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Program Outline
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Program Outcome
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Examine and compare diverse court support functions within court, tribunal, and hearing settings.
- Work professionally with a wide range of senior professionals, executives, media, judiciary, police, and other court officers and officials.
- Participate in the daily activities of real court proceedings as a member of a court support team.
- Research, utilize, and compare varieties of specialized technology applications employed by courts and tribunals.
- Produce transcripts of evidence using either analog or digital technology in the Superior Court of Justice, and in Agencies, Boards, and Commissions.
- Examine, compare, and produce various forms used in court support proceedings.
- Maintain and manage critical details of court minute books, exhibit lists, and evidence logs and ensure their secure storage during and after courts.
- Select and administer appropriate oaths to a wide variety of religious faiths.
Career Opportunities
Program Highlights
- Experienced faculty members who work within the court system provide you with legal and practical hands-on learning opportunities.
- In the program's Court Support Services courses, you complete realistic, career-oriented assignments.
- Graduates of the Court Support Services program can apply to the Accredited Court Transcription Course
- Graduates of this program may wish to take the Court Transcription course offered through our CE (Continuing Education) department. Students who complete this course will be eligible to become authorized Court Transcriptionists in accordance with Ministry of Attorney General requirements.
Career Outlook
- Court registrar
- Court support staff
- Court clerk
- Court monitor
- Court services officer
- Court and client representative
Areas of Employment
- The Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario Court of Justice, Superior Court of Justice)
- City of Toronto (provincial offenses courts)
- Municipal courts
- Tribunals and boards
- Official examiners
- Court reporting services