School of Continuing Studies

OCAD U’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) offers a wide range of courses in art, design, and media.

With industry leading instructors you’ll grow your creative potential, advance your creative career, and explore new areas of self-expression. Online courses are flexible and support your self-directed learning, while in-person courses get you access to our inspiring studio facilities. SCS industry relevant micro-credentials will help upgrade your skills with a stackable credential for the changing job market. Customize your studies with courses and certificates that emphasize design and creativity while you gain software expertise and studio training.

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Courses

We offer open enrollment courses for learners of all ages. Take a weekend or evening in-person course in our shops and studios with top instructors and technicians, or dive into online courses with flexible learning options and interactive modules.

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Certificates

Complete up to five courses to earn a certificate that demonstrates your design and creativity skills, while offering in-depth technical, software, and studio training. Personalize your certificate by selecting courses that align with your specific learning goals.

Micro-credentials

Earn short, focused credentials to verify mastery of high-demand skills, leading to faster hiring. Receive a secure, shareable digital badge recognized by peers, employers, and education providers. In today’s evolving workforce and gig economy, a flexible recognition system is essential as professionals and employers shift toward skill-based hiring.

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Programs for youth

Applying to university and working on your portfolio? Join a weekend workshop or summer program, either on campus or online, to help you prepare.

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Featured Instructor

Aisha Ali is a textile artist specializing in slow processes of textile and garment construction such as hand sewing. Aisha’s work emphasizes craftsmanship and collaborative processes and often makes use of convenient materials, including repurposing existing garments and using the fur of animals that they live with. Aisha works as a wig alteration and repair specialist in costumes with the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE). Aisha received an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art, Media, and Design from OCAD U and teaches Sewing Skills courses in SCS. 

Featured Student

Frances V. Reilly is a comics artist/illustrator and historian based in Toronto. She works in watercolours, gouache, and pen and ink. Her debut graphic novel The Harrowing Tales of La Corriveau was released this past spring during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. Frances took the SCS courses, Comics and Graphic Novels Studio and Children’s Book Illustration Studio.