Online and Remote Learning

Learn where and when you want.

SCS is committed to making learning as accessible as possible both locally and across the globe. We are continuously expanding our list of over 540 online learning opportunities. From languages to accounting, we offer flexible learning opportunities.

Our online courses are instructor-led and delivered through the University of Toronto’s Learning Management Engine – Quercus. Quercus uses weekly, real time modules and has tools for engagement and community building. Course preparation has built in flexibility so you can read, study, and complete assignments on your own time.

You will communicate with your instructors via discussion boards and/or email. Some online courses include live, interactive webinars. If you’re unable to attend the live webinar, you will be able to view a recording of the webinar on your own schedule.

You may also want to investigate funding opportunities available to you on our Financial Assistance page. Your path to lifelong learning is more attainable than you think!

Effective human resources management (HRM) is critical to the success of modern organizations. This 13-week course gives you a practical overview of key concepts, issues and practices in all areas of HRM. Increase your knowledge as a human resources professional and get a step closer to certification. Topics include strategic HRM; planning, recruitment and selection; performance management; employee and labour relations; compensation and benefits; equity and diversity; health and safety; and HRM in the global context. Estimate your firm's human resources needs and supply. Analyze staffing needs and design recruitment solutions. Explore the effects of legislation related to human rights, diversity, equity and workplace safety and health. Identify effective performance management, compensation and incentive systems. Build cooperation between unions and management and create a framework for resolving disputes.
  • Fall - 26
  • Winter - 27
  • IN-CLASS
  • ON-LINE
  • St. George Campus
Organizations have to manage their people well to achieve good business results and create a great workplace culture - not easy in today's fast-paced world. Managers and supervisors have multiple roles as leaders, mediators, motivators, mentors and negotiators of change. This course will help human resources practitioners and managers understand practices, organizational structures and other factors that influence behaviour in organizations. Topics include high-performance work practices, organization structures, team development, leadership, motivation, employee engagement, conflict management, change management and decision-making. See how organizational reality is changing in today's work world. Understand the impact of human behaviour and its implications for managing people effectively. Be at ease with a range of management-level communication strategies. Apply contemporary organizational theory to build a positive, proactive work environment.
  • Fall - 26
  • Winter - 27
  • IN-CLASS
  • ON-LINE
  • St. George Campus
Whether you want to learn Dutch for a professional opportunity or because of a personal connection, this Level I course is the place to start. It teaches you Dutch pronunciation and basic grammatical structures. Role-playing and other exercises help you begin to handle simple daily interactions. You'll be able to greet people, request and give information about your immediate surroundings, express simple likes and dislikes and describe where you live and people you know. Form simple sentences in Dutch about yourself and your family.Begin to grasp the complexities of Dutch pronunciation.
  • Fall - 26
  • ON-LINE
If you've completed 0990 - Dutch: Level I or have equivalent skills, this course will build your facility with Dutch grammar, your vocabulary and your knowledge of cultural etiquette. Role-playing and other exercises will help you feel more at ease in straightforward conversations, giving simple instructions and directions and describing people and places in a simple way. An ideal course for business travellers and tourists, lovers of language and people of Dutch heritage who want to expand or refresh their knowledge. Build your essential vocabulary. Use appropriate grammar, syntax and vocabulary in simple everyday situations. Deepen your understanding of Dutch language structures, idioms and cultural etiquette.
  • Winter - 27
  • ON-LINE
If you've completed 0991 - Dutch: Level II or have equivalent skills, this course will help you take part in more complex, nuanced conversations in Dutch. You'll tackle intermediate grammatical structures for more formal expression and learn useful idiomatic expressions for casual speech. Through role-playing and exercises, you'll learn how to handle short social exchanges, discuss your work and shop. Ideal for business travellers and tourists, lovers of language and people of Dutch heritage. Express simple original thoughts using an expanded vocabulary. Increase awareness of the social and cultural etiquette of Dutch.
  • Fall - 26
  • ON-LINE
This course is designed for learners who have no prior learning experience of the Korean language. The main focus for this course is to build a strong foundation of the Korean language and culture by integrating listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills.  This course aims to provide practical knowledge that learners can apply to their everyday lives.  It will help learners with the Korean alphabet and the ability to read and write simple words and sentences.  Learners will develop a basic vocabulary and learn how to apply basic grammar so they can communicate effectively in common situations.  Lastly, learners will be introduced to simple applications of the Korean language within the context of Korean culture and etiquette. Learn to write and pronounce Hangul, the ingenious Korean alphabet. Use appropriate greetings. Request and give information. Express some likes and dislikes. Give opinions and relate present events at a basic level.
  • Fall - 26
  • ON-LINE
This course is for you if you’ve completed an introductory course, the SCS Korean Level I or have equivalent language skills that include basic grammar and conversation. This course is designed for beginner-level learners (A1 on the CEFR grid). Develop stronger grammar, sentence structure and a deeper understanding of cultural etiquette by participating in role-playing scenes from everyday interactions and social events.  By course end, you’ll be able to give simple instructions and directions, discuss your daily activities, and describe some likes and dislikes. Write a simple paragraph describing your plan for a vacation. Understand some principle points of clear and standard conversation regarding familiar topics. Communicate about past, present and future aspects of daily life. Understand more about Korean culture and how to communicate accordingly.
  • Fall - 26
  • Winter - 27
  • ON-LINE
Latin was the first language of the Church and the law. Some of Western culture's finest poetry was written in Latin. This course will help you expand your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary that you learned in Level I. You'll strengthen your Latin reading and translation skills to better understand the original texts of some of Rome's greatest authors. Understand moderately complex Latin sentences and translate them into English. Use all Latin case forms and most verb tenses.
  • Winter - 27
  • ON-LINE
If you've completed 0587 - German: Level I or have the equivalent skills, this course builds on those basics. You'll learn how to express more complex and subtle thoughts using more difficult grammar and idioms. Guided by your instructor, you'll be able to participate in social events at a basic level, giving simple instructions and directions and describing people and places in a simple way. Gain deeper exposure to German culture through the language. Expand your German vocabulary. Learn more complex grammatical structures. Express simple original thoughts. Understand the social and cultural etiquette of German conversation.
  • Fall - 26
  • ON-LINE
If you've completed 1006 - German: Level II or have the equivalent skills, this course will build on this experience. You'll learn how to express yourself at a more complex and subtle level and handle more difficult grammar and idioms. Through role-playing and exercises, learn how to handle short social exchanges, discuss your work and shop. By the course's end, you'll be able to discuss simple past and future events. Continue to learn about German culture and customs. Express simple original thought using an expanded vocabulary. Adhere better to German social and cultural etiquette in communications.
  • Winter - 27
  • ON-LINE

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