Follow Our Simple Continuing Education Registration Process
Continuing Education at Michener offers a wide range of course formats to fit your busy schedule. We offer online, in-person and hybrid courses, as well as customized workshops to meet the growing needs of healthcare professionals. Follow the steps below to enroll in the CE courses and programs that best fit your needs.
How to Register for Michener’s Continuing Education Courses
Find the Continuing Education courses that interest you and follow the steps for registration.
To register via mail, first choose the appropriate form below:
Course Registration
Part-Time Program Application
Then mail your completed form with payment via certified cheque or money order (payable to The Michener Institute), Visa or MasterCard or purchase order to:
Registrar’s Office — The Michener Institute of Education at UHN
222 St. Patrick Street
Toronto, ON M5T 1V4 Canada
Tuition
Tuition for Continuing Education courses must be paid in full when you register. Partial payments will not be accepted. Payment may be made by cash, bank debit card, certified cheque or money order (payable to The Michener Institute), Visa, MasterCard or purchase order. All fees and amounts are listed in Canadian dollars and are exempt from GST, PST and HST. International rates will be applied to online. Please note personal cheque and eCheck payment methods will not be accepted.
Receipts are available automatically through Paypal when you register online. Alternatively, receipts are available upon request.
Registration Deadlines
Unless stated otherwise in the course description, the registration deadline for all Michener continuing education courses is two weeks before course start date.
Some live courses have earlier deadlines to facilitate advanced distribution of course materials; these are clearly indicated in the course description.
Although we will accept enrollments beyond the registration deadline, late registrants are not guaranteed notice of course changes or cancellation and may not receive course materials before the course begins.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Forms & Policies
Find important information on transfers, withdrawals, policies and accommodations with Continuing Education at Michener. Please make note of the following:
- Prerequisites — It is the responsibility of learners to ensure all course prerequisites are met. The Michener Institute of Education at UHN will not be responsible for reimbursing any expenses incurred should a learner not be able to take a course as a result of not meeting the criteria.
- Postponement or Cancellation of Continuing Education Courses — The Michener Institute of Education at UHN reserves the right to postpone or cancel courses. We will make every effort to notify learners by telephone and email, so please include both home and business numbers as well as an email upon registration. Should we have to cancel a course, you will receive a refund of your tuition fees if eligible; any other expenses incurred are the learner’s responsibility.
- Failures and Re-takes — No refund will be given if a learner is unsuccessful in a course. An unsuccessful learner must register and pay full registration fee in order to re-take the course.
Transfers between courses or sections of the same course can only be requested one (1) time per learner and can only be requested BEFORE the start of the course. Once a transfer is processed, a learner may not subsequently withdrawal from the new course or section and be issued a refund.
- A completed and signed Transfer Request Form must be submitted to Continuing Education at Michener for all transfers
- Transfers are subject to applicable deadlines and fees
- Extenuating circumstances will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis
Note:
- IF eligible for a refund, a $75 service charge will be applied ($15 for BLS courses)
- For security purposes, the refund will be applied to the original method of payment
- Continuing Education at Michener cannot apply the credit to a different account
- Refunds require a minimum of 2 – 4 weeks to be processed
Transfers | CE Forms & Policies | How to Register for CE
| Delivery Method | Time of Withdrawal/Transfer | Fee Refund | Transfer Allowed | Extension Permitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-person Seminars/ Workshops ^ | From registration to two (2) weeks before course start date | Refund minus $75 ($15 for BLS courses) | Yes — with payment of applicable service charge | No |
| Up to four (4) days before course start date | No refund except under extenuating circumstances * | Yes — with payment of applicable service charge | No | |
| Within 4 days of the course start date | No refund | No | No | |
| Hybrid Workshops ^ | From course start date to two (2) weeks before selected workshop date | No refund | Yes — without penalty | No |
| Within two (2) weeks of selected workshop date | No refund | Yes — with payment of $75 | No | |
| No show for selected workshop | No refund | Yes — with payment of $75 | No | |
| Virtual — Self-Study (Continuous Enrolment) # | Before course start date | Refund minus $75 | No | No + |
| After course start date | No refund | No | No + | |
| Virtual – Facilitated (Fixed Enrolment) ^ | Prior to receiving online access | Refund minus $75 | Yes — with payment of $75 | Yes for assignments, no for course |
| After receiving online access | No refund | No | Yes for assignments, no for course | |
| Diabetes Program ^ | From registration up to course start date | Refund minus $75 | Yes — with payment of $75 | Yes for assignments, no for course or workshop |
| After course start date | No refund | No | Yes for assignments, no for course or workshop |
Note: Workshops are mandatory for the Diabetes Program. Learners must attend the workshop date associated with the enrolled cohort and cannot defer workshop attendance to another cohort.
^Start date is considered the first scheduled date of course/seminar/workshop
#Start date is considered the day of online access to the course when Continuing Education at Michener sends login information via email
*No refund EXCEPT in the case of extenuating circumstances – a signed request must be accompanied by appropriate supporting documentation
+For Virtual/Continuous Enrollment courses, learners have six (6) months from the course start date/receiving online access to complete the course
- A completed and signed Withdrawal Request Form must be submitted to Continuing Education at Michener for all withdrawals
- Withdrawals are subject to applicable deadlines and fees
- Extenuating circumstances will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis
Withdrawals | CE Forms & Policies | How to Register for CE
| Delivery Method | Time of Withdrawal/Transfer | Fee Refund | Transfer Allowed | Extension Permitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-person Seminars/ Workshops ^ | From registration to two (2) weeks before course start date | Refund minus $75 ($15 for BLS courses) | Yes — with payment of applicable service charge | No |
| Up to four (4) days before course start date | No refund except under extenuating circumstances * | Yes — with payment of applicable service charge | No | |
| Within 4 days of the course start date | No refund | No | No | |
| Hybrid Workshops ^ | From course start date to two (2) weeks before selected workshop date | No refund | Yes — without penalty | No |
| Within two (2) weeks of selected workshop date | No refund | Yes — with payment of $75 | No | |
| No show for selected workshop | No refund | Yes — with payment of $75 | No | |
| Virtual — Self-Study (Continuous Enrolment) # | Prior to receiving online access | Refund minus $75 | No | No + |
| After receiving online access | No refund | No | No + | |
| Virtual — Facilitated (Fixed Enrolment) ^ | From registration up to course start date | Refund minus $75 | Yes — with payment of $75 | Yes for assignments, no for course |
| After course start date | No refund | No | Yes for assignments, no for course | |
| Diabetes Program ^ | From registration up to course start date | Refund minus $75 | Yes — with payment of $75 | Yes for assignments, no for course or workshop |
| After course start date | No refund | No | Yes for assignments, no for course or workshop |
Note: Workshops are mandatory for the Diabetes Program. Learners must attend the workshop date associated with the enrolled cohort and cannot defer workshop attendance to another cohort.
^Start date is considered the first scheduled date of course/seminar/workshop
#Start date is considered the day of online access to the course when Continuing Education at Michener sends login information via email
*No refund EXCEPT in the case of extenuating circumstances – a signed request must be accompanied by appropriate supporting documentation
+For Virtual/Continuous Enrollment courses, learners have six (6) months from the course start date/receiving online access to complete the course
Grading
Upon completion of a course for which formal evaluation exists, you can access grades in Michener Self-Service. Final grades are typically posted within two (2) weeks after course completion.
Academic Appeals
Continuing Education learners may appeal their grade(s) or final standing through the Academic Appeal Form within one (1) week of having received their grade. Please complete the entire form and submit it – along with any applicable supporting documents — to ce@michener.ca.
Note: A non-refundable administration fee of $25.00 must accompany the form
All academic appeals will be reviewed and a written response provided within one (1) week of receipt of the appeal. Appeals will be reviewed by the Continuing Education Academic Review committee, which consists of the CE Director, CE Program Manager and the applicable medical director and/or program coordinator. Input will be sought from the instructor(s) and/or course director involved.
The decision of the CE Academic Review Committee is final.
Policy
Official transcripts which document the academic history of a student or learner at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN are available upon written request from the Registrar’s Office.
Note: Official transcripts are not issued to students or learners who owe money to Michener, or who have not returned Michener equipment or resources.
Procedure
To obtain a transcript, students must complete a Transcript Request Form and submit it to the Registrar’s Office.
Continuing Education at Michener will fulfill its obligations for persons with disabilities in respect to employment and accommodation as required, up to the point of causing Michener undue hardship. Undue hardship may include financial costs, health and safety concerns and adverse impact on operations.
Please note that students with special needs should identify themselves to the program assistant upon course/workshop registration or no later than two (2) weeks prior to course/workshop commencement.
Please visit the Accommodation Policy for more information.
As a healthcare professional, you are expected to act in an ethical and professional manner. The Michener Institute of Education at UHN believes that ethical and professional behaviour also applies to the learning process. As such, continuing education learners are expected to conduct themselves with academic honesty and maintain the same level of professionalism and ethical behaviour as they would in their place of work. Acts of academic misconduct will result in withholding of grades or suspension from a course or program.
Michener’s Registrar Office reviews all information and documentation relating to acts of academic misconduct and notifies the student or learner in writing that their grade will be withheld or that they are being suspended from a course or program. Notice shall be given within five (5) business days of the incident being reported to the Director, Continuing Education.
Examples of academic misconduct include, but are not limited to:
- Acts of plagiarism – Taking, using and submitting the thoughts or writings of another person as one’s own. Appropriate referencing is essential.
- Impersonation – Having another individual represent oneself during an evaluation, examination or assignment
- Cheating – Attempting to gain an inappropriate advantage in an academic evaluation. It can take many forms including:
- Obtaining a copy of an examination before it is officially available
- Copying another individual’s answer during an examination
- Bringing an unauthorized source into an examination or consulting said source
For more, please review the Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure.
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