PREPARE TO SUCCEED AT WORK OR SCHOOL
Six essential courses.
Learn valuable skills.
Instructor support.
100% remote.
Affordable prices.
- Free, open learning resources provided.
- Open to adult learners 18+.
- Grade 12 level of literacy required.
Hello and welcome!
These six courses are designed to provide you with today's essential workplace skills recommended by the Canadian government. The demand for these skills have steadily grown in recent years and are requirements in most job descriptions for business and government.
To help things along, Kwriter Academy offers access to the most recent, highly relevant Open Textbooks aligned with our lesson modules. Open Textbooks are free, downloadable, and written by educators who have taught this content at a college or university.
In step with our values at Kwriter Academy, Open Textbooks are a perfect fit, providing learning and supports that are engaging, relevant and affordable. Sign up for our free course on Career Planning so you can experience the range and quality of learning we offer.
Come back for more. We can help you bring that career plan to life.
Kate Hildebrandt, Instructor
Introducing our six certificate courses
Engaging. Relevant. Affordable.
Professional
Writing
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Course fee - $400
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Six weeks - 60 hrs.
Learn current methods for
professional writing, editing and proofreading used in today's workplace. You'll also be introduced to The Writer’s Process, a classic, proven method for planning and managing quality writing assignments. Keep in mind, you'll be creating assignments that double as work samples for your portfolio.
Strategic Communications
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Course fee - $400
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Six weeks - 60 hrs.
Communication skills are an essential service in business and government. Professional communicators work with leaders, teams and external consultants. They are problem-solvers and diligent planners who drive success across multiple channels. Strategists at heart, they measure and assess results, routinely reporting on their progress.
Portfolio Website Development
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Course fee - $400
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Six weeks - 60 hrs.
Make a strong first impression and validate your range of skills and experiences with a portfolio website. With our guidance and support, you will create your website using a templated format of your choice. Prepare to showcase your best work as we teach you how to create a brand strategy, build content, gather and load your assets and design your site your way.
Career Planning
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Course fees - Free!
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Two weeks - 20 hrs
Things have changed since the pandemic brought about profound advances in workplace technology. Today, landing a good job requires digital dexterity. This free course explains how to map out a career pathway, research job markets and apply for jobs. This is a quick, eye-opening free course that will explain new practices and help you master today's job hunt in just two weeks.
Digital Marketing
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Course fees - $400
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Six weeks - 60 hrs
Google Trends has identified digital marketing as one of the top three most in demand professions in the world. Working with a 2025 Canadian Open Textbook titled Digital Marketing Strategy, you will learn the steps required to build a strategic framework and market effectively online. You'll also learn how to reach customers, increase brand visibility, drive sales, and achieve goals.
Digital Writing
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Course fees - $400
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Six weeks - 60 hrs
Learn how to write digital content for websites, blogs, social media, and email campaigns. Reach your target audiences effectively with Search Engine Optimization skills. This course will teach you conventions of digital genres. You will also learn how to develop a content strategy, master key writing skills and design strategies to fit your audiences' evolving needs.
These courses are tested, current and aligned.
Take one course at a time. Or subscribe for one year and complete all six. Save $980!
Instructor support
Assignments are reviewed and assessed by your instructor. If you need help, email us. We'll help you out. Learning is focused on key skills employers seek in new hires. Upon completion and a final exam, you'll receive a certificate and a personalized assessment letter.
We support your success.
Relevant content
Our course content is in step with today's workplace and aligned with Open Educational Resources used worldwide across the academic sector. This course content has also been taught to university undergraduates by your instructor who works as a professional writer for business and government.
Course content = career readiness.
Distinct learning
Adult learners benefit from studying workplace skills and selected elements of academia with an emphasis on the need for writing, communications and career planning skills. Also, learners choose their own assignment topics so they have relevant work samples to show potential employers.
We teach relevant content.
SIGN UP AND SAVE
Membership means unlimited access at almost half the price
Access all six courses within one year. Start with any course you wish, complete within the year. Learn at your own pace.
Our membership plan comes with several benefits. For starters, you'll pay less. A one-year membership for all six courses costs only $1020 -- $85 per month (+ 5% GST). Pay monthly.
Our regular price for all courses is $2000. Our membership plan saves you $980 for the whole enchilada.
You'll have access to all learning resources, instructor feedback and support, as well as enough wiggle room to study and complete tests at the end of each course with time to rest before starting the next course.
Once you sign up, we'll send you course descriptions, schedules and information on how to access all six courses.
Kate Hildebrandt, Instructor
P.S. Learners can register for one six-week course. Cost is $400 per + GST. The micro course is still free and always will be.
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Feedback from previous students
"Your presentation* captured my attention from start to finish. I felt like you were speaking to me personally."
- Jessica
*The presentation was on Narrative as an Act of Leadership, a lesson in the Professional Writing course on conflict resolution through storytelling.
"The structure of your presentations made it easy to follow. Thank you for your openness, flexibility, and understanding the whole way through. My class speaks highly of you."
- David
“I can honestly say the crazy amount of red ink on that first news release I wrote for you has played a big role in me getting to this point*. So, thanks!”
- Mike
* Mike is referring to his job promotion where he moved into a leadership role with a territorial government. The news release writing lesson is part of the Strategic Communications course.
"I can see you had a pragmatic approach to planning your presentation. I thought it was seamless."
- Tobias
"I look forward to sharing your ideas with my students to help them prepare for their writing projects. Very useful information."
- Pam
"Kate, thank you for this interesting session. I really liked your six rules*. They are so applicable!"
- Jen
*Read My Favourite Six Rules of Writing in our blog posts, below.
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