Many people are sending me emails saying they want to study at my school and want to know how to proceed. By writing a general answer here I hope to be able to answer some of the basic questions. And please feel free to post further questions here and I will do my best to answer them too.

If you wish to train at my school which is located in Canada, you must be able to obtain a visa to either visit or study in Canada. The process for arranging such a visa varies greatly from country to country and can either be quite easy or very difficult. As my area of expertise is in running a training school, I am not qualified to advise you very extensively about making visa applications. You can read all about applying for a student visa to study in Canada on the Canadian Immigration website. Here is the link: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study.asp

If after looking this information over you decide to go ahead and apply for a student visa, you will need a Letter of Acceptance to the school. If you meet the qualifications (have a Grade 12 education and read, speak, and write English at least at an intermediate level), I will provide you with a Letter of Acceptance to my school once I receive your registration fee of $100.

It is important that you realize that, in many cases, the Canadian Embassy or Consulate will not issue a student visa until the tuition fees have been paid in full because there have been many instances in the past of students using their student visa to come to Canada where they then disappear and never actually go to the school for whom the visa was granted. To prevent this practice, the government now usually requires proof that the full tuition has been paid. Because students understandably may not be willing to pay their tuition fee in advance, many of them work with an agency that will hold the tuition for the school until the visa application decision has been made by the Embassy. However, I do not yet have agents set up in many countries.

If you are able to obtain a visitor’s visa to come to Canada, you do not need to apply for a student visa and you do not have to pay anything in advance. Foreign students are allowed to study for up to six months in Canada on a visitor’s visa.

I would advise you to get further information about the process of applying for a visitor or student visa in your country.
As is mentioned on my web page, the tuition fee for my six month training course is $5,000 Canadian plus a $100 registration fee.

I encourage you to use this Discussion Board to ask further questions. If you are wondering about something, probably others are too.

Shirley

Hello! Dear Shirley
I am citizen of Armenia.I am from Armenia.I am 47.I have higher educations:pedagogical and medical. I can speak Armenian,English and Russian. I worked in school of 26 years as the teacher. After 2003 I working as manager.Now after 4:00-9:30 I work as nanny.
I have very nice and intellectual family. My family of teachers. My husband the teacher of a history.We have daughter. She studies well.She's 16.
I am already got job contract ,and got refuse from Canada embassy in Moscow.If you can help me pleas, I am ready to come to Canada and begin study canadian caregiver school.I am ready to pay for my education. I am so sorry,but I wouldn't like to have any problems with Canadian embassy again.If you can to help me I will be very grateful you.
From Canadian embassy I got letter about refuse. They says problem for me this;
112(c)you do not have the required training or occupation related realated to the employment for which the work permit is sought,namely,successful completion of 6months of full-time training in a classroom setting related to your prospective employment;or completion of one year of full-time paid employment,including at least 6 months of continuous employment with one employer in such a field or occupation,within the three years immediately before the day on which you submitted your application for a work permit.
My host family also want to help me.They called school and sent message to you.Thank them too.
I will wait for your answer.
Good wishes
Ruzanna

Dear Ruzanna
I have already received an email from your host family and given them the information about how to proceed. You will need to apply for a student visa. Please contact me directly and I will send you an application form and the information you will need to proceed.I hope you will be successful.
Sincerely
Shirley

Hello! Dear Sherley
I want to know about registration fee.I want to know where to start? How I can send to you 100$? And I must send to you USA $,because there aren't canadian $.How much USA $ I must send to you.
Yours faithfully
Ruzanna

Dear Ruzanna
Please send me a personal email so we can look after all these details for you.
You can contact me at
shirley@tlc-edmonton.com
Best Wishes
Shirley

Dear Shirley
I sent to you email and now I wait answer from you.
My email ruzaniposty@yahoo.com
Good wishes
Ruzanna

I am currently staying with relatives in Calgary and I have a work permit as companion which but is expiring on Nov. 19 of this month. I have an LMO for a live-in caregiver but work permit was not granted for lack of certificate and insufficient training in the child care area. I would like to enter your course but the fee and other expenses is a bit heavy if paid at once especially because I have to stay in Edmonton for the course whereas in Calgary I need not add the accomodation expense. If my family can guarantee that the course will be taken and the fee will be eventually paid in full will you give me a letter of acceptance so that I can take the course as soon as possible? I need to get the student visa as soon as possible or I will have to go home first which will increase expenses and may make it impossible to move on. Please answer as soon as possible. Thank you and God bless you! Carmelita