The Business School will be offering a variety of delivery modes for new students in all programs.  These can include, asynchronous learning, synchronous learning, hybrid, and on-campus deliveries, including evenings and weekends.

If you enjoy getting your courtroom fix from TV shows, it’s time to put down the remote and join the action by attending the Court Support Services program.

This two-semester certificate program will prepare you to work with judges, lawyers, paralegals and the public, providing pre-court, in-session and post-court support. In this role you'll safeguard the functioning of the courtroom, and by extension, the judicial process.

During your time in Court Support Services, you'll participate in courtroom simulations and mock trials, working with real court equipment, court forms and court procedures. You'll gain the skills to professionally communicate with court staff, stakeholders and the judiciary, administer oaths, and maintain order and decorum in a court or tribunal.

The program's practicum component will provide you with an opportunity to shadow professionals in a real courtroom. Centennial's faculty and staff will work closely with you to maximize this shadowing experience, which will ensure that you acquire the essential skills to:

• Prepare exhibits
• Distribute court dockets
• Prepare court documents
• Test audio and recording equipment
• Set up, troubleshoot and monitor court video technology
• Arrange adjournment dates
• Coordinate and manage a jury panel

Please note: As a graduate of this program, you'll be eligible to apply to the accredited court transcription course Court Transcription - Novice.

Program Highlights

• Experienced faculty members who work within the court system provide you with legal and practical hands-on learning opportunities.
• In the program's Court Support Services courses, you complete realistic, career-oriented assignments.
• Graduates of the Court Support Services program can apply to the Accredited Court Transcription Course
• Graduates of this program may wish to take the Court Transcription course offered through our CE (Continuing Education) department. Students who complete this course will be eligible to become authorized Court Transcriptionists in accordance with Ministry of Attorney General requirements.

Career Outlook

• Court registrar
• Court support staff
• Court clerk
• Court monitor
• Court services officer
• Court and client representative

Areas of Employment

• The Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario Court of Justice, Superior Court of Justice)
• City of Toronto (provincial offences courts)
• Municipal courts
• Tribunals and boards
• Official examiners
• Court reporting services