Clinical Instructor Certificate Course
***Ce cours est offert en anglais seulement.***
Dates and Schedule
Starts September 23, 2026.
Live chat dates:
- October 7, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eastern time
- October 21, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eastern time
- November 4, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eastern time
Exam: November 18, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Eastern time
Description
Clinical education is a foundational component of nursing education. Clinical instructors have a fundamental role in the education of nursing students, to ensure they are adequately prepared with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to work in a wide-range of practice settings and specialty areas, and meet entry-to-practice competencies. This 6-week foundational course encompasses clinical education at the baccalaureate level in acute care settings, and public health and community health care placements. Course themes include: roles and responsibilities of the clinical instructor; monitoring and evaluating students in clinical settings; developing good patient assignments; mentoring and coaching students; creating a positive learning environment for students; roles and responsibilities of the educational unit in clinical education; and, issues, challenges and strategies for clinical instructors. Upon successful completion, participants will be prepared to write the national certification exam to achieve the Canadian Certified Clinical Instructor (CCCI) designation.
The program is designed for nurses interested in becoming clinical instructors and novice nursing clinical instructors with 5 years of experience or less.
Participants must be a nurse registered in their jurisdiction.
The program is held online via Zoom and Moodle. Participation in all live online chats is a course requirement.
Location
Virtual
Registration
Cost:
- $425 for student participants.
- $525 for participants from CASN member schools.
- $625 for non-member participants.
Required Course Textbook
Melrose, S., & Perry, B. (Eds.). (2022). Clinical teaching in Canadian nursing. Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing.
Please note: The registration fee does not include the cost of the required textbook
Cancellations
- Registrations that are cancelled up to 1 week before the start of the course will be refunded minus a $50 administrative fee.
- Registrations that are cancelled with less than 1 week’s notice will not be refunded, though the participant will have the option to defer the cost of the course to apply to another CNEI/CASN course.
- There will be no refunds issued once the course begins.
- CASN reserves the right to cancel this course if it does not meet minimal group requirements.
Course Content
- Participants are responsible for access to any course materials, including articles and textbooks.
- There will be no make-up assignments accepted.
- Assignments will not be re-marked.
- Late submissions will not be accepted, unless under exceptional circumstances.
Please see our complete academic policies.
If you have any questions or would like more information about the course, please contact education@casn.ca.