Program Information
Community Recreation and Leadership Training (CRLT) is a three-year program that will prepare students to work in the field of leisure and recreation. It focuses on teamwork, outdoor and environmental education, communication techniques, promotion and fundraising, group dynamics and program planning skills.
The program offers a balanced approach to theory and practice, and students can field test their leadership skills in internships with organizations and institutions across Quebec. Dawson College is the only anglophone college in Quebec to offer the CRLT program.
Among the skills you will acquire in the program are:
- leadership techniques
- analyzing the leisure needs of a particular group and developing an intervention plan
- planning and implementing a program and overseeing its budget
- evaluating the success of a program
- leading small and large groups
- organizing events
- communication techniques
Students apply and develop these skills through actual on-the-job fieldwork experience. At the end of three years, each student will have accumulated over 550 hours of work experience.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the program find employment with federal, provincial and municipal recreation agencies and institutions, boards of education, athletic associations and facilities, outdoor centres, treatment centres, community centres, seniors’ residences and hospitals, special needs clients, special event organizations, cruise ships and vacation clubs.
