Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

00 - Personal improvement and leisure

37. - Personal awareness and self-improvement (not for credit)

This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the development of improved self-awareness, avoidance of stressful behaviour, and improved decision-making skills.

37.01 - Personal awareness and self-improvement (not for credit)

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 37.0101 to 37.0199.

37.0101 - Self-awareness and personal assessment (not for credit)

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the knowledge and skills useful in becoming aware of one's feelings, using methods of assessing one's personal attributes, and being aware of how one is perceived by others.

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  • self-awareness and personal assessment (not for credit)

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37.0102 - Stress management and coping skills (not for credit)

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the knowledge and skills useful in avoiding stressful situations and managing them when they occur, including dealing with complex and long-term stressful relationships.

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  • stress management and coping skills (not for credit)

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37.0103 - Personal decision-making skills (not for credit)

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on how to develop individuals' abilities to assess decisions affecting their lives and to make life choices consistent with needs and beliefs.

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  • personal decision-making skills (not for credit)

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37.0104 - Self-esteem and values clarification (not for credit)

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the development of personal philosophies and ideas of positive self-concept and self-worth, and applying these knowledge and skills in everyday circumstances.

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  • self-esteem and values clarification (not for credit)

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37.0106 - Investing/wealth management/retirement planning (not for credit)

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to evaluate their personal financial health, establish financial planning strategies, and solve financial problems based on their short term and long term financial goals. These programs include courses in asset management, estate planning, college savings, investment theory, insurance, real estate, retirement planning, and taxation.

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  • investing (not for credit)
  • investing, wealth management, and retirement planning (not for credit)
  • retirement planning (not for credit)
  • wealth management (not for credit)

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37.0107 - Self-defence (not for credit)

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on defensive concepts and techniques against various types of assault. These programs include courses in basic principles of defence, continuum of survival, date rape, defensive mindset, weapons and strategies, offensive and defensive postures, recognizing vulnerable locations, risk reduction strategies, and using personal weapons.

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  • self defence (not for credit)
  • self defence for women (not for credit)
  • self-defence (not for credit)
  • self-defence for women (not for credit)
  • women's self-defence (not for credit)

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37.0199 - Personal awareness and self-improvement, other (not for credit)

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Personal awareness and self-improvement.

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  • neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) (not for credit)
  • other personal awareness and self-improvement (not for credit)

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