To participate in the Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate (EMC):

1. Register and pay
2. Get added to Brightspace
3. Attend workshops and events
4. Receive your certificate / digital badge

You can register for the certificate by clicking here and filling out this form and making your payment!

The workshops will be delivered virtually until further notice. 

You are eligible for the certificate if you are a current student at the University of Ottawa!

We publish workshops as quickly as we book them. To all those registered in the certificate, we send out a weekly email to advise you of all upcoming and newly added workshops so you get a first look at them.

No, only workshops hosted through the EMC program can be counted toward the requirements. We have labeled all activities either a Skill or a Tool, so you know which one they are.

The $25 fee covers your participation in the certificate for 2 semesters (or 8 months). After that, it will be a $20 fee per semester thereafter.

If you register in the middle of the semester, don’t worry! We will count it in four-month increments for you! For example, if you register in November 2020, your $25 will cover you until July 2021. If you are not finished, you will be charged a $20 fee which will cover your participation from July 2021 until November 2021!

We allow a 10 minute grace period for each workshop, whether that be digitally or in-person. If you arrive more than 10 minutes late for the workshop, you will not receive your attendance mark for that workshop.

Similarly, if you leave more than 10 minutes before the end of the workshop, we will not count your attendance for that workshop. We download the attendance list at the 10-minute mark and 10-minutes before the end of the workshop so we know who is there!

We record everything on Brightspace for you! You can check your Brightspace course. You can expect all data to be uploaded to Brightspace within 2-business days of a workshop. 

No it will not. This is a participation certificate and will not appear on your transcript. You will receive a digital badge if you complete all requirements. This will not appear on your transcript. 

On Brightspace, you will go to the Networking Module. There are five assignments there, which represents each of the five events you must attend to get your Networking badge!

Once you have attended an event, you need to upload two things as part of the assignment:

1. The ticket to the event (this could also be an email confirmation that you registered)

2. A 150-word reflection on the event. In the reflection, you must include how the event relates to an entrepreneurial mindset AND what you learned from the event.

If you have not completed both requirements, we will follow up with you and will only provide you with your completion mark until both are uploaded.

Yes! Workshops are free and available to anyone! If you do want your certificate, you need to be a registered student or staff member at the University of Ottawa and register for the program through this link. Please note, there is a $25 fee to register.

All events until further notice will be hosted virtually. We will send you an email the morning of your event with the appropriate link to access the event. This link will also be included in your Eventbrite account.

1. On the morning of the event, log into Eventbrite, and navigate to “Tickets” under your profile in the top right.

2. Under the event you have registered for, select “Go to online event page”

3. This link for the webinar will be located here. If you do not see it yet, check back closer to the event!

As all students use Brightspace for their coursework, this was an easy way for us to track your progress and for you to see how you are doing in the program!

By completing this certificate, you will receive a digital badge which you can use to highlight on your social media profile, resume, cover letter, etc to show your network that you possess an entrepreneurial mindset! 

A mixture of University of Ottawa staff, faculty members and external community partners teach the workshops. We find experts in each of the skills and tools that we teach so you’re getting the best presenter possible! 

You will be sent a link the morning of the event to the email in which you registered for. You will also be able to access it through Eventbrite!

1. On the morning of the event, log into Eventbrite, and navigate to “Tickets” under your profile in the top right.

2. Under the event you have registered for, select “Go to online event page”

3. This link for the webinar will be located here. If you do not see it yet, check back closer to the event!

Some of our workshops have a pre-recorded component, whereby you watch a video and then participate in a workshop with the speaker. This only counts for one EMC activity. You must watch the webinar and attend the workshop to get your grade.

We host it in two parts because the speaker feels that the content is best absorbed through a Q&A style activity, where you learn the concept and then ask questions and go through examples.

We offer approximately 24 workshops across the span of one semester.

We encourage you to check out our calendar for possible events you can attend as part of the networking stream. If you have other events you would like to attend that are not listed on that page, feel free to do so. All networking events must be submitted to Brigthspace under he Networking Module.

If you are interested in a paid event, we suggest you check in with us as we may have tickets on hand to provide you (no promises, but you might as well ask!)

No it does not have any bearing on your GPA. The purpose of this certificate is to gain skills and knowledge around entrepreneurship and can be highlighted on your resume and LinkedIn profile.