The Micro-certificate in Teaching the Holocaust offers a specialized pathway for in-service and pre-service teachers preparing to integrate Holocaust education into the BC secondary school curriculum as mandated by Premier David Eby and the BC Government for the 2025/26 school year. Developed in collaboration with leading Holocaust educators, this non-credit micro-certificate examines the origins, progression, central characters, key sites and enduring legacies of the Holocaust, one of the most horrific events of the twentieth century. This program familiarizes teachers with this subject matter, introduces them to the latest scholarship and provides grade-appropriate resources for their classrooms.
The Holocaust was the systematic mass murder of European Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during World War II. This program prioritizes Jewish experiences of Nazi terror while also exploring how Nazi racial policy targeted other social and ethnic groups. Additionally, it examines post-1945 representations to understand the ongoing significance of the Holocaust, including the graphic narrative But I Live, edited by Dr. Charlotte Schallié, a professor of Germanic Studies at the University of Victoria. Notably, learners will also have the opportunity to hear the testimony of Julius Maslovat, a child Holocaust survivor living in Victoria, BC.
