Certificate in Addiction Studies

at Bow Valley College Canada

Get ready to lead. Build upon your expertise from your health or human services diploma or degree. This post-diploma certificate combines business courses with specialized health and human management electives. An integrated approach to prepare you to advance your career to new levels.

This post-diploma certificate is flexible to meet your learning needs and lifestyle. Course delivery times and options are varied to give you choice, including in-class daytime, weekends, evenings, and condensed; combined online (a mix of real time and any time); and hybrid (you choose throughout the term the best ways for you to connect to the material). You can complete the program in two terms or up to three years. You can start the program any term (Fall, Winter, or Spring). You choose what works best for you.

Every business exports and imports goods and services. Supply chain management professionals determine the best combinations of outsourcing and procurement. In this major, you'll learn the various aspects of business operations including procurement, logistics and transportation, supplier relations, and inventory management. With this knowledge, you can contribute to the operational efficiency of a company. 

Time commitment

• This is a two-year (four terms) diploma program. A full course load is five courses per term. Students may elect to take fewer courses each term, however, it will take longer to complete the program.

Learning options

• The program consists of core business courses and major-specific courses. Core courses are available both in-class and online. All major courses are available in-class with only some courses available online.

Co-operative Education Program (Optional)

• Co-op provides eligible Business Administration Diploma students with an opportunity to gain work-related experience for one term through an assisted job search. Co-op offers students relevant experience to boost employment opportunities, develop professional skills and experience, network with employers, and earn money.  
• The Co-op Work Term process aligns with the competitive nature of job search. To be accepted into the Co-op Program, applicants must meet all eligibility criteria and follow the application process. Candidates are responsible for demonstrating a high level of professional and program expectations. Not all students accepted into the Co-op Program are guaranteed a Co-op Work Term position. 

University Transfer (Supply Chain Specific)

• Transferability is available towards SAIT's Bachelor of Business Administration degree, Supply Chain Management major (upon acceptance by SAIT).

The diploma teaches the students how to support and manage the cases of addiction in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. The course covers Aboriginal history, Aboriginal culture, and the needs of their communities and other populations and includes nineteen courses and two community practicums.

Learners will develop and implement cloud systems and applications, gaining practical experience with open standards and systems, development operations, infrastructure automation, and platform interoperability, with an emphasis on applied security principles. The program builds coding skills, and applied systems management skills. Graduates will be prepared to lead and further organizational change, as often required in the implementation of cloud systems.

This diploma with a General Justice specialization will provide you with a broad spectrum of justice-related knowledge and skills. You have the flexibility to choose required courses from any of the three other specializations offered within the Justice Studies Diploma program.

You may also select courses from the following specializations:

• Aboriginal Focus
• Correctional Studies
• Law Enforcement

The students of the program are taught to support the individuals, the families and the communities dealing with addiction. The program lasts for eight months and helps the students develop the skills to support the negative behavior related to addiction. The curriculum involves classroom discussions and projects, and the focus is placed on learning to identify and manage addictions. 

The students who are registered in the full-time Addiction Studies Certificate program have to write the Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES) assessment in their first semester.

This diploma will provide you with a solid foundation in Canadian justice to help you make a difference in Aboriginal society. Upon completion of this diploma, you will be ready to apply your learning in a variety of justice contexts.

This is a two-year (four-term) diploma program with an optional non-credit fifth term (fieldwork placement).

The Information Technology Systems (ITS) Diploma program provides the students with the software and hardware skills that are required for the generation, protection of digital information, retrieval, storage, and transmission. The program equips the graduates with the practical skills necessary to enter into the IT sector, gain the skills required to troubleshoot technical problems, deliver quality technical support, communicate with clients, executives, summarize solutions in technical reports and prepares them for the completion of industry-recognized certificates. 

The graduates have multiple job opportunities in public and private sector, government, non-profit agencies and corporations for themselves, like:-

• Junior IT Tech
• Junior Service Desk Analyst
• Help Desk Analyst
• Junior IT Support Analyst
• IT Support Analyst
• Desktop Support
• Technical Support
• Customer Support Representative
• PC Technical Support
• Network Administrations
• Internet Resource Management
• Information Systems Project Manager
• Business and Systems Analyst
• Computer Service Technician
• IT Support Specialist
• Information Systems Analyst

Through a variety of delivery options, you can earn a Bow Valley College/Government of Alberta Health Care Aide Certificate. 

The Health Care Aide Certificate is available in three delivery options:

• Full-time, on-campus study over a eight-month period.
• Part-Time,online and on-campus over a five term period. 
• Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR): you may be eligible to challenge the courses in the Health Care Aide (HCA) program if you have work experience as a health care aide or caregiver and wish to meet provincial health care aide certification requirements. 

This program focuses on developing the core skills needed to care for individuals with various health care needs. Topics include personal care, assisting with mobility and nutrition, communication, assisting with medication delivery, and clinical skills. 

Get the practical skills and knowledge to work in the exciting field of human resources. In addition to administrative and business training, receive specific training in human resource management, recruitment, selection, compensation and payroll, and employment law.