Certificate in General Arts and Science

at Cambrian College - Barrydowne Campus Canada

Prepare for a career in the machine trades in the manufacturing sector by learning to design and fabricate a variety of metal parts required to build and maintain industrial equipment and tools. You’ll gain knowledge in 3D design, manufacturing, jigs/fixtures for custom production, and computer-integrated manufacturing processes. You will also develop a high level of skill in the operation of CNC equipment and the related software used to manufacture components through hands-on training on modern, complex machining equipment.

Are you interested in gaining the skills to find and sustain meaningful employment in the Information Technology and Business Analysis fields?

This intensive program will enable you to advance businesses at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels by improving processes, products, and services through the use of technology. You will become a robust and valuable professional who is confident in bridging the gap between business and technology through your development of exceptional communication, leader, problem-solving, planning, and critical thinking skills.

Gain a thorough understanding of how to perform elicitations, write specifications, create and use models, evaluate opportunities, analyze information, negotiate deals, provide quality assurance, and work through difficult situations.

As a graduate of our program, you will ask the right questions, get the right answers, and use appropriate analysis techniques to drill into the details to obtain meaningful insight. You will be confident in making recommendations, and when you communicate with stakeholders, you will not just get sign-offs, you will get buy-in.

Program Strengths

• This program builds on existing experience, technical expertise, and creativity in problem-solving to mould students into strong, valuable professionals who are skilled at bridging the gap between business and technology.
• Students are exposed to a variety of theory, hands-on, applied, and experiential learning opportunities that prepare them to meet the needs of current job markets.
• A variety of workshops, community engagements, co-curricular activities, field trips, and guest speakers provide students with opportunities to begin networking and collaborating in the Information technology and Business fields..

Fieldwork/Placement
Semester three will be a seven-week, unpaid work placement or capstone course to give you practical experience.

Cambrian Powerline program is the longest running program in the province. We offer an on-campus outdoor training field and industry-experienced faculty. As a Cambrian grad, you will have acquired the skills necessary to diagnose intricate electrical problems in a fast paced dynamic industry.

Safety is paramount. Students will learn to consider safety first and become advocates in support of a safe work place. The Powerline technician program covers the following:

• Overhead and underground distribution
• Electrical power stations
• Transmission system 
• Communication networks 

Program Highlights

• Co-op Diploma Apprenticeship option
• Real-world, hands-on training year round in the College's outdoor Powerline field located on campus
• Program is completely tailored to Powerline students, including electrical courses
• Partnership with the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association allows you to take industry certificate courses prior to starting your co-op and to network with industry members

Co-op Diploma Apprenticeship Option
Students have the opportunity to register as Powerline Technician Apprentices with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU). Level 1 and 2 in-school (MAESD) training is offered by Infrastructure Health and Safety Association and is available to students who meet the criteria for coop placements. Students participating in the level one and two training must pay a portion of the cost (approximately $2,000). The placement is optional and is not required to graduate from Cambrian's regular post secondary Powerline Technician program. In order to qualify for the coop placement, students must meet strict academic standards and be successful at securing a coop. Students who participate in both paid coops gain real world experience and complete two out of the four levels required to challenge the "red seal" exam. 

Cambrian’s blend of in-class assignments, scenario training, fitness components, and community work complement topics covered by the Ontario Police College and assist in preparing you for potential employment with a police service.

Extensive involvement in community initiatives, training with the Ontario Provincial Police, and participation in crime prevention projects with the Greater Sudbury Police Service offer you opportunities to network and volunteer within the community alongside working professionals. Further interaction with currently serving officers is provided as all local police agencies are represented within the program's part-time faculty.

Also, your theoretical knowledge will continually be put into practice in the program's scenario room where you are required to perform practical demonstrations, and various physical fitness courses and testing procedures that simulate industry testing are offered in each semester, providing opportunities to practice meeting requirements of applicant testing.

Take our general accounting stream to gain the skills and hands-on experience to land entry-level accounting positions.Following a first year of common curriculum shared by all accounting and business students, you will be immersed in accounting principles and practices.This program has been designed to accommodate students who want to continue their studies towards a degree.

As an authorized Cisco Systems Networking Academy and Microsoft IT Academy, Cambrian equips you with all the in-depth technical and customer service skills needed to manage and solve the networking, security, wireless access, and VoIP needs of support teams within organizations of all sizes.

Plus, you'll configure desktop and network operating systems, study programming languages, configure and manage both local and wide area networks, and learn network security from industry experts.

Program Highlights

• 3 years – 6 semesters
• One six-week placement
• Cambrian is an authorized Cisco Systems Networking Academy and Microsoft IT Academy
• Gain technical skills as well as the communication, customer service, entrepreneurship, and project management skills desired by employers
• Our students consistently medal at the annual Ontario Technological Skills Competition
• As a graduate, you can challenge industry certifications that will save you thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours

Fieldwork/Placement
A six-week placement in the sixth semester is part of the program of study.

This 2-year Ontario College Diploma program gives you the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to work in a support role under the direction of, and in collaboration with, an occupational therapist and/or physiotherapist. As valued members of the health care team, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Assistants work in a complex health care environment. Considered front line workers they assist in the assessment, planning, and implementation of rehabilitation treatment plans and programs developed to restore and maximize physical function and occupational performance.

Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Assistants help support clients to effectively cope with limitations in movement and activities of daily living, whether temporary or permanent, during and following recovery. Graduates of this program are ready for a career in a variety of health care settings including acute and complex continuing care, mental health and long-term care facilities, community agencies, vocational rehabilitation centres, children's treatment centres and private clinics.

Field Placement
Students are required to complete 510 clinical field placement hours over three semesters prior to graduation. Placements will begin in semester two with 150 hour Occupational Therapy OR Physiotherapy placement. The next placement is 165 hours in length and occurs in semester three. Students will be assigned to whichever profession they have not yet completed. For example, if a student has a semester two placement in a physiotherapy clinic, their semester three placement will be in an occupational therapy setting. In semester 4, the last placement will be in either an Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy setting for 195 hours. These placements provide the opportunity to apply classroom studies to an actual work situation and gain extensive on-the-job training.

Learn the skills you need to become an entry-level game creator with this exciting two-year diploma program!  Over four semesters, you’ll explore game design theory, creation, application, and production as you design and develop video games; augmented reality; and virtual reality scenarios for both consumer consumption and commercial training purposes.

Cambrian’s award-winning Graphic Design faculty will challenge you through course work and diverse, real-world projects to help you develop your creative talents and become a professional visual communication designer. The Graphic Design curriculum is career-focused and rigorous, with attention given to both traditional skills and new technologies. In addition, you will develop skills in critical thinking, creativity and concept driven work, allowing you to be agile in the evolving and demanding industry of professional communication.

Using current industry software in the College's state-of-the-art graphic design labs, you will learn how to creatively develop ideas and manipulate space, type, images, and colour to take your work from concept sketch to strategically-designed printed, web-based, or digital form. Projects provide you with applied experience in branding, identity (logos & trademarks) and environmental design, website design/development, print- and package-production, advertising design, illustration, photography, typography and much more. 

You’ll also graduate with a professional-grade portfolio that will be invaluable as you meet with potential employers and/or freelance clients.

Program Highlights

• 3 years – 6 semesters
• 5-week placement in fifth semester
• Multiple opportunities for paid design-related work through our close relationship with Cambrian's Research and Development
• Strong focus on digital design, including web design, UI design, and mobile application design 
• Annual three-day field trip to attend the DesignThinkers Conference in Toronto and a comprehensive Studio Tour
• Students are automatically registered as student members of the Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario) and can participate in professional seminars, studio tours, and networking events
• Access to a variety of classrooms and labs along with the industry standard technology and software, including:
• Multiple iMac studios featuring 27” iMac computers, running Mac OSX and Adobe Creative Cloud, and an extensive Font Library 
• Professional photo and video studio with boom lighting
• Full fine-art studio with student lounge and natural lighting 

4D Learning Opportunities
Students will have opportunities to work directly with practising professionals and community clients. These opportunities are provided through Work Placement and Cambrian R&D and are based on the student's ability to demonstrate professionalism and performance. 

Students will have the opportunity to participate in Portfolio Review Day. Each student can discuss their portfolio with practicing professionals. This highly efficient review allows each student to get ample feedback for improving their portfolio, prior to graduating and their employment search. 

A fifth-semester work placement allows students to work side-by-side with industry professionals. Students are encouraged to seek out industry leaders. Graduates have been accepted to work placement opportunities in Amsterdam, Chicago, Toronto, Victoria, and many other competitive locations around the world. Many graduates have been offered full-time work at the host organization, after they graduate.

Each year, students will have the opportunity to join their classmates and teachers on a trip to Toronto to attend the RGD DesignThinkers conference (please note: students are responsible for covering costs of accommodation).

Sustainability Initiatives – Students have the opportunity to participate in various environmental activities that support the program’s dedication to sustainable design education, such as the annual tree planting excursion that to date added over 14,000 trees to Sudbury to help offset the carbon footprint of the graphic design program.

Throughout the year, students will be able to participate is a variety of extra-curricular events hosted by the Sudbury Design Society and The Association of Registered Graphic Designers.These events range from Sudbury & Toronto Studio Tours, Webinars, Design-a-thons, and many other networking/learning opportunities.

You will gain the skills to extract meaningful insights from very large and complex data sets to support business decision?making. You will learn how to collect, curate, manipulate, encode, and store data sets so they can be analyzed and mined in such a way that they can be reused and re-purposed to solve challenges and predict trends in any size and type of business. Key areas of study include database design and management, statistics and programming for business analytics, market research, data mining, data visualization, and decision?making through analytics.

The program combines computer science and technology courses with database, research methods, marketing, and communications courses. This enables students to find or gather data, use a wide variety of tools to analyze it, and share results through various forms of communication from reports to dashboards and infographics.