Advanced Diploma In Child and Youth Care

at Centennial College - Progress Campus Canada

Marketing – Digital Engagement Strategy is a business graduate certificate program that will provide you with the digital marketing skills required in today’s business world. You'll learn to analyze trends in technology, derive insights from data, design content management strategies, and execute plans across paid, owned and earned media. You'll also gain insight into how to develop and evaluate digital marketing strategies to maximize customer engagement and create meaningful interactions in support of business growth. 

Experiential learning opportunities with a marketer, a retailer or an agency serving clients will be included in this college marketing program. These experiences will allow you to improve your leadership, entrepreneurial, organizational, project management and teamwork skills, while effectively applying learning in a real-world environment.

Co-op Option
The co-op option in this program will provide you with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while you complete one work term as an employee in the field. This experience not only allows you to put classroom learning into practice, but will also provide valuable contacts for your future career.

To participate in this co-op option, you will need to complete an application process in the first semester. If academically qualified, you may be admitted to the co-op program. When you graduate, your diploma will highlight the co-op credential.

The Community and Child Studies Foundations program will provide you with an academic pathway for pursuing a career in the community services or child studies field.

In this college certificate program's courses, you'll develop a thorough understanding of the personal and professional requirements of the varied careers available in community services and child studies.

While engaging you in reflective practice to facilitate professional skills development, this program will enhance your communication competence in all language strands. You'll also have the opportunity to develop academic and professional skills and attitudes that will facilitate success in your program of choice.

Upon successful completion of Community and Child Studies Foundations, you'll be well-prepared to apply to your diploma program of choice in the community and child studies areas.

Program Highlights

• Class sizes are small (under 30 students per class).
• You'll participate in eight hours of English each week.
• Opportunities will exist for career exploration in community and child studies.
• There is an intensive and engaging peer mentoring program.
• You'll learn strategies to become a master student.
• You'll earn two transfer credits to diploma programs (COMM 162/163 and GNED).

The General Arts and Science program helps understudies to provide full-time academic programs which will help them to build and develop their language skills in a college or university or in any field. The EAP program provides opportunities to study and enhance English in an environment that will develop academic communication skills by concentrating on skills like reading, writing, speaking and listening.  

Students enrolled in the program will get opportunities to participate in communicative activities, group work, and presentations throughout this program also students will be able to gain access to helpful resources and services likewise counseling, tutoring, and others. 

On the off chance that students are enrolled in the program, they will be placed in one of the three levels that depend on the result of the placement test. You need to need that each level will last for one semester.  The program helps to prepare students for admission to a college or any university program, and also helps to develop the academic study skills. 

Graduates from the Business – Human Resources program from Centennial College will be awarded an Ontario College Diploma. This is a two-year (four semester) program designed to prepare graduates to enter the growing field of human resources management, to prepare for a variety of careers in a shorter time period than having to complete an Advanced Diploma.
In just two years, students will acquire the basic skills necessary to work in the exciting field of human resources [HR]. Graduates will have a foundation of general business knowledge to help them understand how human resources contributes to organizational success. Students will then focus on specific HR functional areas, including recruitment and selection, compensation, health and safety, and more. The Business – Human Resources program will provide an optional co-op. This program also includes courses to qualify graduates towards the academic component of the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) © designation from the Human Resources Professional Association, as well as towards the CIM © designation from the Canadian Institute of Management. Additional courses are required to meet the full academic component of these professional designations

Centennial College launched its Advanced Business Management - Alcoholic Beverages program in response to the demand for savvy business people to take the reins in Canada's $40-billion wine, beer and spirits industry.

Through business courses taught by industry experts, you'll gain practical experience and insight into how the business of alcoholic beverages is managed. This Alcoholic Beverages business program will cover topics such as category and supply chain management, accounting and marketing while also highlighting the global regulatory framework and good corporate social responsibility.

Learning Outcomes

• Manage and control different aspects of an alcohol-related enterprise by accounting, finance, analytics and general business best practices;
• Plan and manage product distribution and retail systems to achieve business success, comply with legislative requirements and meet social responsibility obligations;
• Analyze local and global markets to position products using appropriate sales and marketing strategies;
• Interpret import and export regulations to determine opportunities and challenges within the business structures of the alcoholic beverages industry;
• Develop strategies to optimize product and market opportunities, including brand development and positioning;
• Conduct business in compliance with relevant national and international law, regulations, ethical standards and corporate social responsibility;
• Use human resources best practices to recruit, motivate, resolve labour relations issues and manage culturally sensitive situations;
• Act entrepreneurially by researching and operationalizing business opportunities within the alcoholic beverages industry;
• Develop strategies to assess the impact and opportunities associated with the globalization of the alcoholic beverages industry;
• Develop personal and professional development strategies and plans to enhance leadership, management skills and expertise.

This program introduces the learner to the highly interconnected world known as the Internet of Things (IoT) and examines how the IoT shapes every facet of our personal, professional, and social, lives. Learners will explore the entire IoT ecosystem and develop an appreciation for, and understanding of, the ethical and legal applications of this technology. It examines the various systems and processes that comprise the IoT from the electronic sensors and actuators that allow us to interact with the physical world, the network technology which allows the devices to communicate with each other, the cloud and edge computing devices that allow the IoT to function on a global scale, to the software code that ties all of the various devices together in a secure and efficient manner. Business opportunities provided by the IoT will be explored and students will have the opportunity to work with a business partner to design, develop, and install an IoT solution for a real-world problem.

The Early Childhood Education program at Centennial College is committed to ensuring you're prepared to be a leader in the profession. With the program consistently receiving KPI distinction awards for Employer Satisfaction, our graduates are respected as professionals.

As a student in the Early Childhood Education program, you'll learn to provide high standards of care to children and their families. This highly regarded program will teach you to take responsibility for observing the needs of individual and groups of children, and create well-planned, stimulating and responsive programs. You'll come to understand the needs of infants, toddlers, pre-school and school-aged children.

Rich classroom experiences, with professors employing a variety of strategies, will offer you a range of opportunities to understand the content, practice and apply what you're learning. Supporting this program are Centennial College’s two state-of-the-art early childhood education centres. Used as lab schools, these centres, located in East York and at Progress Campus, will allow you to observe and/or practice in a high-quality childcare setting.

Program Highlights

• You'll experience practical experiential learning through three field placements in the community, working directly with infants or toddlers, pre-school and school-aged children.
• Qualified and experienced supervisors will support you during the field placement to ensure your learning is optimized.
• During the third or fourth semesters, opportunities will be available to work in full-day kindergarten environments.
• In semesters 3 and 4, a block placement will be incorporated to maximize your ability to solidify skills.
• This program is committed to respond to and reflect current trends and directions in the field and profession.
• Highly skilled faculty will create stimulating learning opportunities in the classroom that will address a range of learning styles.

The Electrical Techniques program helps students build the skills required for a career in the electrical industry. Students will gain both theoretical knowledge and hands-on practice in electrical fundamentals. During the program, students can develop the basic skills required to become an electrical apprentice. This program is the first step towards such as a career as a professional tradesperson. Students are also introduced to the fundamental elements of the trade (e.g. regulations and practices).

Centennial College's Project Management program will provide you with the solid fundamental knowledge to manage projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.

The Business School graduate certificate program is intended for applicants who previously completed a post-secondary education in any discipline and wish to increase their employability by working towards a globally-recognized certification in project management. It's also ideal for experienced project managers seeking to bring a new dimension of leadership to their work.

The Project Management courses in this college business program will follow A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide). Enhancing the use of this guide will be a curriculum that will include hands-on integration of technological tools such as Microsoft Project and leading-edge industry case studies with a focus on organizational leadership.

In the third semester, if you're an eligible candidate, you'll be able to participate in a full-time 14-week experiential learning opportunity (internship) with a participating organization that will allow you to gain valuable project management experience. During this time, you'll be required to participate in an online course and prepare assignments related to the experiential learning opportunity. You'll then be able to use the experience towards work requirements for the PMP®  and CAPM®  designations.

If you dream of global business ventures, Centennial College's Business Administration -International Business program is for you.

This advanced diploma program will cover basic business and specialized international business topics as you prepare for career success in just three years. Among the areas in which this International Business program will help you to gain expertise are:

• International trade law
• International finance
• International sales and negotiation
• International business planning and research
• International marketing
• Corporate social responsibility in international development