Certificate in Baking Skills

at Centennial College - Progress Campus Canada

The goal of the Recreation and Leisure Services program is to teach students how to improve the quality of life for all citizens by developing healthy communities. The courses in this college diploma program are based on a curriculum that meets the demands of the ever-growing and in-demand recreation and leisure field. Throughout their studies, students will conduct needs assessments, create risk management plans, develop business plans and practice grant proposal writing, and plan and implement recreation programs for people of all ages and abilities. In addition, students will complete 880 hours of supervised field placement, which helps develop critical practical skills through the integration of classroom learning into real-life situations.

Program Highlights

• Courses include: Program Planning, Community Development, Recreation Management and Marketing, Inclusive Recreation, Gerontology, Child & Youth Development, and more!
• Supervised field placements take place in the second semester (two days a week), and in the third and fourth semesters (three days a week).
• An example of industry partners who host field placements include, but are not limited to: The Centre for Dreams, Viva Pickering, Bridgepoint Health, Sienna Living (various locations), the City of Toronto, the City of Markham, Variety Village, and Crescent Town Club.
• Students will have the opportunity to participate in supplemental training sessions, such as Sensory Training and High Five’s Principles of Healthy Child Development and Quest 2.
• Parks and Recreation Ontario (PRO) offers two province-wide student awards during its annual educational forum to students in their graduating year. Centennial College Recreation and Leisure Services graduates have captured these prestigious awards for 13 consecutive years (2007 to 2019).
• Established by the 2011 graduation class, the Sandy Foster Student Award of Merit is awarded annually to one student entering the second year of the Recreation and Leisure Services Program at Centennial College. This award recognizes a student who consistently demonstrates a commitment to their studies and a passion for recreation and carries a $2000.00 cash value.
• There is another bursary.

As a Recreation and Leisure graduate, you will be able to reliably demonstrate the ability to:

• Develop, implement and evaluate inclusive recreation, leisure and wellness programs and events for individuals, groups and communities that respond to assessed needs, interests, abilities and that use available resources and incorporate best practices.
• Apply administrative and customer service skills to support the delivery of recreation, leisure and wellness programs, events and services.
• Analyse, develop and implement marketing strategies to reach diverse individuals, groups and communities for programs, events, services and facilities using current communication technologies.
• Contribute to the development of fiscally sustainable and responsible recreation, leisure and wellness programs, events and services using current and relevant principles and practices of business, finance and social entrepreneurship.
• Supervise, lead and support the development of staff and volunteers involved with recreation, leisure and wellness programs, events and services.
• Apply safety and accessibility practices to the efficient operation and administration of recreation and leisure facilities and settings.
• Promote the benefits and values of recreation, leisure and healthy active living and recommend inclusive programs, events and services to individuals and groups.
• Apply community development strategies that engage citizens and community partners while advocating for healthy communities.
• Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development as a recreation and leisure services professional.

Centennial College's two-year Mechanical Engineering Technician – Design program will combine strong conceptual thinking with a practical knowledge of machines and how they work. You'll learn engineering theory and develop computer-assisted drafting and computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD/CAM) skills.

The courses in this engineering diploma program will employ a project-based approach to learning. This will include working in small groups on specific projects, learning how to plan, schedule, create, design and build as a team.

You'll have the choice of continuing into a third-year Technology option and specializing in modern manufacturing and production processes.

Program Highlights

• In the Mechanical Engineering Technician – Design program you gain experience in machine shop operation, tool design and computer numerical control programming.
• Industry-current computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software instruction as AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks and Mastercam is included.
• This program uses state-of-the-art CAD/CAM equipment.
• There is a 60-40 balance between theory and practice.
• The project-driven program gives you practical experience in designing, building and testing an original piece of equipment.
• The project approach simulates actual workplace assignments.

In the Culinary Management - Compressed program, you'll discover that whether creatively designing a restaurant menu or planning culinary events within large hotel operations, working with food to provide world-class culinary experiences for guests is one of the most rewarding careers.

With a focus on using local Ontario food products and learning about seasonal cooking, this college diploma program will teach you the necessary skills and knowledge to create exquisite menus and dishes inspired by global food trends and flavours.

Prior to beginning an exciting 14-week work-integrated learning opportunity at Centennial's restaurant and cafe, The Local or with one of the School's reputable partners, you'll hone your skills by working in state-of-the-art culinary labs that include a cafe, restaurant and event centre.

You'll also graduate with important industry certifications such as Smart Serve, Safe Food Handlers and CPR, making you job-ready.

The art of cooking, blended with the skill of team leadership and business entrepreneurship, will ensure that when you graduate from this Culinary Management program, you'll find exciting career opportunities in the fast-paced, ever-changing industry. This field will take you anywhere you want to go. All you need is hard work, drive and passion.

The Electronics Engineering Technology (Fast-Track) program will concede qualified understudies direct induction into the subsequent year (third semester) of this three-year offering and see them get their propelled confirmation in two years (four semesters). 

In this school science program, you'll get the learning of the most recent in hardware building through a scope of pragmatic Electronics Engineering Technology courses. You'll create specialized ability in zones, for example, remote interchanges, information correspondences, microcontrollers, and modern frameworks. 

While increasing a strong establishment in present-day gadgets, to adjust hypothetical exercises you'll share in the hands-on applications including PCs, correspondence handsets, and hardware testing and estimation gear. The hypothetical useful application split of Electronics Engineering Technology (Fast-Track) will set you up for a large group of testing professions.

To ensure that you choose the appropriate technology to participate in courses delivered in the Information & Communication Engineering Technology programs, please consult recommended computer specifications for the ICET academic programs here.

With training from Centennial College's Game – Programming you'll graduate with an advanced diploma and the know-how to launch a career in the game software industry.

Whether you love the classics or today's technologically advanced games, in this interactive gaming program's courses you'll participate in various phases of game development, such as:

• Game design
• Three-dimensional graphics programming
• Simulation design
• Multiplayer online game programming

This advanced diploma technology program will also focus on topics such as object-oriented software design methodologies and user-oriented interface design, software testing and QA, C#, Java, advanced graphics, web game programming, HTML5/JavaScript, Unity3D and mobile application development

To underscore the curriculum's applied focus, two software development projects will be included. These "real world" game/simulations/applications will require you to utilize all the technical and business skills acquired during your studies to build high-quality software.

Co-op Option
The co-op option in this program will provide you with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while you complete two work terms 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 programs with optional co-op, students will typically complete an application process in the first semester of their studies, and if academically qualified, may be admitted to the co-op program. Academically qualified students who are accepted into the program will register for the co-op preparation course as scheduled.

In just two semesters, Centennial College's Marketing Management program will prepare you to become a marketing professional who carries out a broad range of marketing functions within business, government and not-for-profit organizations.

This Business graduate certificate program will cover marketing management along with related subjects in brand management, marketing project management, digital marketing, marketing services, integrated marketing communications, marketing research and international marketing strategy. As a result, you'll develop a solid understanding of domestic and international marketing issues.

Once you graduate, you'll be able to employ analytical, decision-making, organizational and communications skills to support the marketing activities of a wide variety of organizations. You may also continue your studies in a specialized area such as research and analytics or corporate account management.

In today's competitive marketplace, it's essential that every business develops, implements and monitors a strong marketing plan. Environmental factors such as evolving technology, societal and sustainable needs, demographic trends, regulatory changes and intense competition continue to challenge the marketing function to provide more return to an organization's various stakeholders. Understanding what customers want and providing products and services to them is the essence of marketing. This challenging graduate certificate program will give you with the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills applicable to today's workforce.

The Energy Systems Engineering Technician (Fast-Track) program is for qualified school or college graduates who wish to increase direct induction into Year 2 (Semester 3) of this two-year school recognition program to get their Technician certificate in two semesters. 

Since society's changing perspectives on vitality and condition are changing the utility and development segments, the courses in this school designing project will address the difficulties and chances of coordinating and utilizing present-day supportable vitality advances in a way reliable with our urban surroundings. Accordingly, venture the board aptitudes lined up with these urban conditions will supplement a specialized educational program. 

The utility division is at present experiencing an extreme move in working practice that opens the entryway to a scope of creative vitality tasks utilizing little scale sources, for example, sun powered, wind, hydro, energy units, gas turbines, and biomass, to nourish power, warmth, and cooling to our homes and organizations. 
The development business, then, has received a large group of new green structure activities that are rapidly expanding mindfulness and the utilization of reasonable, coordinated design and building rehearses. Makers likewise have numerous new items that give approaches to actualize propelled vitality control in business and private structures. Through this program, you'll figure out how to be a vitality head in this evolving field.

Centennial College's Health Informatics Technology program will combine knowledge of software engineering and health care systems. In this advanced technology diploma program's courses, you'll learn to design, develop and maintain the next generation of electronic health record applications and other exciting software products.

Under the umbrella of the School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science, this program will cover:

•  Object-oriented software design methodologies
•  User-oriented interface design
•  The structure of health care information systems
•  Telehealth
•  Clinical workflow and IT solutions
•  Data security
•  Privacy issues within health care systems

Software technologies will be the focus of this health technology program. They will include: C#, Java, Oracle, MS-SQL Server, Unix/ Linux, Microsoft's ASP.NET Core, HTML5/JavaScript/XML, mobile application development, data warehousing and data mining, and BI tools in health care systems.

To underscore the curriculum's applied focus, the Health Informatics Technology program will include two software development projects. These real-world business applications will require you to utilize all the technical, systems and business skills gained during your studies.

The knowledge you'll acquire in this health technology program will enable you to design, develop, modify and test software for health care applications. You'll also be able to analyze and model data, develop health care databases and support decision making based on data mining techniques. Lastly, you'll have the know-how to use health informatics methods and software tools for hospitals, health care agencies and public health departments.

In an evolving world of data overload, businesses are searching to turn opportunities into actionable results. This program will provide you with the necessary knowledge, skills, and hands-on experiences to place you at the center of where statistical analysis meets business insights.

Learn to translate the promise of big data into meaningful information using industry-leading tools and techniques. You will have broad and in-depth training in the analysis of big data, statistical and predictive modeling, data management, visualization, and data storytelling. You will learn to solve complex business problems as well as how to present complex insights efficiently and effectively.

Centennial College's Baking and Pastry Arts Management program will build on fundamental baking and pastry arts skills to prepare you for a management role within the baking sector. Whether it's menu design, purchasing, planning or execution, baking management is an essential skill to convert your passion into business success.

In the Baking and Pastry Arts Management courses, you'll work in baking and pastry labs, including Centennial College's one-of-a-kind commercial bakeshop as well as an on-campus cafe, restaurant and event centre. In these real-world environments, you'll hone your skills before beginning a 14-week work-integrated learning opportunity with one of the College's industry partners.

You'll graduate with important industry certifications such as Smart Serve, Safe Food Handlers and CPR, making you job-ready. Many graduates from this Baking and Pastry Arts program have secured employment within major hospitality brands in the hotel, resort and restaurant industries as well as within large-scale commercial baking companies.