Diploma in Business - Supply Chain and Operations

at Centennial College - Progress Campus Canada

Executive Assistants are the backbone of the modern office environment. From productivity and software expertise to managing complex projects, executive assistants are valued and indispensable business generalists.

Centennial College’s Office Administration - Executive program will prepare you, in just two years, to execute a range of duties performed by executive assistants who work with upper level management in today's technically advanced workplaces.

Through simulated class lessons and a five-day-per-week field placement in the final semester (with companies such as KPMG, Bombardier and non-profit organizations), you'll gain practical experience.

You'll also develop essential office and business skills in:

• Office productivity software (Microsoft/Apple/Google Suite)
• Office technology fundamentals and support
• Business writing
• Marketing fundamentals
• Social media, Website Development and online communications
• Presentation and business correspondence
• Conference planning
• Meeting planning and minute-taking
• Project management
• Accounting and bookkeeping fundamentals
• Collaboration and leadership
• Career Planning and networking
• Virtual Office Administration & Entrepreneurship
• Strategic planning and leadership

Members of executive teams and senior management depend on graduates of this business diploma program to demonstrate exceptional technical and communication skills.

A five-day-per-week work placement at some of Toronto’s prestigious law firms will allow you to put those skills to use in real-life experiences before you graduate.

The International Business Management (IBM) Transnational program is an energizing tri-nation opportunity offered in Canada, Panama, and China that is intended to help shape tomorrow's worldwide pioneers. You'll earn a graduate certificate from Centennial College, study for a semester in the City of Knowledge, Panama City, and complete an entry level position in China gave by Neusoft Institute, Guangdong. 

Your worldwide journey in the Business Management Transnational program will push you to: accomplish center administration aptitudes and intercultural capabilities; create initiative capacities to work in a global situation; and obtain solid scientific and key reasoning abilities, figure out how to manage multifaceted difficulties and act imaginatively and capably as a worldwide resident. 

Centennial College's Software Engineering Technician (Fast-Track) program will allow you to gain direct admission into Year 2 (Semester 3) of the two-year program and receive your diploma in one year (two semesters), if you're a qualified college or university graduate with a software background. This fast-track version is ideal if you're seeking a shorter-term program for timely reentry into the workplace.

While most people just use software, in this college engineering program you'll learn to design, develop and maintain various software applications, human computer interfaces and enterprise information systems.

Through a combination of theory and hands-on learning, you'll acquire solid knowledge of software engineering methodologies, programming languages, design and algorithm concepts, data management tools and networking fundamentals. The coursework will emphasize object-oriented software design methodologies, user-oriented interface design, C#, Java, Oracle, MS-SQL Server, Microsoft's ASP.NET Core, and software testing and QA.

To underscore the curriculum's applied focus, the School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science program will include a software development project. A real-world business application, it will give you the opportunity to utilize all the technical and business skills acquired during your time in the program to build high-quality software.

The Electronics Engineering Technician program will prepare you for a challenging career in the electronics field.

Through an optimum balance of hands-on experience and theory, courses in this college diploma program will cover areas such as wireless communications, data communications, microcontrollers and industrial systems. To develop a solid foundation in modern electronics, you'll work in labs with computers, communication transceivers, and electronics testing and measurement equipment.

Two years in length, the college engineering program will also give you the option to continue your studies by transferring into the fifth semester of its Technologist version. To do so, you'll be required to have a minimum 2.0 GPA.

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.

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.

The Technology Foundations (ICET) program is an instructive pathway in case you're keen on going to one of the school's specialized projects. When you finish this innovation declaration program, you'll meet the scholarly prerequisites for other School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science (SETAS) programs. 

Effectively finishing the Technology Foundations program's courses may likewise give you exceptions for specific courses in certain projects, contingent on the evaluation level you accomplish. 

To set you up for entrance into specific confirmation and propelled recognition programs in the School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science, this offering will assist you with developing a careful comprehension of individual, scholarly and proficient prerequisites. 

You will be learning and developing your skills in mathematics, science, computer, technology, and communication while studying in the Certificate in Technology Foundation Program.

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.

The Financial Planning program at Centennial College is for you if you've already completed a post-secondary education and wish to enter the financial planning field in just two semesters.

This Business graduate certificate program will use instructional materials from professional bodies to deliver the Financial Planning courses. A balance of theory and hands-on training in small-sized classes will allow for much interaction with your instructors, fellow peers and the content.

The Business program is for students interested in obtaining an education in multiple business disciplines or developing a strong foundation in a functional area of business; are well-organized, can effectively work under tight timelines, problem solve, enjoy collaboration, teamwork and continuous learning; along with using computer applications and working in an office environment.

Students will gain knowledge and skills in contemporary global concepts, theories and business practices that are related to the functional areas of business: accounting, finance, human resources, marketing and operations. To ensure students are ready for the modern business environment, they will learn the new essential business skills of effective communication, ethics, customer service, collaboration and teamwork, using technology to be digitally fluent, demonstrating personal and social responsibility, resiliency, adaptability, along with positive attitudes and behaviours necessary for a global environment.