Diploma in Office Administration - Legal

at Centennial College - Progress Campus Canada

The Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Management program will give you the tools to answer the call of the dynamic and international hotel, resort and restaurant industry — which will reward you with career opportunities in any destination around the world.

Canada's hotels, resorts and restaurants are world-renowned, and their standards have become global benchmarks to which many successful organizations aspire. The basis of Centennial's unique Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Management courses will be these standards and a deep-rooted connection with multinational hotel, resort and restaurant organizations. As such, this graduate certificate program will feature various integrated academic and experiential learning opportunities.

Whether you're coming into the offering with a background in another industry or leveraging it as professional development for your present career in hospitality, your decision to attend Centennial College will ensure meaningful connections to faculty members who have been carefully selected from the industry as well as the opportunity to widen your network.

The Event Planning program will provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary for a rewarding career creating beautiful events and providing long-lasting memories for guests and clients. You'll be equipped to design, plan and execute diverse events, from corporate meetings and conferences to social functions such as weddings and community fundraisers. Event planning is increasingly playing a role in many organizations in a vast number of industries and sectors.

The Event Planning program will immerse you in all aspects of the event industry. Business courses in marketing, human resources and entrepreneurship will complement event courses in design, food and beverage and event operations, preparing you to be confident planning events in restaurants, hotels, resorts and convention centres.

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

Advanced Diploma in Electrical engineering Technology program at Centennial College helps you in learning a broad range of electricity applications for many industry sectors. In this program, students will have the opportunity to utilize their theory into practice via real-life applications. 

Upon completing the program successfully, students will be able to give a demonstration to design, adapt, analyze, and troubleshoot, install electrical systems as applied to electrical engineering.  Students enrolled in the program will be able to find work in various industries, such as energy, process or manufacturing, construction or engineering, telecommunications, IT networks and intelligent building systems.  

You will gain a complete understanding of electrical engineering sciences and skills, which also includes electrical circuits, operation of electrical motors and power transmission that are used in the industry. Students may look for their work profiles as an electrical designer, project managers, field service technicians, technical trainers, electrical controls technologist and many more.  

Co-Op Option
The co-op option in this program will provide you with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while you complete three consecutive 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 this co-op option, you will need to complete an application process in the fourth semester. If academically qualified, you 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. When you graduate, your diploma will highlight the co-op credential.

Co-op Requirements

• Minimum of 80% of courses completed from year one and two
• A minimum C (60%) grade in COMM-170/171
• A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher (this must be maintained for the duration of the program)
• Students must be legally eligible to work in Canada
• Students who meet the above prerequisites will apply to transfer to the co-op program as scheduled

Note: Meeting the minimum co-op program requirements does not guarantee admission into the co-op program.

Centennial College's Biomedical Engineering Technology program has been designed to meet the need for qualified professionals caused by the merger between the biomedical equipment industry and the engineering and scientific disciplines. These collaborations have created beneficial innovations for both health care and society, and require the industry to meet the challenge of offering a range of quality products. Artificial organs, prostheses and medical instruments wouldn't exist without biomedical engineering.

Providing an optimum balance between theory and hands-on labs, this engineering program will cover various principles in the design of medical equipment, rehabilitation and health improvement devices. Among them will be:

• Electronics
• Microcontrollers
• Computers
• Engineering
• Chemical
• Biology
• Medicine

In just two semesters, Centennial College’s Strategic Management Graduate Studies Certificate Program provides learning opportunities for you to build the skills and knowledge required by Strategy Managers.

These professionals conduct a broad range of functions, such as assessing the internal and external business environments, analyzing data, identifying growth opportunities, recommending business objectives, developing goals, formulating strategies, implementing strategies, and evaluating the effectiveness of strategies in achieving organizational objectives then taking corrective action when required.

Skills and Characteristics Required by a Strategy Manager:

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Leadership skills
• Project Management skills
• Quick decision making skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Possess a High EQ and IQ
• Possess Honesty and Integrity
• Ability to Work Independently
• Ability to Work with Little Structure
• Ability to Multitask

The shift toward a strategic mindset is essential for managers in today’s dynamic business environment. Working as a Strategy Manager means developing and overseeing the business’s strategies in order to support business objectives and maintain competitive advantage.

Guided by our experienced professors, you will participate in a variety of learning activities, such as case studies, team projects, presentations, research, and more. This graduate certificate program provides you with the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills that industry leaders value in today's workforce.

This program may serve as a pathway into other graduate studies programs at Centennial College for students who are looking to gain future experience in more specific areas of management.

Centennial College's International Business Management program will ensure you obtain the key industry knowledge to successfully conduct business on a global scale in any international corporate environment.

This college program will offer a unique global perspective on business, as the field will require you to have knowledge of specialized international business management topics such as:

• International business law
• International finance and banking
• International marketing
• International entrepreneurship and innovation
• Global business research and analysis
• International business planning
• Corporate social responsibility and international development
• Business networking

As you become familiar with these topics in the International Business Management graduate certificate program, you'll also take core business courses such as project management and business communications.

To ensure you're career-ready upon graduation, the offering will feature a practical approach that will include gaining technical knowledge and skills through hands-on learning. A full-time 14-week experiential learning opportunity (internship) with a participating organization will further round out your industry knowledge and experience in international business.

The Paralegal- Court and Tribunal Agent diploma program is intended to provide students with the training required to become licensed paralegals in Ontario pursuant to the requirements of the Law Society Act. Upon completion of this program, students will gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the areas of law in which licensed paralegals may practice. The program emphasizes the development of written and oral advocacy skills in all areas of authorized paralegal practice,  ethics and practice management. In semester four, classroom instruction is enhanced by a field placement in a law-related setting.

Centennial College's Food Media graduate certificate program will bring together your passion for the food industry and media to provide you with the necessary skills to succeed as a food product creator, developer, presenter, advertiser and marketer. Through a focus on the entrepreneurial use of personalized branding and marketing, you'll gain the know-how to successfully advertise and market your own food product or service.

Innovative and interactive courses will teach you to identify your target market audience, design and deliver creative messages, and negotiate for the appropriate media product to achieve the desired communication and presentation results. Using these creative skills and food knowledge, you'll harness the power of the media to deliver messages to attract revenue-generating streams and opportunities.

Program Highlights

• Among the entrepreneurial opportunities you'll be able to identify and implement will be food image and brand specialist, freelance food writer, marketing specialist, food segment producer, and entertainment and lifestyle professional.
• You'll be able to find employment in both the public and private sectors, including with advertising and marketing communications media agencies, health care and educational institutions, not-for-profit organizations, newspapers and magazines, television and radio broadcasting companies, and other media-based industries such as out-of-home marketing communications and trade promotions.

Centennial College's Mechanical Engineering Technology – Industrial (Fast-Track) program allows qualified mechanical engineering college or university graduates direct entry into Year 2 (Semester 3) of this program so they may receive their Technology advanced diploma in two years (four semesters).

This advanced diploma program's Mechanical Engineering Technology – Industrial (Fast-Track) courses will offer both engineering theory and practice, while highlighting the design and development of various mechanical devices and equipment. This will result in a thorough grounding in engineering sciences and skills, including intermediate to advanced computer-assisted design and manufacturing as used in the industry.

You'll spend about one quarter of the program on project work that will simulate workplace assignments. You'll also be required to relate classroom theory to the actual design, manufacture and testing of mechanical systems.

Program Highlights

• Through the Mechanical Engineering Technology – Industrial (Fast-Track) program's project approach, you benefit from a theory and practice balance that's approximately 60-40.
• Hands-on practice includes experience in machine shop operation, tool design and computer numerical control programming as well as industry-current software instruction in SolidWorks, Simul8, and Mastercam.
• State-of-the-art CAD/ CAM equipment is used in the courses.

The program's cutting edge mechanical engineering lab is outfitted with material properties, strength of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and quality assurance testing equipment.