Graduate Certificate in Event Management

at Centennial College - Progress Campus Canada

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.

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).

Centennial College's Business – Marketing program will prepare you to be the essential link between an organization and its customer base. You'll start this certificate program by learning business basics such as accounting, organizational behaviour, business software, customer service and international business. These topics will create a solid foundation for the marketing courses and topics that will follow, including:

• Marketing theory and case-based problem solving;
• Marketing communications, which will include advertising and promotion;
• Account management;
• Sales and service.

In addition to classroom theory led by experienced faculty members, the Business – Marketing program will employ a hands-on learning approach. You'll explore the various areas of marketing through case studies, guest lectures, presentations, projects, computer simulations and technologies.

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.

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.

Throughout the world, humans congregate, gather and collaborate to learn, celebrate and meet. This program will cover a wide overview of the event industry. You’ll participate in defining, understanding and applying the elements involved in planning and staging corporate, social/life cycle, festivals and conferences, and the types of organizations that produce and present them.

By connecting with professors and fellow peers and through the use of independent research, group work, discussions, and experiential work-integrated learning, you’ll examine management practices, including how events are designed, funded, staffed and promoted. You can expect exposure to the planning and development of sustainability, creativity, sales and marketing, and budgeting along with the understanding of volunteer and team building.

Instructors will guide and direct you to real-world learning opportunities, which will require you to reflect on how the experiences connect to course content. During these experiences, you’ll participate in work-integrated learning assignments, projects or experiential learning opportunities.

The Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology – Automation and Robotics program will give you the inside and out information and hands-on experience you have to assume a key job in the realm of robotics and apply autonomy innovation. 

In this propelled recognition program's courses, you'll study the full scope of mechanization hypothesis and practice, from fundamental hardware through to its application in a computerized framework. The school building project will likewise cover all parts of electromechanical innovation, including mechanics, power, gadgets, water power, and pneumatics; apply autonomy, programmable rationale controllers (PLCs), movement control and HMI plan.

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.

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.

Centennial College's Health Informatics Technology (Fast-Track) program will concede you into Semester 3 of the three-year propelled recognition offering so you can get the certification in four semesters, in case you're a certified school or college graduate with a foundation in programming. 

This school wellbeing innovation program's emphasis will be on consolidating programming building and medicinal services frameworks as you'll figure out how to configuration, create, change and test programming for human services applications. 

As a student of this School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science program, you'll have the option to dissect and demonstrate information, create social insurance databases and apply present-day programming improvement philosophies. You'll additionally have the expertise to utilize wellbeing informatics strategies and programming instruments for emergency clinics, medicinal services offices and general wellbeing offices. 

Program Highlights

• The Health Informatics Technology (Fast-Track) courses incorporate cutting-edge technology geared to industry standards.
• You learn through a project-based approach.
• Knowledgeable and approachable School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science faculty members have diverse business experience and academic credentials.
• Graduates from the program may apply for certified membership to either the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) or their provincial engineering technology association.

If you enjoy getting your courtroom fix from TV shows, it’s time to put down the remote and join the action by attending the Court Support Services program.

This two-semester certificate program will prepare you to work with judges, lawyers, paralegals and the public, providing pre-court, in-session and post-court support. In this role you'll safeguard the functioning of the courtroom, and by extension, the judicial process.

During your time in Court Support Services, you'll participate in courtroom simulations and mock trials, working with real court equipment, court forms and court procedures. You'll gain the skills to professionally communicate with court staff, stakeholders and the judiciary, administer oaths, and maintain order and decorum in a court or tribunal.

The program's practicum component will provide you with an opportunity to shadow professionals in a real courtroom. Centennial's faculty and staff will work closely with you to maximize this shadowing experience, which will ensure that you acquire the essential skills to:

• Prepare exhibits
• Distribute court dockets
• Prepare court documents
• Test audio and recording equipment
• Set up, troubleshoot and monitor court video technology
• Arrange adjournment dates
• Coordinate and manage a jury panel