Diploma in Culinary Management

at Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology Canada

This intensive program upgrades your education with a series of courses to develop your skill set for this in-demand field. Courses cover basic and advanced topics such as human resources, labour relations law, occupational health and safety and human resources planning.

Top Highlights

• Intensive one-year program provides you with an in-demand skill set
• Fast track your business career in a whole new direction
• Graduates will be able to write their Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation (subject to certain academic goals)
• Continue on to a university degree through articulation agreements

Mechanical Techniques Ontario College Certificate program combines in-class learning with practical demonstrations and hands-on instruction. You start building in the first semester, taking your new skills and using them to design and create assigned projects. Topics include mechanical practices, machine shop, welding practices, engineering graphics and industrial design. Not only will you start developing skills in all areas of trades, you’ll quickly learn what area of skilled trades appeals to you most.

Top Highlights

• Courses follows the first year of the Mechanical Engineering Technician program, so you can transfer into Year 2 of that program after completion of this certificate
• Program stresses multi-skills learning, which many employers are looking for today
• Combines class work with hands-on learning to improve your skills

Confederation College’s Motive Power Techniques – Automotive certificate program covers all the basics of maintaining and repairing vehicle systems such as electrical/electronics, fuels, brakes, gear trains, steering and suspension on motor vehicles and light trucks. You’ll get hands-on instruction and learn workplace skills such as communication strategies to help you find and keep a job in today’s modern work environment.

Top Highlights

• Program includes a two-week field placement so you get on-the-job training in a real shop
• Courses follow industry standards and practices so you are ready for the job market
• Learn today’s technologies – and how to adapt to tomorrow’s
• Graduates can also go on to an apprenticeship program

Sometimes, life can be overwhelming. You can create meaningful change in the lives of children and youth experiencing challenging life contexts by becoming a Child & Youth Care professional.

Confederation College’s Child and Youth Care (CYC) advanced diploma program will give you the skills and knowledge needed to relate to, engage with and empower vulnerable children and their families. Through a wide range of courses including trends in child and youth care, sociology of family, youth substance use and marginalized youth and crisis experiences, you will be provided with a solid foundation to engage relationally while being developmentally responsive, trauma-sensitive and self-reflective. You will also gain a strong understanding of issues of oppression and racism, along with approaches to support health and wellness for Indigenous youth.

An ability to foster resilience and self-advocacy with young people and their families will contribute to achieving social justice and be the cornerstone of your professional identity. Field placements will give you on-the-job training in a variety of environments.

Highlights

• A comprehensive, hands-on program will teach you how to effectively help youth and children in need
• Field placements each year provide direct CYC experience with community organizations
• You will learn about key CYC issues including oppression, marginalization, racism, healing and wellness, and crisis intervention
• Program is directly connected with several community partners, presenting opportunities to collaborate on advocacy and social justice initiatives
• Accelerated option is also available for those with a college diploma or university degree in certain related fields

In this two year, graduate certificate program, students hone their marketing, communication and analytical skills, to build a brand, attract customers and communicate effectively in a digital marketing environment. At the same time, they gain training in workplace business practices, communications, and interpersonal dynamics. Combined, these help business graduates obtain employment that is commensurate with their interest in marketing, their business skills and their qualifications.

The program enables students to become proficient in the practices and techniques used in modern marketing environments. Students learn how to combine traditional marketing and communication practices with digital marketing applications to insure a successful marketing campaign or strategy.

Program courses are designed to respond to the growing demand for graduates who not only have a background in business and/or traditional marketing, but who also understand the digital arena and have some technical skills in this area. The program will therefore enhance the employability of business graduates, enhancing their undergraduate training with more specialized marketing skills (which are in high demand).

Students will integrate and apply the skills and knowledge acquired in the program during a capstone project in their final semester.

Confederation College's General Arts and Science one-year endorsement program furnish you with a strong establishment in an assortment of subjects. In case you're experiencing difficulty choosing what course to take, this program is a decent method to acquire credits and choose later! Subjects incorporate media, humanism, brain research, Indigenous investigations, and work environment readiness. You'll pick up abilities – and credits – that are transferable inside the school and college frameworks. 

Regardless of whether your next stop is assisting your school or college instruction, or if you want to search for openings for work, the General Arts and Sciences program will be the platform you have to get you on your way.

The General Arts and Science program at Confederation Campus provides students with interpersonal skills, computers, mathematics, analytical skills, communication and general science. The 2 year diploma program offers students with good understanding of various topics. This co-op program allows students to earn and study at same time. Applicants will be able to learn the basic in humanities, social science, arts, civics, technology and business. 

Any how this program is different from the one year general art and science program because it provides you with opportunity to specialize in the various areas from the first semester. Graduates from this program seek their career in various fields like, business, health, sales, hospitality and arts as well. Students can also pursue their career in research and education department.
 

Confederation College’s Dental Assisting (Levels I and II) certificate program will provide you with the knowledge and hands-on practical skills you need to work in a dental office. As a dental assistant, you’ll become a vital member of the oral health team who works in a collaborative, professional and ethical manner. The one-year certificate program prepares you for a variety of related tasks such as clinical chair-side assistant; laboratory, radiography, and/ or administration; and health education and promotion. Courses cover many topics such as microbiology, dental radiography theory, orofacial anatomy, dental materials, dental office procedures and medical interventions.

Top Highlights

• Program covers all aspects of dental assisting so you are prepared for employment immediately following graduation
• Get on-the-job experience through placements so you can practice your skills in real-world situations
• Graduates are eligible to write the National Dental Assistants Board Exam (NDAEB) and successful completion allows them to practice anywhere in Canada
• Program is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC)

Confederation College’s Recreation Therapy program will give you the skills and knowledge you’ll need to plan, implement and evaluate a wide range of leisure services for children, adolescents and adults who experience barriers to a healthy leisure lifestyle. You will learn how to work with individuals and groups of all ages to assess their needs and interests so you can encourage independent and personally fulfilling leisure lifestyles. Coursework includes therapeutic recreation, developmental psychology, program and event planning, communications for community services, administrative practices, physical activity leadership and recreation facilities.

Top Highlights

• 450 hours of field placement enhance in-class learning by providing hands-on experience
• Students receive a free membership with Therapeutic Recreation Ontario (TRO). Graduates will be able to join TRO, a professional organization designed to support members of this growing field
• Program is offered as an accelerated program for those with a designated diploma or degree.

Confederation College’s Forestry Technician: Ecosystem Management two-year co-op diploma program prepares you for a career in all areas of forestry including forest management, forest resource conservation and protection, silviculture, fish and wildlife, fire management, research support, recreation and nature interpretation.

You’ll learn how to balance the social, economic and ecological aspects of our natural resources so that our region – and our people – will continue to grow and thrive.

The skills learned in this program are transferrable across Canada and around the world. Topics include tree & shrub identification, soils & geomorphology, harvesting & wood products, forest operations, the history and culture of Canadian Indigenous Peoples, insects & disease, forest plant biology, silviculture, fire management, fish & wildlife management and geographical information systems (GIS).

Top Highlights

• Program includes two mandatory paid co-op placements after the second and fourth semesters of hands-on work experience. Placements are approx. 16 weeks in duration during the summer months.
• Balance of class work, field study and placements for a well-rounded education
• Graduates can transfer directly into the third-year of Lakehead University’s Faculty of Natural Resource Management four-year program, to obtain a degree
• Transfer credits to other related college and university programs through our articulation agreements
• Learn and work in a rich and diverse boreal ecosystem!