Diploma in General Arts and Science

at Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology Canada

The construction worker is the foundation of the structure business for private, business, and modern structure. Confederation College's Carpentry and Renovation Techniques one-year endorsement program will give you hands-on abilities alongside in-class figuring out how to give you a solid foundation in the Carpentry and Renovation fields. The structure procedure with development, security, materials, plan perusing, assessing and stonework will give you the passage level information you should be effective. Alumni of the Carpentry and Renovation Techniques program will most likely apply for craftsman assistant and work passage occupations with the numerous development and rebuilding organizations crosswise over northwestern Ontario, where you'll have the option to expand upon your abilities educated and maybe even have some expertise in specific zones. 

The development of laborer is the foundation of the structure industry for private, business, and modern structure. Confederation College's Carpentry and Renovation Techniques one-year testament program will give you hands-on abilities alongside in-class figuring out how to give you a solid foundation in the development business from outline perusing and a diagram of development materials to the audit of the structure procedure all the way. Coursework incorporates development materials and strategies, connected science, PC helped to draft (CAD), prologue to brick work and building development rehearses.
 

Confederation College’s Developmental Services Worker program will give you the skills and experience you need to support individuals in living their life to the fullest. Coursework includes study in developmental disabilities, teaching strategies, health promotion, augmentative communication and assistive technology, pharmacology, dual diagnosis, trends and issues, behavioural supports, counselling skills and community development. If you believe in inclusion, individualization and empowerment for all people in our community, this program is for you!

Top Highlights

• Program includes two field placements so that you can learn in real-world environments
• Gives you the knowledge and skills that you need to support people to reach their full potential
• Practice knowledge and skills in a lab setting and plan real community events with schools and agencies
• Also offered as an accelerated program for those with a college diploma in a community services program or those with a degree in a related field

Designed for students who want to develop skills and knowledge appropriate for an entry-level accounting position, this two-year program begins with a common Business first year, which upon successful completion, will earn you a certificate in Business Fundamentals.

Your second year in the program will give you the perfect foundation to continue building your studies or to enter the workforce. On successful completion of this program, you will be given the option of completing one additional year in the Business Administration - Accounting program.

Top Highlights

• Prepares you for a career in all areas of business, particularly in the small business enterprise sector
• Graduates have the option of completing one additional year in the Business Administration – Accounting program
• Train for a position in either the private or public sector

Confederation College’s Pre-Technology program can help by allowing you to upgrade your skills and prepare for your future learning. The program is divided into two streams, the Technology/Aviation stream and the Trades/Pre- Apprenticeship stream, depending on what direction you plan to take.

The Trades/Pre-Apprenticeship stream is designed to upgrade your skills and knowledge for a variety of Confederation College trade programs including Carpentry and Renovation Techniques, Welding, Mechanical Techniques and Motive Power Techniques-Automotive. Courses cover topics such as applied math for trades, computers, trades science and writing strategies.

The Technology/Aviation stream is designed to upgrade your skills and knowledge for a variety of Confederation College programs including aviation, technology and technician programs. Class work includes applied math for technology, computers, technology studies or aviation studies and writing strategies.

Confederation College’s Film Production two-year diploma program provides a comprehensive overview of virtually every aspect of film production including directing, scriptwriting, lighting, cinematography, editing, art direction, production design, sound mixing, and the business of film. With a high teacher-to-student ratio and the best equipment-to-student ratio, you get more instruction and better access to equipment than many similar programs in Canada. You’ll get hands-on training so you’ll learn by doing: write, plan, direct, shoot, edit, mix, colour grade, and deliver your final cut. You’ll make three films during the program starting right away in your first year. You will have 24/7 access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment such as the industry-heralded Arri Alexa camera.

Top Highlights

• Every student gets to direct their own films with a full crew
• All film equipment is supplied by the program – students do not need to rent any gear to make their films
• Access to state-of-the-art production facilities 24/7
• Year-end film festival allows students to showcase their work on the big screen with big sound for the whole community
• Fourth-semester students travel to Toronto to learn more about the film business and meet past grads

This program is ideal for business-minded students who are not quite sure what area of business they want to study in. You will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of business with courses such as computer applications and business communications, as well as introductory courses in accounting, human resources and marketing.

Top Highlights

• One-year program allows you to enter the workforce faster
• Touches upon all areas of business to help you find your niche
• Provides the pathway to our two-year diploma programs in Marketing, Human Resources or Accounting
• Learn skills for an administration career as well

Evidence-based and data-driven decision making increasingly characterize operational and funding decisions in the healthcare sector. As a result, there is a growing demand for employees with sound data analytic skills.

This program enables students to become proficient in the practices and techniques used in the employment of healthcare informatics. Students learn how to leverage health data, which anticipates and responds to organizations’ needs. They acquire skills to analyze quantitative and qualitative information to help facilitate health care delivery, patient safety and health, and decision making within and across healthcare facilities and organizations. A focus on the blending of three skills areas: technical, inter-professional and “soft” interpersonal skills, makes this program distinct.

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)

Our networked world is becoming more connected all the time. Not just the Internet – HVAC systems, manufacturing robots, industrial processes and a thousand other systems rely on electronic components to keep them operating and talking to each other.

But it still takes a person to install and maintain the hardware and software needed to keep it all running smoothly. Could that person be you?

Confederation College’s Electronics Engineering Technician – Computers two-year diploma program will give you the foundation you need to find a job in this growing field. You’ll learn about electronics and computer fundamentals, applied mathematics, telecommunications, networks, automation control systems and computer software.

Top Highlights

• Learn how to install, interconnect, configure, implement, and troubleshoot network systems
• Work with hardware wiring centres, routers, voice network hardware
• Two optional Co-ops give you a work experience in the field
• Subsidized education program available
• Option to transfer to the Electrical Engineering Technology program at the beginning of Year 2

Industry is experiencing a rapidly growing need for the expertise provided by the Mechanical Engineering Technician program. This two-year program of study will develop highly skilled personnel capable of meeting the constantly changing demands brought on by advancing technologies.

The program design is broad based, meeting the basic outcomes particular to the Millwright, Machinist, and Steam Fitter trades, while meeting the additional requirements associated with an academic program presented at the Technician level. An optional co-op placement in industry will be an integral part of the program, giving you hands-on experience above and beyond what traditional classroom instruction and laboratories can provide.

Top Highlights

• Balance of practical and coursework – you might be getting your hands dirty with a wrench one day, then be designing with CAD the next!
• One optional Co-op gives you a work experience in the field
• Prepares you for further apprenticeship learning in a variety of trades