Certificate in Mechanical Techniques (General Machinist)

at Niagara College - Welland Campus Canada

Are you detail oriented with a desire to provide excellent patient care and customer service?
As a community pharmacy assistant, working alongside a registered pharmacist and/or pharmacy technician, you are an integral part of the health care team that provides community pharmaceutical services.

Program Highlights

• Enhanced learning experience in a simulated community pharmacy.
• Hands-on, applied learning gained through labs and field placement completed concurrently with academic studies.
• Build knowledge of the latest pharmaceutical products, practices and drug distribution systems.

Are you interested in a high-impact career at the forefront of leading computer systems technology?
As a computer systems technician in network and cloud technologies you will have the advanced skills needed to combine hardware, software, and network technology to improve business operations using conventional and cloud-based models.

Program Highlights:

• Students learn to provide support for databases and websites as well as a variety of computer hardware, operating systems, application software and network architectures.
• The CST lab has dedicated high speed Internet access and provides student access to wired, wireless and fiber optic media for lab work.
• Faculty dedicated to helping students explore new technologies.
• Industry advisors from small to large employers assist in determining industry trends and enhancements to program content such as Cloud computing, mobile device management and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL).

Do you imagine being a professional actor and entrepreneur in today’s ever-changing film and television sector?

As an actor, you are a highly versatile and authentic storyteller who understands the importance of a meaningful connection with your audience and the value of creating your own opportunities for success in the entertainment industry.

Toronto – sometimes called Hollywood North – and the surrounding region known as “The Golden Horseshoe” ranks third in film and television production in North America and ranks second as an exporter of television programming in North America.

Our focus continues to be superior actor training with courses in voice, speech, movement, scene study and auditioning for film and television. We are also one of the few Canadian post-secondary institutions that offer direct instruction in The Meisner Technique, one of the foremost acting techniques taught today. But in light of the changing nature of the industry you will also study film editing, screenwriting, stunt training, voiceover acting, self-marketing and acting with technology (eg. Green Screen), with an emphasis on creating your own work.

Program Highlights:

• Extensive hands-on experience taking scene study and short film projects from script to screen using the latest technology.
• Establish a professional portfolio including a resume, headshots, demo reels, and voiceover demo that reflects your individual style and acting technique.
• Collaborate with future directors and producers in Niagara College’s renowned Broadcasting – Radio, Television and Film program on short films, commercials and music videos.
• One of few Canadian programs to offer direct instruction in The Meisner Technique—one of the most popular techniques of modern acting.
• Recognized by the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) with graduates granted immediate ACTRA apprentice status.
• Interact with working industry professionals (our instructors as well as directors, actors and producers) through our ‘Up Close and Personal’ series.

Are you interested in an engineering career that combines the latest management techniques and computer technology to manage construction projects of various scopes?
As a Construction Engineering Technology graduate you will be skilled in construction project planning and management, including effective cost control measures.

Program Highlights:

• Take part in unique on-the-job-training sponsored by an industry employer one day per week in your final term.
• Gain knowledge and practical experience in construction project planning and management, architectural design, sustainable construction, estimating and cost control, and surveying.
• Program meets the academic requirements for membership in Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT), Ontario Institute of Quantity Surveyors (OIQS) and Ontario Building Officials Association (OBOA).

Are you interested in pursuing a rewarding career that enables you to gain teaching experience, travel the world and immerse yourself in new cultures and traditions?

As an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, you are a global citizen with the skill set required to help individuals of all ages – from young children to business professionals – develop their English language skills in sectors including education, business and politics.

Program Highlights:

• Niagara College’s educational partners around the world offer employment opportunities for new graduates.
• Gain the knowledge and insight needed to teach in Canada or abroad.
• Professional-level program offers a practical focus that requires the use of a personal iPad to access iBooks and applications that support classroom learning and practicum teaching.
• Applied learning offered through a practicum that provides real-world classroom teaching experience.

Are you passionate about leading a healthy and active lifestyle and want to motivate others to join your movement?

Become a leader in the Fitness and Health Promotion industry. A combination of classroom, hands-on and placement experiences allow opportunity to develop skills to counsel, motivate and educate others on various components of a healthy lifestyle. Specific course work will prepare you to challenge industry certifications required to assess, prescribe and evaluate exercise programs for individuals and groups.

Program Highlights:

• 150 hours of practical work experience during two field placement opportunities.
• Experiential learning opportunities implementing health and wellness initiatives for community partners, Niagara College staff and students.
• Graduates may challenge nationally and internationally recognized industry specific certifications to become group exercise leaders and certified personal trainers.
• Upon graduation, pathways to further education through articulation agreements.

Are you a people person seeking a career where you can blend your aptitude for business with your interest in oral health care?
As a Dental Office Administration graduate you will oversee the daily operations of a dental office including patient care records, health insurance company claims, and appointment scheduling.

Program Highlights:

• Applied learning opportunities through a real-world teaching environment located at Niagara College’s new, state-of-the-art, fully operational dental clinic.
• Over 140 hours of hands-on field placement experience at a dental office.
• Excellent program reputation among community employers.
• Graduates are eligible to write the certification examination for dental receptionists through the Ontario Dental Assistants Association.

Are you fascinated by the scope of infrastructure development and envision a career where you can help design and build your community?
As a Civil Engineering Technician graduate you will play an important role in the design and construction of buildings, bridges, highways, dams, drainage and irrigation systems, streets, parks, subdivisions, and water supply and sewer systems.

Program Highlights:

• Gain broad knowledge and hands-on, experiential learning in computer-aided drafting applications, lab testing, structural design, geotechnical analysis, project management, and more.
• Graduates are eligible to write the house component of the Ontario Building Code exam.
• Immediate associate member status, upon application, with the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) post-graduation.
• Program is nationally accredited by Technology Accreditation Canada.
• Graduates can choose between workforce entry and progression into Niagara’s College’s Construction Engineering Technology program.

Do you want to gain the skills needed to help high-performance athletes reach their performance goals or design programs for individuals with health challenges that enable them to lead healthier lives?
As an Exercise Science for Health and Performance graduate you will assess, counsel and prescribe programs for athletes and individuals with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart conditions, obesity issues and other chronic conditions.

Program Highlights:

• Hands-on learning opportunities offered through new athletic and fitness facilities including assessment and weight training labs, and new state-of-the-art testing and training equipment for high-performance athletes and clients with chronic conditions.
• Combines theoretical classroom learning with two work placements.
• Gain the knowledge and skills required to challenge the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) – Certified Exercise Physiologist (CEP) performance specialization certification exam, the highest level of certification in the Canadian fitness industry.
• Graduates can seek a variety of other professional certifications including the CSEP Certified Personal Trainer,
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), Level 1 Weight Lifting Certificate from the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), and the Registered Kinesiologist Exam (College of Kinesiologists of Ontario).

Do you have an interest in becoming a skilled craftsperson with a career in a high-demand machining field?
As a general machinist you will have the ability to set up and operate a wide variety of precision metal cutting and grinding machines utilized in this growing sector of specialty machining industries.

Program Highlights:

• Program emphasis on building broad-based knowledge and critical problem-solving skills.
• Access hands-on experiential learning opportunities in current, large-scale facilities and labs.
• Strong job prospects due to a shortage of skilled machinists in the Niagara Region and across Ontario.
• Program is continuously updated to meet current industry standards and enable students to develop highly
• Relevant, market-ready skills.