Certificate in Automotive Technician

at Assiniboine Community College - North Hill Campus (Brandon) Canada

If the idea of hosting a memorable event, helping others have a fantastic experience or planning the perfect party fills you with excitement, you should prepare for a career in the ever-changing, fast-paced hospitality industry!

This two-year diploma in Hotel and Restaurant Management will provide you with a solid foundation in marketable skills fit for a fast-paced career in the hospitality industry. Along with management and business training, you will walk away with WHMIS, FoodSafe and Smart Choices certificates.

Take field trips and tours to develop your palate and your knowledge. This hands-on program includes settings such as a teaching kitchen, a culinary theatre, and the 60-seat Great Grey Owl dining room. Learn to manage the only five-star restaurant in Brandon, while working alongside our Culinary Arts students.

Gain the transferable skills you need to quickly move up in the industry with a 12-week paid co-operative work placement between your first and second year. Help arrange premier events including Harvest on the Hill, the Holiday Buffet, the International Wine and Food Festival and the Great Grey Owl Restaurant.

Land a variety of positions in the food and beverage industry. Paths include careers in areas such as administration, management, marketing, event planning, tourism, banquet and catering, and new venture development.

Create scrumptious baking in this hands-on program. Learn to prepare delicious baked goods, pastries and desserts while developing a solid foundation that will serve you well in a wide variety of careers.

Join one of the most creative, fastest-paced sectors of the hospitality industry, and learn skills that are in demand across Canada and around the world! This one-year interactive program features a high degree of hands-on experience through in-class baking production. Learn preparation procedures, production methods and presentation techniques for baked goods, pastries and desserts.

Our dynamic, contemporary curriculum puts students in touch with the latest trends and practices used throughout the industry, and includes theory as well as practical instruction. Receive specialist instruction on quick breads, cakes, icings, bonbons, frozen desserts, confectionery and chocolate. Enjoy the opportunity to take part in local food experiences.

Graduates will leave the program with a solid foundation of industry-standard, bakeshop skills. You will emerge from the program with a head start in bakery management and leadership skills, menu development and design skills, and an appreciation for food security and food systems sustainability.

Do you have a passion for vehicles and troubleshooting? Increase your skillset and keep things running smoothly in the automotive service industry.

This nine-month Automotive Technician certificate program is one of the best programs available for engine-lovers. Learn to thrive in a shop environment with your commitment to vehicle and customer service. In this program, you will learn to repair and service both cars and light-duty trucks with a focus on fundamental shop skills. From there, gain skills in repairing engines, powertrains and electrical systems. You will work inside our modern automotive shop at the Len Evans Centre for Trades and Technology, a 130,000 square foot building at our North Hill campus in Brandon.

You will graduate with valuable, in-demand skills so you can take advantage of career opportunities at automobile dealerships, repair and service shops, as well as automotive component parts and body shops.

Steer your career in the right direction with work experience during your time at Assiniboine. You will get essential on-the-job training as you meet with possible employers. Register as an apprentice within two years of completing the program, and your in-school technical training may count towards your Level 1 Automotive Service Technician.

Horticulture is a diverse field that supplies a variety of products and services, along with a large portion of our aesthetic enrichment and diet to the community. The Horticultural Production certificate program is designed to meet the growing need for trained people in the horticulture industry. The students are taught the science and art of food production with practical field production lab experience as well as greenhouse training.

Why choose Horticultural Production?

• You’ll get your hands dirty with exposure to greenhouse and field production. Focus is on production horticulture (fruits and vegetables, greenhouse, nursery and ornamentals) with an emphasis on food safety and security, innovation and sustainability, as well as a strong applied research component. 
• Training combined with co-operative work experience results in grads with strong technical skills in production horticulture and business basics. 
• Your training allows you to work in rural or urban settings, with opportunities in government, the private sector, education and industry. Jobs are available in greenhouses and nurseries, food production and processing, applied research, public parks and landscaping. Many grads also begin their careers as owners and operators.

Innovate new ways to grow, harvest and manage our food supply. Work closely with our instructors to help research different greenhouse models and find out how to improve food security in communities.

We all rely on safe, high-quality, healthy foods. Assiniboine’s field to fork approach encourages quality on your plate while also supporting local food producers. Our courses emphasize innovation in how food is produced and how harvests are managed, all in the context of food security.

Learn both the industry-standard and new, modern approaches to growing food either inside the greenhouse or in the field. Explore how fruits and vegetables are grown, understand the science of agronomy, and figure out the techniques behind operating a greenhouse, breeding and propagating plants, and managing nutrients and pests.

Develop your skills in plumbing, gas, steam and pipe fitting. This in-demand, diverse trades program can lead you to employment in residential, commercial and industrial construction industries. This nine-month certificate program will introduce you to multiple trades in high demand. Concentrate on plumbing, gas and pipe fitting, while learning about furnaces, heating, air conditioning and air exchange systems, water treatment, fire sprinkler systems, water and sewer and sheet metal. Instructors use industry-relevant tools and equipment with an emphasis on safety and protection of the environment.

Study alongside other trades students at our Len Evans Centre of Trades and Technology. This program boasts hands-on learning using a wide variety of equipment from different trades to assist you in learning the function, installation and troubleshooting procedures. This program will provide you the core skills for a multitude of careers in plumbing and heating contractors, industrial piping contractors, public utilities, wholesale suppliers, fire sprinkler installers, and water and wastewater treatment facilities. There is a special emphasis in this program on the role of plumbing in public health and wastewater management concerns, a rapidly growing field that deals with environmental issues.

Graduates who register as a plumbing apprentice within two years of completing this program may be granted in-school training credit for Level 1 Plumber apprenticeship.

This pre-employment program offers you the opportunity to explore two trades. You will be trained in the safe handling of a wide variety of machinery and hone your craftsmanship in machining, welding and metals fabrication.

Once you graduate, you can start your career in industries such as farm machinery manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, custom manufacturing and repair, automotive manufacturing and rebuilding, mining, hydro, railways and aerospace. If you register as an apprentice within two years of completing the program, you may be granted in-school training credit for Level 1 Welder apprenticeship or Level 1 Machinist apprenticeship.

Get a solid grounding in theory before taking on the practical aspects of working on lathes, milling machines, drill presses, bandsaws and grinding machines. Learn and understand oxyacetylene, shielded metal, gas metal and gas tungsten arc welding and plasma cutting, as well as examining metalworking and machine operation.

The full one-year certificate program includes both specializations. Or, focus on a single field of study: either the seven-month machining specialization or the four-month welding and fabrication specialization. 

Develop your skills in servicing, diagnosing and repairing agricultural, heavy duty and transport equipment. Gain practical skills with all types of engines, systems and safety regulations.

This 9-month certificate program gives you the training you need to service agricultural, heavy equipment and transport trucks. Learn the theory of diagnosing and repairing, then get in the shop and put that theory to work operating and fixing the machines.

You will be trained on diesel engines, power trains, and electrical systems, along with learning related shop skills, not to mention important shop and workplace safety. You will also explore the different types of systems that are responsible for electronic and computerized control, monitoring, diesel and gasoline fuel, air-conditioning, hydraulics, steering, suspension and advanced braking, plus equipment service and operation.

You can earn credit as an apprentice or put your skills to work immediately in an agricultural or heavy duty business. You will be ready to take on entry-level roles in industries like construction, agriculture, transport, mining, oil field and logging, with jobs available as technicians in the farm machinery, transport truck and construction equipment sectors. If you register as an apprentice within two years of finishing the program you may receive credit for Level 1 of Agricultural Equipment Technician apprenticeship, Heavy Duty Equipment Technician apprenticeship, or Truck and Transport Mechanic apprenticeship.

Indulge your creativity and rise to the challenge in this demanding trade program. Take on the full menu of food preparation, including nutrition, presentation, and international cuisine.

This two-year program brings you into the kitchen with everything you need to start your culinary career. In and out of the classroom, you will work closely with instructors through industry-based competitions, community projects and events. After graduation, you may be granted Level 1 and 2 towards becoming a Red Seal Chef once you register as an apprentice.

Follow your taste buds to the Manitoba Institute of Culinary Arts at our North Hill campus in Brandon. Campus grounds overlook the river valley below. The beautiful heritage building features a spacious modern teaching kitchen, culinary theatre and a 60-seat dining room.

You will research and plan menus for buffets, banquets, festivals and other events that you and your team will put on throughout the year. Distinctive ingredients that you help choose will need special culinary touches, and you will learn the techniques you need to bring them to mouth-watering reality.

Start with an introduction to basic tools and before you know it, you will be reading blueprints, building stairs and framing walls with our nine-month certificate program.

Develop the practical skills you need to create excellent work. Learn about hand tools, precise measuring and cutting, and how to create what you envision in your mind’s eye. Gain the basic knowledge to build projects from simple shelving to a single family dwelling.

Using modern industry tools, you will learn in a well-equipped woodworking shop with an emphasis on practical, applied learning. Geometry rules in this profession, and your training will be guided by supportive instructors. Gain experience working with concrete, finishing cabinets and learning construction safety.

Register as an apprentice within two years of completing the program, and you may be granted credit towards Level 1 Carpenter apprenticeship as you continue to gain valuable industry experience.

Beyond learning woodworking skills for your own projects, there are a number of career opportunities for woodworking professionals, including carpentry, building construction, residential and commercial projects, and general repairs.