Certificate in Community, Crime and Social Justice (CCSJ)

at Coast Mountain College - Terrace Campus Canada

CMTN’s Business Administration program gives you the credentials and expertise to get ahead in today’s competitive workplace. Whether you want to work as an administrator in an office, pursue a specialized career in business and finance, or start your own company, CMTN offers two-year diplomas that can help take you where you want to go.

Do you wish to become a skilled social services practitioner, helping and supporting people with different needs? 
The Social Service Worker (SSW) program integrates university credit courses with social service career courses, and combines classroom theory with the practical skills necessary for employment in a broad range of social services occupations.

Practicum opportunities available in Northwest communities allow you to practice what you learn in workplace settings and gain valuable practical experience. SSW Certificate graduates are prepared to work at the para-professional level or to continue their education to diploma and degree levels of education. SSW Diploma program graduates can either work at the para-professional level or continue their education to a degree.

The Social Service Worker (SSW) program integrates university credit courses with social service career courses, and combines classroom theory with the practical skills necessary for employment in a broad range of social services occupations.

Practicum opportunities available in Northwest communities allow you to practice what you learn in workplace settings and gain valuable practical experience. SSW Certificate graduates are prepared to work at the para-professional level or to continue their education to diploma and degree levels of education. SSW Diploma program graduates can either work at the para-professional level or continue their education to a degree.

Have you ever considered if our criminal justice system is fair and effective? Examine how the police, courts and prison system respond to criminal behaviour.

In this field school you will experience what it is like working in the Criminal Justice System by:

• Exploring forensic techniques used to investigate criminals and crime scenes
• Getting a close-up look at the court process by participating in a mock trial with actual members of the criminal justice system
• Examining the differences between retributive and restorative justice

Throughout this two-week field study, issues of contemporary interest will be explored including: wrongful convictions, mental health and the law, murdered/missing Aboriginal women and girls, serial killers, racial profiling and police deviance.

The Environmental Geoscience Specialization encompasses a broad range of disciplines that allow students to develop an understanding of Earth’s related natural systems and processes. Graduates will be well versed in atmospheric, hydrological, ecological, and geological studies and may go on to complete degrees in geography, geology or biology or may find work in a variety of fields, such as mining and mineral exploration, fisheries, wildlife and freshwater management, climate modelling and green energy production. Fieldwork and Yfield-based methods are an integral part of this Associate Degree.

This credential also provides you with the first two years required for a B.Sc (Integrated) degree at the Terrace Campus of the University of Northern BC.  This program is designed specifically to provide CMTN Environmental Geoscience students with a full Bachelor of Science degree in two more years with an emphasis on aquatic sciences and environmental remediation. 

Make considerable contributions to society and create substantial advancements in technology with a degree in a mathematically related field. Offered over two terms, our Physical Science Program is the complete first year for a physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, or geoscience degree. Gain credits that transfer to a degree program at institutions across BC and Canada. 

Combining calculus, physics, chemistry, computer programming, linear algebra and English, our program provides experiential learning opportunities to complete projects, perform experiments and develop computer programs.

CMTN’s Business Administration program gives you the credentials and expertise to get ahead in today’s competitive workplace. Whether you want to work as an administrator in an office, pursue a specialized career in business and finance, or start your own company, CMTN offers two-year diplomas that can help take you where you want to go.

Applied Earth & Environmental Studies is a one-year certificate program that emphasizes the practical application of earth and environmental studies.
Hands-on curriculum includes community-based projects and field-based studies, building valuable skills and knowledge that meet employment and career needs. Students gain the academic and applied skills relevant for entry-level employment in natural resource, mining and mineral exploration, tourism, outdoor adventure and environmental industries.

CMTN’s Business Administration program gives you the credentials and expertise to get ahead in today’s competitive workplace. Whether you want to work as an administrator in an office, pursue a specialized career in business and finance, or start your own company, CMTN offers two-year diplomas that can help take you where you want to go.

The Business Administration program has concentrations in:

• Accounting Concentration
• General Management
• Human Resources Concentration

Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) is designed to prepare you with the necessary skills, knowledge and learning dispositions to be provincially certified as an early childhood educator with a specialty in the care and education of infants and toddlers.

Curriculum is based on current best practices in early learning and care, reflecting the changing needs of children and families in the 21st century.  The program focusses on transforming thinking about the education of young children away from the provision of set content to the process of nurturing creative thinking, problem solving and relationships with and between children. 

Theory is brought to life through experiential and place based learning.  The program draws on the strengths of individual learners as it provides a model for supporting the development of dispositions and practices which can in turn be supported in working with young children and their families. The program challenges learners to co-create curriculum with children and to design learning environments which embrace the diversity of all children and families including local First Nations, Aboriginal and Inuit peoples.

ECCE prepares you to apply for a BC Early Childhood Educator Certificate to practice in British Columbia.  For more information, please refer to the BC Government ECE Website.