Diploma in Early Childhood Education

at Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology Canada

Ever wonder what it takes to keep complex industrial processes running? Today there are process measurement and control system techniques that ensure precise product consistency and reliability.

Confederation College’s Instrumentation Engineering Technician – Process Automation and Control two-year program will provide you with a solid footing in both theory and practice in a modern, cutting-edge laboratory designed to emulate common control systems found in industry. Through coursework, you’ll learn the basics of electrical, digital, electronics, computer systems, industrial drawings & specifications, physics, computer software and communications for technology. Our lab features functioning processes employing pneumatic as well as modern microprocessor-based electronic control equipment such as PLC’s, Distributed Control Systems, and field networks.

Top Highlights

• Learn how to install, calibrate, maintain and repair complex measurement and control systems used in a variety of process control applications
• Two optional co-ops give you experience in your field of study
• Option to apply for the 3rd year Electrical Engineering Technology program after graduation
• Continue on to a university degree through articulation agreements

This three-year advanced diploma program will provide you with a strong foundation in graphic design, interactive design, web and mobile development, as well as 3D design, photography, audio/video storytelling and motion design. You will be introduced to emerging technologies, such as virtual reality, augmented reality and physical computing using industry standard software and equipment. You will learn to follow current practices and creative strategies as well as develop research and problem solving skills. Professional experience will also be gained as you work with teams and clients while exploring the business and entrepreneurial aspects of the industry.

In the final semester, you will go on a full-time professional work placement with a company or organization in your area of interest within the industry. With the support of the college and program faculty, this experience will help you launch your Interactive Media career!

Highlights

• Learn how to design and develop highly engaging interactive media experiences for a variety of media platforms such as web, mobile and virtual reality
• Gain entry level skills in several related career paths such as Graphic Design, Web Design and Development, User Experience Design, Photography and 3D Design
• Learn with highly qualified, enthusiastic instructors, dedicated to helping you gain the knowledge and skills needed to succeed
• Benefit from 24/7 access to cutting edge computers, software, equipment and production studios!
• Transfer to other college and even university programs through our articulation agreements

Recreation is important for everyone as a way to relax and keep balance in their lives. But for some with physical, cognitive, emotional and/or social limitations, recreation therapy is also a way to connect and participate with others. You can learn how to help!

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 Pre-Health Sciences program can help. The program is divided into two streams, the college stream and the university stream, depending on what direction you plan to take.

The  Pathways to Certificates and Diplomas stream of the program (formerly called “College Stream”) is for students who want to go on to college health programs including Practical Nursing, Paramedic, and Dental Hygiene. Topics covered include pre-health math (college preparation), health care in Canada, chemistry, introductory biology and communications for health professionals.

The Pathways to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees program (formerly called “University Stream”) is designed to upgrade your skills and knowledge for a variety of university health programs including the Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Medical Radiation Technology. Topics covered include pre-health math (university preparation), health care in Canada, advanced chemistry, human biology and communications for health professionals.

Top Highlights

• Upgrade your skills and learning to prepare you for a career in health care
• Get specialized training depending on whether you plan to go to college or university
• Get a head start on your future programs with a solid understanding of health care and related topics

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 Business Administration – Human Resources three-year diploma program continues where the two-year Business – Human Resources program leaves off. As with that program you’ll learn about accounting, marketing essentials, training, human rights in employment, business law & ethics and information systems. You’ll also take advanced courses covering statistics, grievance procedures & arbitration and international human resources. Your last semester will be dedicated to a work placement so that you get real-world experience that will give you an even bigger advantage on the job market.

Top Highlights

• Provides more job opportunities and career advancement opportunities than two-year program
• Four-month work placement in the final semester
• 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

Our world is becoming more automated all of the time. Building control systems, manufacturing processes, industrial robotics, power generation and distribution, and thousands of other processes.

They all rely on electrical equipment and digital processes to keep them operating properly and communicating to each other. But it still takes a person to design, program, install and maintain all of that equipment. Could that person be you?

Confederation College’s Electrical Engineering Technology advanced three-year diploma program is an advanced program of study that places special emphasis on computerized electronic control applications using state-of-the-art DCS, PLCs, drive systems, as well as today’s leading panel and PC-based SCADA/HMI packages. You’ll learn about electronics and computer fundamentals, applied mathematics, telecommunications, networks, automation control systems, process control systems and power systems.

Top Highlights

• Learn about electric machines and drives, PLCs, computer networks, wireless technology, power systems, embedded control systems, process control systems
• Two optional Co-ops give you a work experience in your field of study
• Recognized by the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT)
• Continue on to a university engineering degree and a career path as a professional engineer through Lakehead University’s transfer program

The Tourism program offers students with complete introduction to the tourism field. Students interested in travelling may choose this program for their future as it covers numerous topics including tourism marketing, digital photography, business fundamentals, dimensions of airline industry and many other. Students will have a choice of French or Spanish language and field placement or study abroad opportunity. 

Students have a wide variety of possible job options to pursue, which include airline customer service agents, flight attendants, tour destination representatives, tour guides, travel agents, tourist attraction operators, eco-adventure guides, government tourism agents and much more. Students may find numerous inbound and outbound career outcomes in tourism all around the world. Students may also open their own tourism company after completing the program at Confederation College. 

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

In this two year, graduate certificate program, students develop marketable technical, business management, and interpersonal skills, all of which respond to the pressing ICT needs of businesses in all sectors of Canada’s economy.  Students hone their technical skills, creating commercial applications and ICT solutions for SMEs (small and medium size enterprises).  At the same time, they gain training in Canadian workplace business practices, entrepreneurship, and interpersonal dynamics.  Combined, these help internationally trained graduates obtain employment that is commensurate with their skills and qualifications.

The program enables students to become proficient in the practices and techniques used in modern ICT infrastructures. Students learn how to develop and implement practical solutions to solve typical ICT problems and challenges faced by smaller companies & businesses.  Instructional methodology integrates theory with real-life simulations and hands-on applications.  Students apply their acquired knowledge and skills to industry-based cases, simulations and projects, working on both individual and several collaborative team projects.

Students also advance their problem solving, presentation and critical thinking skills throughout the period of study.  They then bring all this training together in a capstone project in the final semester, where they manage and complete a technical project in collaboration with industry.

Upon graduation students are prepared to use a combination of technical, business, and soft/interpersonal skills to help small and medium sized enterprises achieve success within the digital economy.