Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technician (Co-op Optional)

at Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology Canada

Confederation College’s Practical Nursing program is a two-year program with an emphasis on providing nursing care to stable, predictable patients across their lifespan.

Courses in the Practical Nursing program cover a wide variety of topics including foundational theory courses, nursing skills/procedures, pharmacology, pathophysiology (disease processes), nursing assessment, and clinical practice. Students will develop the nursing skills needed to help people at various stages of life (infant to older adult) and experience a wide range of exciting clinical practice experiences! Students who graduate from a Ministry approved Personal Support Worker Program may also have advanced credits in the Practical Nursing Program. Students who graduate from the Practical Nursing Program often set their sights on a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree after completing the Practical Nursing Program. 

Top Highlights

• Graduates are eligible to write the examinations required to practise and register with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Program includes clinical hours so that you obtain on-the-job experience working with other experienced Registered Practical Nurses
• Our Practical Nursing program is currently approved (Category 1) by the College of Nurses of Ontario (www.cno.org).

Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Communicate therapeutically with clients and members of the health care team.
• Assess clients across the life span, in a systematic and holistic manner.
• Plan safe and competent nursing care, based upon a thorough analysis of available data and evidence-informed practice guidelines.
• Select and perform nursing interventions using clinical judgment, in collaboration with the client and, where appropriate, the health care team, that promote health and well-being, prevent disease and injury, maintain and/or restore Health, promote rehabilitation, and/or provide palliation.
• Evaluate the outcomes resulting from all interventions in the nurse-client interaction and modify the plan of care as required.
• Act equitably and justly with clients and members of the health care team.
• Adapt to a variety of health care settings, using different leadership skills and styles as appropriate to each setting.
• Contribute to creating a healthy and safe work environment in a variety of health care settings.
• Practise in a self-regulated, professional and ethical manner, complying with relevant legislation and with the standards of both the regulatory body and the practice setting to provide safe and competent client care.

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

Leadership in Patient Support and Administration is a 1-year program. It is a career-oriented program that is designed to equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge. Students in this program take courses from Personal Support Worker program, as well as the Leadership for Healthcare Professionals program.

• Leadership for Healthcare Professionals
• Personal Support Worker

The Engineering Business and Safety Management Graduate Certificate Program is a unique program developed for international students with an engineering degree (e.g. civil, mechanical, industrial, and others). It will enhance their knowledge and skills in the specialized area of engineering business and safety management.

The program is designed to enable students to meet the demand in the engineering, industrial and construction sectors for staff with expertise in the areas of project management, occupational health and safety management, human resources, and contract and cost management. In the fourth semester, the 15-week work integrated learning component will provide a hands-on learning experience.  It may take the form of an intensive applied learning project or a work placement. It will strengthen the students’ engineering management skills and increase their preparation for employment upon graduation.

Ever wonder what it takes to get people to buy a particular product or service? Have you imagined building a company brand from the ground up? If you’ve got a way with words, images, people and planning, and are plugged into what’s ‘now’, you have the right ingredients for a successful and stimulating career in marketing.

Confederation College’s Business – Marketing two-year diploma program places emphasis on learning key skills as well as developing a business work ethic that will assist you in getting ready to enter this exciting field. Marketing is all about analyzing customer needs and wants and building customer relationships. You will build on your existing strengths and learn how to communicate effectively, conduct market research and analyze those results to make strategic decisions. As a marketing student, you will develop your ability to work as a member of a team, as well as strengthen your research and creative problem solving skills. Courses cover a variety of topics including advertising, advanced marketing, marketing research

Top Highlights

• Continue on to our 3rd year Business Administration - Marketing Diploma where we offer a 15-week work placement opportunity.
• Helps you prepare for your advanced credit towards the Registered Professional Marketer (RPM) designation with the Canadian Institute of Marketing
• Continue on to a university degree through articulation agreements

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

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

Through Confederation College’s Environmental Technician two-year diploma program, you will learn to effectively manage natural and man-made environments. This program will explore environmental issues and provide hands-on tools for assessing, protecting and restoring ecosystems. Best of all, you’ll learn in one of the greatest natural labs available: the Boreal Forest, a rich and diverse forest ecosystem that stretches around the northern hemisphere. Courses cover a wide variety of related topics including plant identification, natural resource measurements, soils & geomorphology, ecology, waste management, ground water, surface water and water & waste water treatment.

Top Highlights

• Courses developed in consultation with industry and government familiar with northern Ontario and based on current cutting-edge practices
• Program includes two optional co-ops after the second and fourth semesters that give you work experience in the field
• Balance of class work, field study and placements for a well-rounded education
• Ontario’s Entry-Level Drinking Water Operator Certificate possible, upon graduation
• Transfer credits to other related college and university programs through our Articulation Agreements

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.