Diploma in Practical Nursing

at Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology Canada

The Embedded Systems graduate certificate program provides electrical and electronic engineering graduates with hands-on opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills that will permit them to work effectively in embedded systems product and device development.

Topics covered range from computer software and industrial control systems to health and safety and quality assurance. The program integrates a hands-on, practical approach to learning, augmenting the theoretical knowledge that graduate engineers already have. Applied projects and lab work help prepare graduates for a technical career in embedded systems product development and related fields. The program also includes entrepreneurship and communication courses that help build the ‘softer skills’ sought by employers in the industry.

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. 

Sometimes, life can be overwhelming. You can create meaningful change in the lives of children and youth experiencing challenging life contexts by becoming a Child & Youth Care professional.

Confederation College’s Child and Youth Care (CYC) advanced diploma program will give you the skills and knowledge needed to relate to, engage with and empower vulnerable children and their families. Through a wide range of courses including trends in child and youth care, sociology of family, youth substance use and marginalized youth and crisis experiences, you will be provided with a solid foundation to engage relationally while being developmentally responsive, trauma-sensitive and self-reflective. You will also gain a strong understanding of issues of oppression and racism, along with approaches to support health and wellness for Indigenous youth.

An ability to foster resilience and self-advocacy with young people and their families will contribute to achieving social justice and be the cornerstone of your professional identity. Field placements will give you on-the-job training in a variety of environments.

Highlights

• A comprehensive, hands-on program will teach you how to effectively help youth and children in need
• Field placements each year provide direct CYC experience with community organizations
• You will learn about key CYC issues including oppression, marginalization, racism, healing and wellness, and crisis intervention
• Program is directly connected with several community partners, presenting opportunities to collaborate on advocacy and social justice initiatives
• Accelerated option is also available for those with a college diploma or university degree in certain related fields

Our networked world is becoming more connected all the time. Not just the Internet – HVAC systems, manufacturing robots, industrial processes and a thousand other systems rely on electronic components to keep them operating and talking to each other.

But it still takes a person to install and maintain the hardware and software needed to keep it all running smoothly. Could that person be you?

Confederation College’s Electronics Engineering Technician – Computers two-year diploma program will give you the foundation you need to find a job in this growing field. You’ll learn about electronics and computer fundamentals, applied mathematics, telecommunications, networks, automation control systems and computer software.

Top Highlights

• Learn how to install, interconnect, configure, implement, and troubleshoot network systems
• Work with hardware wiring centres, routers, voice network hardware
• Two optional Co-ops give you a work experience in the field
• Subsidized education program available
• Option to transfer to the Electrical Engineering Technology program at the beginning of Year 2

Confederation College’s Culinary Management two-year diploma program will help you access the world of food and give you the skills to compete locally and globally!

Turn your love of food and cooking into a valuable skill in our state-of-the-art culinary labs. Starting with the building blocks of kitchens and food service such as basic knife skills and stocks and sauces, you will quickly advance to more challenging concepts in butchery, baking, plate design, wine tasting, international cooking and a la carte dining room service. This program will also cover the financial, legal and marketing aspects of the hospitality industry, to give you the knowledge needed to succeed as a chef, restaurant manager or owner.

 Top Highlights

• Learn the business, legal and management sides of becoming a chef
• Co-op work placements in restaurants, hotels and institutions give you real-world experience in the field
• Hands-on learning in a variety of settings including on-campus dining facility

This two-year diploma program teaches you how to function effectively in Canada’s aerospace industry. Work with advanced design programs such as CATIA. Learn about composites and how these materials make the world of difference in flight. Get hands-on experience in machining, CNC and other building fundamentals. You’ll learn the aircraft design, modelling and manufacturing basics you need to launch your successful career in aviation manufacturing and engineering.

Top Highlights

• Developed in consultation with Canada’s leading aerospace companies including Bombardier, Boeing and Magellan Aerospace
• Learn and work in our state-of-the-art lab facilities located in the new Technology, Education and Collaboration Hub
• Learn from experienced faculty who have worked in the industry
• Transfer your skills to other industries including mass transit and car manufacturing

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

The General Arts and Science program at Confederation Campus provides students with interpersonal skills, computers, mathematics, analytical skills, communication and general science. The 2 year diploma program offers students with good understanding of various topics. This co-op program allows students to earn and study at same time. Applicants will be able to learn the basic in humanities, social science, arts, civics, technology and business. 

Any how this program is different from the one year general art and science program because it provides you with opportunity to specialize in the various areas from the first semester. Graduates from this program seek their career in various fields like, business, health, sales, hospitality and arts as well. Students can also pursue their career in research and education department.
 

The one-year Office Administration Ontario College Certificate program gives the learning and aptitudes that set you up for a remunerating office organization profession. Create both hypothetical and connected aptitudes during different recreated office circumstances. Work on directing regulatory systems and delivering industry-standard archives. Upgrade your capacity to utilize computerized apparatuses by directing examination and acing Microsoft Office applications and other industry-standard programming bundles. 

Our accomplished resources are devoted to setting you up with the abilities you have to prevail in your profession. Graduate with basic office aptitudes, just as basic abilities for progress, for example, genius, obligation, inventive reasoning and critical thinking. Graduates may discover work openings in an assortment of passage level care staff or organization positions in both open and private parts.

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