Diploma in Business

at Fleming College - Sutherland Campus (Peterborough) Canada

Open the door to a career in business management. This applied learning experience leads you directly to Business Degree programs around the world.

Start here to acquire core business skills and knowledge. You can then choose to go on to complete a Bachelor of Business Administration or Bachelor of Commerce in as little as one to two years in the United States, Australia, Ireland, or right here in Peterborough.

Core fundamentals are augmented through applied project-based learning. Learn the “how-to” of business functions including finance and accounting, human resources management, operations management, logistics, marketing, sales, international trade, international business, economics, law and more. Graduate with the skills and knowledge that lead to employment.

Understand the global issues that inform decision making in today’s business environment. Be part of the international sustainability evolution driven by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Benefit from our team-based management skills focus, leading-edge business simulation software and Ivey School of Business case study methodology. With a final year of hands-on experience in our award-winning Applied Projects program, become one of the young, in-demand business leaders.

Be part of something bigger than yourself and create a career with meaning: form partnerships with classmates that will last a lifetime; try out your ideas on a professor committed to your development; experiment and take chances in our supportive classrooms and build a community of life-long learning and success with the relationships you create on our Enactus team.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• You will gain direct, hands-on experience during two semesters of Applied Project-based learning. You will be encouraged to consider entrepreneurship and the pursuit of your dreams.
• Choose the type of business or industry you want to work in, and your coordinator will help you make it happen.
• Prove yourself and become part of the network of faculty and past-grads who will create opportunities for you. There is a lot more than a diploma waiting for you here at Fleming.

Instrumentation technicians commission, install, calibrate, maintain and repair complex measurement and control systems used in a variety of process control applications.

Program Highlights
As an Instrumentation and Control Technician your career will be technology-based with an applied edge.
This four-semester Ontario College Diploma program will prepare you for a hands-on, exciting and rewarding career in emerging engineering and scientific fields. This STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) based program helps future proof your career options with valuable and in-demand skills in electronics, sensing, programming, device networking, instrument calibration and science used in today's processing and manufacturing facilities world-wide. These include, but are not limited to:

• Process control, safety, electrical/electronic controls and sensors
• SCADA/PLC, DCS
• Automation/Robotics
• Industrial networking and data acquisition

You will also learn required skills in communications and project management, which will make you more effective in teams typically found in the workplace.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Students in this program may have the opportunity to apply to paid summer co-ops. Examples of companies that have sponsored co-ops include: OPG, SGS, Andritz Hydro, Horizon Plastics, and Opcode Systems. The co-op runs during the summer between years one and two. This co-op allows you to build on your academic education, experience the work environment and make valuable contacts in one of the many diverse industries requiring instrumentation technician professionals.

Our highly regarded program is now offered in a compressed format.  Graduate in just two years and start your rewarding career as a massage therapist.

Fleming College offers a unique five-semester Massage Therapy program. We provide students with an excellent academic foundation and strong applied skills. Students will develop the knowledge and ability to effectively conduct a client assessment, create ethical treatment plans, deliver safe and effective massage therapy treatments, and evaluate the outcome of treatments. Our professional hydraulic massage therapy tables, large laundry facilities and Clinic Preparation course provides each student with an exceptional practical learning experience. Every week students put their skills into practice at our SPA + Clinic at Fleming College, our new onsite clinic which is supervised by a Registered Massage Therapist.

Our five-consecutive semester program (semester 3 is during summer), is an extremely challenging and rewarding educational experience that provides the pathway to become a Registered Massage Therapist.

Work Experience
The program provides an exceptional learning environment with diverse applied experience opportunities. You will provide therapeutic treatments to diverse audiences at the Spa + Clinic at Fleming College, located at the Sutherland Campus, Peterborough.

Our new two-year Business - Human Resources program will provide you with the fundamental business knowledge and specialized Human Resources skills to launch your career in this rewarding field.

People are the most valued asset in any organization. As a Human Resources specialist, you will support individual and organizational success, as well as develop policies that contribute to a positive and productive workplace culture.

Program Highlights
Human Resources specialists deal with diverse and complex areas and you will learn about:

• Recruitment and selection
• Onboarding, training and development
• Employment and pay equity
• Employee and labour relations
• Health and safety
• Salary and benefits administration
• Compensation management

Why Choose Fleming
Our Business - Human Resources program offers:

• Courses that provide a solid foundation in business operations
• A smaller, more personalized setting than you'd find elsewhere
• Hands-on, industry-specific simulations that apply in a real-world HR setting including: conducting a hazard assessment and control activity for an organization of your choice; facilitating and conducting employment interviews; developing and delivering a training program for a corporate environment; developing job descriptions and negotiating ratings to create a job evaluation system

Work Experience
Human resources services are required in most enterprises. You could be working in a variety of organizations - from small start-ups to large multi-national corporations - or in a government or education setting.

As a Business - Human Resources graduate there are plenty of entry - level opportunities such as:

• Human resources assistant, administrator or consultant
• Recruiter and talent management assistant
• Onboarding and staff training co-ordinator
• Employee experience co-ordinator
• Health and safety co-ordinator
• Compensation and benefits co-ordinator
• Executive search firm associate
• Payroll administrator

This Carpentry and Renovation Techniques program offers hands-on training in a variety of construction-related trades, with a focus on carpentry.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

In the 2-semester Carpentry and Renovation Techniques program you will be trained in carpentry/framing techniques, hand and power tool usage, blueprint reading, electricity basics, plumbing basics, welding, computer drafting and applied construction mathematics. The focus is on carpentry, as well as on trade-related health and safety measures. You will also learn about the regulations required to work in construction.
The ability to practice professional conduct on-site, and communicate and work effectively in a team environment will be key to your success. You will have the opportunity to practice and demonstrate these skills throughout the program.
After successfully completing semester two, you will have earned the Carpentry and Renovation Techniques Ontario College Certificate and have an opportunity to test for level one for the General Carpentry Apprenticeship.
The Carpentry and Renovation Techniques program opens up a number of options to you. You could:

• Graduate and seek employment in the construction sector
• Pursue an apprenticeship in carpentry
• Add more specialized skills by continuing on to year two of the Carpentry Technician program, or to one or more of our short, skilled trade programs such as Welding, Electrical Techniques, or Mechanical Techniques - Plumbing.

Our program has a fall and winter start date. Each intake runs for three consecutive semesters, which means you can complete the full program in just one year. During the spring and fall, students complete extensive hands-on training designed around real-world firefighting experiences and scenarios. Additional classroom theory, college course material and medical upgrading to the EMR Standard, occurs during the winter months. Students graduate fully- prepared to enter the fire service industry.

Fleming’s program provides you with over 60 days of hands-on practical training, which is delivered at the Eastern Ontario Emergency Training Academy (EOETA). The Academy is a well–established, fully equipped fire and emergency services training facility.

Course content is based on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards and includes the following topics: fire behavior, suppression, ventilation, incident management systems, command and control, hazardous materials, forcible entry, firefighter survival, auto extrication, confined space awareness, technical rescue, fire attack scenarios, fitness and wellness, fire prevention principles, public education and medical training that includes the Red Cross Emergency Medical Response (EMR) and International Trauma Life Support (ITLS). To further assist students, we offer fire industry-specific interviewing techniques and career planning strategies to prepare them for the application and interview process within the fire services. 

WHY CHOOSE FLEMING
Training Facilities
The Eastern Ontario Emergency Training Academy (EOETA), our primary training facility, is located 40km east of Peterborough in the village of Norwood. EOETA has several established training environments including a burn tower, roof props, door props, search and rescue maze, confined space prop and a new high intensity propane training props. Students are fully-trained in all aspects of firefighting in a real-world environment, live-fire environment, allowing for a proper evaluation of each student, while completing the NFPA hands-on skills practice and evaluations.

Museum Management and Curatorship is an intensive, fast-paced, immersion experience that provides applied training for careers in the museum, gallery or heritage sectors. Approximately 75% of classes are held at the Peterborough Museum & Archives.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Make history come alive, create meaningful stories by documenting and preserving our heritage for today and future generations.
• Museum Managers and Curators don't just preserve the relics, stories, and memorabilia of the past. They animate and interpret it, bringing history to life for people of all ages and stages. Put your university degree or college diploma to work in the service of a society that needs to know its past -- in order to inform the future.
• You will take this post-graduate certificate program during three consecutive semesters. The program is designed to meet the needs of students who want to acquire applied skills-based training for careers in the museum/gallery or heritage sectors. The courses have been developed in consultation and co-operation with museums and heritage organizations in order to offer a real, not simulated, work experience. Updated curriculum reflects practical applications of theory, beyond best practices rooted in ethical applications. The program is an optimal blend of independent study, in-class lectures, discussion, group work, applied projects, experience based and priceless hands-on learning.

WHY CHOOSE FLEMING
The Museum Management and Curatorship program at Fleming College is unique in Canada, and is one of the few available to students interested in this field. The post-graduate certificate is highly regarded by heritage, historical, and cultural institutions, galleries, museums, and graduates. The program benefits from strong partnerships and support from museums and galleries.

WORK EXPERIENCE
By the nature of this program, a significant amount of time is spent working in teams in the field, and on practical projects.
The third and final semester of the Museum Management and Curatorship program is a challenging, full-time, four-month internship during the spring and summer. This unpaid, curriculum-based internship will give you hands-on work experience where you will put all your hard work and studies into motion. Students should be prepared to relocate for the internship, to pay full tuition, and be self-supporting. You will negotiate your own internship with faculty assistance. Some students have gone abroad for the internship, for example, to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Students are responsible for negotiating and funding requirements for international internships including visas, travel and insurance. Examples of internship locations include:

• Heritage Preservation Office - Peterborough
• Peterborough Museum & Archives
• Provincial Archives Associations
• Ontario Museum Association
• The Rooms Newfoundland
• Nova Scotia Museums
• Metro Toronto Zoo
• Bata Shoe Museum
• Royal Tyrrell Museum
• National Trust, England

The Fleming College Health Information Management (HIM) program is one of only three Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) recognized college programs available in Ontario.

Program Highlights
In this challenging two-year diploma program, students will learn to use computer technologies to capture and analyze data, and to create health information for healthcare delivery use, financial and management planning. Health records are the primary source of information used by hospitals and health care facilities to code services for reimbursement purposes. This information is also needed by public health officials to indicate disease patterns and trends, and by medical researchers for analysis, comparison and decision support.

Health service careers are among the fastest growing occupations in the economy. In the healthcare field, this really is the information age. There's a whole new growth market for the skills and training of health information management and health records professionals. An aging population and increasing health care needs, combined with the focus on accountability, efficiency and effectiveness of health care services delivery, has led to a skills shortage. You will graduate equipped with very marketable skills in the health information management sector. Some of those skills will include expertise in the following areas:

• Data quality
• Data collection and coding
• Record /systems management
• Privacy, confidentiality and security of health information
• Transitioning to the electronic health record

This program is recognized by the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA). Graduates are eligible to write the National Certification Examination of the Canadian College of Health Information Management.

WHY CHOOSE FLEMING
Fleming College has a reputation as a leader in technology-based learning. The HIM program at Fleming follows this trend with a vision of "Inspiring innovative students to become innovative leaders in HIM through applied learning." One of our mission statements is to "Espouse the state of the art in Health Information Management." We demonstrate this through our brand-new, fully-computerized lab with over 500 anonymized patient records and scanning equipment, to provide students with practical application knowledge that supports the move in healthcare to electronic health records (EHRs). A real-world populated database of patient information allows the learner to run realistic reports to support the needs of users for decision-making purposes.

Through its previous successful practicums, the HIM program has developed excellent relationships with numerous healthcare facilities throughout the region and beyond, resulting in good practicum and employment opportunities for graduates.

WORK EXPERIENCE
The program includes a strong practical component. Students will participate in two work placement experiences, a total of eight weeks in all. Students spend two weeks in a workplace setting in semester two, and four weeks in a workplace setting in semester four. Practicum components will not necessarily be in the immediate Peterborough area. Practicum agencies may require proof of immunization and a criminal records check (vulnerable sector).

The Trades Fundamentals pathway program provides a sampler of basic level construction and trades skills, while you earn course credit towards future trades studies.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Explore the various skilled trades fields of study offered at Fleming College. Graduate with a better understanding of the types of careers available, and the best pathway to get there.
You will also improve your core mathematical, communications, and science skills, which will help you to be successful in any trades program you choose.

In this program you will learn to:

• Select and safely operate the tools and equipment used by workers within the trades.
• Solve routine technical problems by applying fundamental mathematics and scientific principles.
• Assist in the interpretation and preparation of drawings, blueprints and other related documents and graphics.
• Solve trades-related problems, using the appropriate tools.
• Work safely and in accordance with applicable codes and regulations to enhance personal and public safety.
• Develop a career plan for a specific trade or trades.

TRADES FUNDAMENTALS PROGRAM OPTIONS
Upon successful completion of this Ontario College Certificate, you will have earned credit for first semester of the following programs, and can pathway into semester two of these Fleming College programs:

• Carpentry Techniques
• Mechanical Techniques - Plumbing
• Welding Techniques

You will also have earned some transfer credits, reducing your program workload, if you choose to enter our Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning or Electrical Techniques program.

Fleming College's Paralegal program is specifically designed to prepare you, as a graduate, to meet Ontario’s paralegal licensing standards. The program is accredited by the Law Society of Ontario.

Program Highlights
The Fleming Paralegal diploma is accredited with the Law Society of Ontario (LSO ). The LSO is the governing body for paralegals. Fleming program courses meet all competency requirements and prepare you to write the licensing exam and become a member of the LSO. As a licensed paralegal in Ontario you can commission documents and represent clients dealing with lawsuits falling within the jurisdiction of Small Claims Court. You can act for people facing summary conviction charges under municipal by-laws, provincial statutes or the Criminal Code. Some serve as by-law enforcement personnel, or act in a prosecutorial capacity for municipal governments. Paralegals are also trained to assist clients through the potentially complex proceedings of tribunals such as the Landlord and Tenant Board, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, or the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal. Some paralegals choose to work under the supervision of lawyers or other paralegals, while others offer their services directly to the public.

Why Choose Fleming
Fleming’s two year (four semester) Paralegal program has some practical advantages. Not only will you be taught by experts, with a wide range of experience in the field, your first three semesters of study are completely integrated with students in the college’s Law Clerk program. Should you so choose, you can enhance your qualifications and possible job opportunities by returning for an extra semester of study and leave with a second diploma in that related field.

Work Experience
The 160-hour unpaid field placement is an opportunity to get an understanding of the demands and rewards of this career. Field Placement can be completed during the final 15 week semester of the program or can extend beyond your final academic semester. Placement opportunities must be within scope of practice as provided by the LSUC. In some cases a clear criminal record check may be required by the placement employer.