Certificate in Sustainable Energy Technology

at Lakeland College - Lloydminster Campus Canada

Sustainable energy is energy produced and used so that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations. This includes environmental aspects such as greenhouse gas emissions in addition to social and economic aspects such as energy poverty.

Stimulating and fast-paced, marketing is a career that could take you anywhere. Marketing jobs are wherever ideas, products, or services are sold.

Start on that path by taking core subjects that build your business skills and knowledge. Then, you’ll shift focus to specialized marketing courses including:

• e-commerce
• consumer behavior
• global marketing
• marketing research

Add more real-world experience by choosing our optional 16-week co-op placement. It runs between your first and second year. You’ll practice what you learned while developing networks and expanding your experience.

When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to work in marketing, sales, and communications. You could be part of advertising, social media, public relations, or corporate communication teams.

Spend another year at Lakeland and add a second major. Or stay 2 years and earn a Bachelor of Commerce.

To start, you’ll be work-force ready. During your first year you’ll build basic business skills. In your second you’ll take specialized courses in:

• Managerial and cost accounting
• Financial management
• Business law and statistics

All your courses will develop your technical accounting skills and expertise.

Start building industry connections and get real world experience between first and second year. The 16-week practicum is optional, but another asset.

If an accounting designation is your goal, this diploma is a starting point. Your courses are on the pathway to a [Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation].

If you want a degree, you don't have to leave Lakeland. Our partnership with Athabasca University gives you two options.

• Bachelor of Management is an extra year.
• Stay for two years, and earn a Bachelor of Commerce.

Explore a liberal arts education by starting a Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Lakeland College.
You’ll develop general knowledge and skills including:

• Research
• Writing
• Organization
• Critical thinking
• Analysis

Your career pathway from a BA is diverse

• Anthropologist to sociologist
• Economist to police officer
• Historical researcher to political advocate

You’ll start with business basics – accounting, communications and law. Then, focus on honing vital entrepreneurial skills such as:

• Salesmanship
• Leadership and supervision
• Small business management

Whatever your goal, you’ll build knowledge and decision-making skills to be team leader. That could be in your own business, in another small business or in a corporate setting.

Practice what you’ve learned in an optional 16-week work placements between first and second year. It’s also an opportunity to network and make connections.

This diploma could also be the start of a slightly longer education path. Stay another year at Lakeland to:

• Add another major
• Earn a Bachelor of Management degree.

You’ll study the:

• Anatomy and physiology of the skin
• Diseases and pharmacology
• Epidemiology and nutrition.

At Lakeland your classroom is our campus spa. You’ll learn to do and practice with clients:

• Manicures and pedicures including gel polish
• Facials including chemical peel and microdermabrasion
• Body treatments such as wraps and scrubs
• Body waxing
• Makeup artistry
• Lash and brow tints
• Relaxation/hot rock massage

Open career doors in business, government business and non-government organizations with a Bachelor of Commerce (BComm).

Your options could take you into:

• Accounting
• Business economics & law
• Finance
• Human resources
• International marketing
• Operations management
• Sales and retail

Choose our general business major to acquire a broad range of business knowledge and skills.

Your required courses help you build business fundamentals and practical skills. Our expert instructors will ground you in:

• Accounting
• Organization behaviour
• Communications
• Marketing
• Economics

Start building industry connections during an optional 16-week summer practicum.

Your elective courses give you flexibility to tailor your courses to your interest and goals. You even have the option to choose 2 courses from outside business. You’ll discuss your goals and available courses with your academic advisor before you start second year.

If goal your goal is a degree, then you don't have to leave Lakeland. Our partnership with Athabasca University gives you two options. The Bachelor of Management is an extra year. Or, stay for two years and earn a Bachelor of Commerce.

In less than year you can become a qualified 4th class power engineer. That’s an entry to jobs wherever there’s a steam power plant. Our unique programs also includes heavy oil operations.

Discover the essentials of:

• Electricity
• Thermodynamics
• Steam generation
• Water treatment

It comes from hands-on training in our Husky Energy Power Engineering lab. It's where you’ll learn and practice job ready skills. Learning continues in an industry practicum.

HOPE covers two power engineering classes. In first year, you’ll earn your 4th class certification. That’s a requirement before you move into your second practicum between your first and second year of classes.

For 3rd class training, you’ll move from the skills training in the Husky Power Engineering Lab to the more complex Energy Centre. It’s an integrated power plant with a once-through steam generator.

Power engineering is all about safely operating and maintaining boilers, turbines and engines. Your job prospects aren’t limited to the oil sector. You could work in:

• Power generation
• Chemical plants
• Food processing
• Hospital and institutional power plants

Our 2nd year steam practicum is what sets Lakeland apart. We find you spots, usually paid ones. This 3-month practicum comes after 200 hours of lab firing time.