Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management

at Niagara College - Niagara on the Lake Campus Canada

Are you a sports enthusiast who wants to turn your passion for the game into an exciting career with an amateur or professional sports organization?
As a Sport Administration graduate you will have the skills and knowledge to support the successful development and promotion of sport organizations, agencies, and governing bodies.

Program Highlights

• From minor sports associations to professional sport organizations, these groups have an increasing role in the social, physical and economic health of our economy and have created a demand for qualified individuals to support their development and growth.
• Program combines fundamental business skills with sport industry knowledge and applications.
• Gain practical experience via extensive volunteer, networking and community leadership opportunities.

Do you want to contribute to the growth and maintenance of a sustainable environment?
As a Horticultural Technician you are focused on sustainable growing techniques and maintenance practices to help increase the biodiversity of the urban/suburban landscape.

Program Highlights

• The 125-acre Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake serves as a living lab with the NC Greenhouse Nursery, Ontario’s largest training greenhouse, newly renovated landscape design studio and computer lab, and a heated landscape workshop.
• Study and research new technologies for generating flowers, fruits, turf and trees.
• Gain experience in sustainable growth techniques via campus landscape, gardens and greenhouse.
• Hands-on learning of plant health to protect biodiversity in nature.
• Graduates can earn a co-op diploma in landscaping or greenhouse fields with an additional year of study.

Do you have previous experience working in the environmental sector and want to further your skills to contribute to more sustainable world?
As a graduate of the Environmental Management and Assessment program, you will have the specialized skills required to work in several environmental fields, including pollution prevention and control, environmental assessment, and risk management.

Program Highlights

• First program of its kind in Canada; faculty team has over 60 years of collective environmental experience.
• Graduates have marketable skills from the perspective of business, industry, government, consultants and environmental associations.
• Nationally accredited by ECO Canada for excellence in curriculum in compliance with the Canadian National Occupational Standards.
• The 125-acre Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus offers access to ecological living labs in addition to hands-on learning opportunities via industry internships/projects that provide practical experience one day a week, for 12 weeks.
• Graduates with relevant experience can seek Environmental Professional certification through ECO Canada.

Are you looking to tap into brewery operations management and want to become a certified brewmaster?
As a graduate of Canada’s first Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program you will be at the forefront of the ever-expanding brewery, microbrewery and brewpub industries.

Program Highlights

• ince the inception of the program in 2010, NC students and faculty have been awarded more than 30 awards at national and international industry competitions, including 9 gold medals and the title of North America’s Best Brewing Program.
• Specialized education in brewing technology, sensory evaluation, quality control, brewery operations, sales management, and advanced business applications.
• Hands-on, experiential learning in NC’s on-campus Teaching Brewery led by award-winning Brewmaster faculty.
• Housed at the Canadian Food and Wine Institute, where students compete for the best brew/wine and food pairings and compete and manage events such as Caps, Corks and Forks and the Project Brew Craft Beer Festival competition.
• On-site hop yard and local farm products enable students to brew a full range of beer styles with students eligible to obtain Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) certification.
   

Are you a service-oriented professional looking to increase your managerial and leadership skills in preparation for a larger hospitality or tourism role in Canada or across the globe?
As a graduate of the Hospitality and Tourism Management program you will have the specialized training needed to take on increasingly senior roles in the global hospitality and tourism marketplace.

Program Highlights

• Gain managerial, communication and leadership skills critical to your success.
• The 125-acre Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake is located in the heart of Canada’s growing hospitality and tourism industry with full-service living labs including the NC Teaching Spa and Benchmark, a student-led restaurant.
• Strong focus on developing leadership through technology and teamwork with a program outline shaped by industry professionals.
• Gain hands-on learning through service learning that offers specific niche experience in hospitality and tourism, or research opportunities.
   

Are you interested in exploring college-level courses of interest before committing to a specific field of study?
Design your own interdisciplinary program to help you determine which postsecondary path to pursue. Rady yourself for further postsecondary education as you prepare to enter the workforce with marketable skills.

Program Highlights

• Individual educational support and career planning from an academic student advisor.
• Gain marketable skills with the possibility of receiving transferable credits to other college or university programs.
• Complete the one-year General Arts and Science-College Exploration certificate and transfer to the two-year diploma program if desired.

Do you have an aptitude for handling numbers and envision a career where you manage the finances of your clients or employer?
As a Business Administration – Accounting graduate you will possess the theoretical knowledge and skills needed for a professional accounting or financial management career in today’s fast-paced economy.

Program Highlights

• Hands-on, experiential learning via case studies, computer applications and role-playing.
• Individualized support from professionally designated (CPA, CA, CMA or CGA, CGA) accounting faculty.
• Network with industry leaders while working on course projects.
• Option to acquire a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation via diploma articulation to a qualifying degree program recognized by CPA Ontario.

Do you enjoy working outdoors, have an eye for design, and want to improve your community’s landscape?
As a Landscape Technician graduate you will be well-equipped to plan, design and develop beautiful and sustainable landscapes for residential and commercial clients.

Program Highlights

• Campus serves as an outdoor living lab, providing unique practical learning opportunities.
• Indoor heated workshop plus horticultural yard including safe equipment training on large and small power equipment.
• Design studio provides an optimal learning environment to gain a theoretical understanding of landscape design.
• Gain experience through community landscape design/construction projects, and a co-op work term.
• Graduates are in high demand.
• Graduates can earn a co-op diploma in greenhouse or horticulture fields with an additional year of study.

Need a little help deciding which postsecondary path to pursue and want to explore your options?
Design your own interdisciplinary program by selecting what, when and how you learn, depending on your individual goals. You can also take this program at the Welland campus.

Program Highlights

• Flexibility to explore academic courses of interest before committing to a specific field of study.
• Work closely with an academic student advisor to determine your educational and career goals.
• Gain marketable skills with the possibility of receiving transferable credits to other college or university programs.
• Graduates are ready to pursue further postsecondary studies or enter the workforce.
• Explore common subjects of interest, including psychology; counselling; health and life sciences; sociology; global studies and current events; history; health and wellness; fitness; film; music; forensic sciences; and languages.

Do you have a knack for crunching numbers and want to gain program-related industry experience to help jumpstart your career?
As a Business Administration – Accounting (Co-op) graduate you will have the knowledge and industry experience required to open doors to a successful professional accounting or financial management career.

Program Highlights

• Hands-on, experiential learning via case studies, computer applications and role-playing.
• Individualized support from professionally designated (CPA, CA, CMA or CGA, CGA) accounting faculty.
• Network with industry leaders while working on course projects.
• Option to acquire a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation via diploma articulation to a qualifying degree program recognized by CPA Ontario.