Certificate in Pre-Technology

at Niagara College - Welland Campus Canada

Do you have an engineering background and are fascinated by automation technologies and their role in business and industry?
As an Industrial Automation program graduate you will be well prepared to take on a variety of positions in the automation and control systems sectors.

Program Highlights:

• Curriculum focuses on programmable logic control, robotics, industrial networks and project management.
• Access hands-on learning opportunities via Niagara College’s high-tech manufacturing and design labs.
• Project-based learning results in well-trained automation specialists with highly skilled expertise.

Do you have an interest in becoming a skilled craftsperson with a career in a high-demand machining field?
As a general machinist you will have the ability to set up and operate a wide variety of precision metal cutting and grinding machines utilized in this growing sector of specialty machining industries.

Program Highlights:

• Program emphasis on building broad-based knowledge and critical problem-solving skills.
• Access hands-on experiential learning opportunities in current, large-scale facilities and labs.
• Strong job prospects due to a shortage of skilled machinists in the Niagara Region and across Ontario.
• Program is continuously updated to meet current industry standards and enable students to develop highly
• Relevant, market-ready skills.

Do you have what it takes to become a leader in the emerging world of social media management? Are you creative, analytical, detail-oriented and digitally adept?

As a social media professional, you will plan, execute and analyze social media campaigns for a variety of organizations and clients, in both for-profit and non-profit sectors. You will create engaging communications using images, video and text to enhance brands and improve online engagement.

Program Highlights:

• Program is delivered over two semesters, four days a week.
• Hands-on learning in client-focused courses.
• Gain and improve collaboration and leadership skills required in industry.
• In-depth training in social media management platforms such as Hootsuite.
• Training in web site hosting, LMS management and social media analytics dashboards.
• Network among industry professionals to access the freelance market.
• Plan and lead a social media campaign for a community client in a capstone course.
• Gain business and marketing skills.
• Learn creativity techniques and develop an entrepreneurial mindset.

This program builds upon the foundation of mental health begun in pre-registration health care disciplines. It explores current issues and trends in mental health in Canada, current best practices in nursing and other health care professions for providing optimal care to clients with diverse mental health disorders across the lifespan, legal and ethical aspects of mental health care and the interdisciplinary approach to health care.

Program Highlights:

• Access to the Co-Curricular Record program, in which individuals gain recognition for student engagement, leadership and co-curricular activities pursued outside of the classroom.
• Experiential learning with standardized patients.
• Access to international student specific advisement and transition supports through the International Division

Do you enjoy making people feel good about themselves and want to apply your passion for helping and artistic flair to a career in hairstyling?
As a Hairstyling graduate you will be qualified for entry into a hairstyling apprenticeship leading to a rewarding career helping clients look and feel their best.

Program Highlights:

• Gain fundamental knowledge of hair design through hands-on learning in current hairstyling labs.
• Work closely with industry employers to learn innovative technical skills and styling trends.
• Learn from experienced faculty who encourage individual creativity.
• Graduates are eligible to register with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities as an apprentice in order to complete on-the-job, in-salon training.
• Completion of the apprenticeship term qualifies graduates to write the Provincial Certificate of Qualification Exam (C of Q) for their Hairstylist Provincial Licence.

Are you interested in working in a high-demand skilled trade and ready to apply some heat to your career?
As a welder you will be well equipped to fuse metal together with careful precision using a variety of advanced welding techniques.

Program Highlights:

• Hands-on experiential learning in a state-of-the-art, full-size weld shop and fabrication lab, and accredited Canadian Welding Bureau and Technical Standards & Safety Authority test-centre facility.
• Gain practical experience taking metal fabrication projects from engineering drawings through cutting and forming stages to welding processes.
• Develop an understanding of industry standard inspection procedures.

Mechanical Engineering Technologists learn to work independently in the design, development, maintenance and testing of equipment and technologies. The program focuses on design and manufacturing with components of robotics and industrial controls – exactly what modern manufacturers are looking for in graduates and new employees.

Program Highlights:

• Practical experience via four co-op work terms.
• Machine design and analysis using mechanical engineering principles and computer modelling.
• Industrial automation – robotics, CNC, and PLC programming, and the interconnectivity of these devices.
• 3D modeling and 3D printing.
• Manufacturing process design and support – machining, metal forming process, hydraulics, pneumatics, other processes, lean manufacturing.
• Quality inspection and analysis of data.

Do you want to positively impact the quality of life of others and are seeking a pathway to a rewarding health sciences career?
As a Pre-Health Sciences-Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas graduate you will have streamlined your interests and will have the solid health sciences foundation needed to pursue further postsecondary studies to achieve your dream.

Program Highlights:

• Enjoy small class and lab sizes.
• Gain 75 hours of practical, hands-on, health-focused lab experience.
• Benefit from individual educational support and planning with assistance from an academic student advisor.
• Graduates may be eligible to receive limited transfer credits based on their chosen postsecondary program.
• Niagara College’s Pre-Health Sciences programs are the preferred preparatory programs for admission to postsecondary health programs at Niagara College. For competitive health programs (the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of available seats), selection will be based on your academic average for all required courses at the time of ranking and selection. Your academic average can be based on a combination of high school and postsecondary courses. Additional recognition will be applied to your ranking during the evaluation process. This offer will be conditional upon you completing all graduation requirements of your Pre-Health Sciences Pathway program one (1) month before the start of classes.

Internationally trained are eligible to register for this intensive 1-year program, which awards an Ontario College Graduate Certificate.
The Gerontology program is ideal for nurses who are interested in enhancing their foundational knowledge and building leadership skills in caring for the health of older adults in diverse settings. Graduates of this program will combine their new, advanced learning with their previous professional credentials and experience to provide exemplary service to this growing population.

Program Highlights:

• Unique interprofessional education experience with other nursing and allied health programs.
• Access to Co-Curricular Record program in which individuals gain recognition for student engagement, leadership and co-curricular activities pursued outside of the classroom.
• Experiential learning including 112 hours of clinical placement.
• State-of-the-art simulation lab.
• Access to international student specific advisement and transition supports through the International Division.

Do you want to gain the skills needed to help high-performance athletes reach their performance goals or design programs for individuals with health challenges that enable them to lead healthier lives?
As an Exercise Science for Health and Performance graduate you will assess, counsel and prescribe programs for athletes and individuals with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart conditions, obesity issues and other chronic conditions.

Program Highlights:

• Hands-on learning opportunities offered through new athletic and fitness facilities including assessment and weight training labs, and new state-of-the-art testing and training equipment for high-performance athletes and clients with chronic conditions.
• Combines theoretical classroom learning with two work placements.
• Gain the knowledge and skills required to challenge the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) – Certified Exercise Physiologist (CEP) performance specialization certification exam, the highest level of certification in the Canadian fitness industry.
• Graduates can seek a variety of other professional certifications including the CSEP Certified Personal Trainer,
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), Level 1 Weight Lifting Certificate from the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), and the Registered Kinesiologist Exam (College of Kinesiologists of Ontario).