Diploma in Acting for Film and Television

at Niagara College - Welland Campus Canada

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.

Are you interested in a career where you support individuals in enjoying an improved quality of life? As a recreation therapy professional, you will use meaningful recreation and leisure education, counselling and experiences to promote, restore, rehabilitate, and/or maintain quality of life and well-being. Therapeutic recreation supports the development of strengths while addressing social, emotional, physical, spiritual and cognitive needs.

Program Highlights:
All the benefits of the Recreation Therapy program, plus:

• Students complete term 1 through term 4 as a continual program with no term off. Graduates will have a 1 term head start on securing employment or potentially continuing their studies in other programs, while still receiving the same Ontario College Diploma as 2 year Recreation Therapy students.
• The program is OSAP eligible.
• Content and learning outcomes are the same for the traditional delivery and fast-track streams.
• Provides a great option for any applicant who is not relying on summer income to support their finances.
• Residence is open during the summer.

Are you interested in a career where you support individuals in enjoying an improved quality of life?
As a recreation therapy professional, you will use meaningful recreation and leisure education, counselling and experiences to promote, restore, rehabilitate, and/or maintain quality of life and well-being. Therapeutic recreation supports the development of strengths while addressing social, emotional, physical, spiritual and cognitive needs.

Program Highlights:

• Receive specialized training and certifications designed to meet the needs of an aging population including: DementiAbility Methods: The Montessori Way Certificate; Validation Communication Techniques Certificate; and Nordic Pole Walking Instructor Certification.
• Earn a Level 1 Inclusion Certificate from Variety Village.
• Gain over 430 hours of practical field work experience.
• Benefit from Therapeutic Recreation Ontario student membership.
• Become eligible for your R/TRO DIP designation upon graduation.

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.

Design your own interdisciplinary program to help you determine which post-secondary path to pursue and ready yourself for further post-secondary education as you prepare to enter the workforce with marketable skills.

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 imagine being a professional actor and entrepreneur in today’s ever-changing film and television sector?

As an actor, you are a highly versatile and authentic storyteller who understands the importance of a meaningful connection with your audience and the value of creating your own opportunities for success in the entertainment industry.

Toronto – sometimes called Hollywood North – and the surrounding region known as “The Golden Horseshoe” ranks third in film and television production in North America and ranks second as an exporter of television programming in North America.

Our focus continues to be superior actor training with courses in voice, speech, movement, scene study and auditioning for film and television. We are also one of the few Canadian post-secondary institutions that offer direct instruction in The Meisner Technique, one of the foremost acting techniques taught today. But in light of the changing nature of the industry you will also study film editing, screenwriting, stunt training, voiceover acting, self-marketing and acting with technology (eg. Green Screen), with an emphasis on creating your own work.

Program Highlights:

• Extensive hands-on experience taking scene study and short film projects from script to screen using the latest technology.
• Establish a professional portfolio including a resume, headshots, demo reels, and voiceover demo that reflects your individual style and acting technique.
• Collaborate with future directors and producers in Niagara College’s renowned Broadcasting – Radio, Television and Film program on short films, commercials and music videos.
• One of few Canadian programs to offer direct instruction in The Meisner Technique—one of the most popular techniques of modern acting.
• Recognized by the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) with graduates granted immediate ACTRA apprentice status.
• Interact with working industry professionals (our instructors as well as directors, actors and producers) through our ‘Up Close and Personal’ series.

Do you want to make a solid contribution to the structural development of industry facing a shortage of qualified skilled trade workers?

As a welding technician, you work closely with engineers, are skilled at determining the cutting, fitting and welding sequence, and have a thorough understanding of manufacturing codes and standards across a wide variety of industries.

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.
• Gain an understanding of industry standard inspection procedures.
• Shares a common first year with Niagara College Welding Techniques 1 year certificate.

Are you interested in an engineering career that combines the latest management techniques and computer technology to manage construction projects of various scopes?
As a Construction Engineering Technology graduate you will be skilled in construction project planning and management, including effective cost control measures.

Program Highlights:

• Take part in unique on-the-job-training sponsored by an industry employer one day per week in your final term.
• Gain knowledge and practical experience in construction project planning and management, architectural design, sustainable construction, estimating and cost control, and surveying.
• Program meets the academic requirements for membership in Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT), Ontario Institute of Quantity Surveyors (OIQS) and Ontario Building Officials Association (OBOA).

Are you fascinated by the science of generating and harnessing light, and see yourself creating advanced technology in this area?
No sector of business or industry remains untouched by photonics. Put yourself light years ahead in the job market by equipping yourself with photonics expertise with this advanced college program.

Program Highlights:

• Hands-on experiential learning in Canada’s largest undergraduate photonic labs and teaching clean-room facility.
• Gain advanced skills in precision optics, electro-optics, fibre-optics and laser technologies.
• Final program year includes an eight month photonics applied research project, providing extensive applied learning opportunities and putting graduates in high demand.

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).