Diploma in General Arts and Science

at Niagara College - Welland Campus Canada

Do you enjoy working with your hands and have a desire to help meet the demand for skilled electrical workers in Ontario?
As an Electrical Techniques graduate you will have the fundamental electrical skills and advanced knowledge necessary for workforce entry, as well as a strong foundation for further study in the electrical field.

Program Highlights:

• Learn from highly experienced and supportive faculty who are experts in their fields.
• Modern equipment and spacious lab facilities provide an optimal, applied learning experience.
• Demand for graduates is high in the Niagara Region and throughout Ontario.

Looking for a career where you can put your investigative skills into action to protect an individual or organization?
As a graduate of the Protection, Security and Investigation (Private Security) program, your critical thinking and investigative skills will serve you well in effectively responding to potential threats to organizations or private citizens.

Program Highlights:

• Curriculum is taught by former police officers with extensive investigative experience.
• Gain practical, in-field experience via volunteer opportunities with local service agencies.
• Hands-on experiential learning takes place in the Justice Studies Simulation Lab.
• Students who successfully complete first year and the First Aid course are eligible to write the Ontario Security Guard licensing exam.

Are you passionate about helping individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to achieve their potential and gain greater independence?
As a behavioural technician or therapist you will have expertise in the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis and the skills to work with individuals with ASD in therapeutic and school-based settings.

Program Highlights:

• Develop an understanding of evidence-based practices for individuals with autism and how to design, implement and evaluate programs and intervention plans.
• Over 350 hours of field placement experience.
• Access to iBooks and applications that support classroom theory and field placement.
• Graduates meet the coursework requirements to take the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board Inc. (BACB) Board Certified Assistant Behaviour Analyst (BCaBA) Examination. Note: applicants must meet additional requirements to qualify.
• Certification in non-violent crisis intervention is available.

Do you have a passion for education and the importance of fostering development in the early years?
As an early childhood educator, you will support early learning in a wide variety of educational programs and centres.

Program Highlights:

• Over 600 hours of practical field placement experience completely concurrently with course work.
• The opportunity to graduate with three additional certificates: Hanen Learning Language and Loving It; Quality Child Care Niagara; Red Cross Anti-Bullying Certificate.
• Diverse opportunities for employment including School Boards and Licenced Early Year environments.
• Program meets the registration requirements for the College of Early Educators.
• International employment/field placement partnership with Lerthah School in Thailand.

Are you a problem solver with an interest in how vehicles work and the impact of automotive technology on modern day cars and trucks?
As a Motive Power Technician graduate with a focus on the automotive sector you can choose to operate your own automotive shop, or work as an Automotive Service Technician or Parts Manager at an automotive body shop or commercial dealership.

Program Highlights:

• Hands-on, experiential learning opportunities include analyzing and solving complex motive system problems and diagnosing and repairing mechanical, electronic and electrical motive power components and systems.
• Use the latest technical equipment in state-of-the-art labs.
• Gain practical experience using troubleshooting techniques and test equipment to support automotive transportation in a co-op work term.

Are you looking for a career that combines your meticulous nature with a career in the pharmaceutical industry?
As a Pharmacy Technician you will be an important member of the health care team who is patient focused and responsible for delivering safe and accurate drug distribution in many health care settings.

Program Highlights:

• Hands-on, experiential learning via state-of-the-art community and hospital lab facilities featuring a simulated community pharmacy and sterile product room.
• Gain knowledge of the latest pharmaceutical products, practices, and drug distribution systems through a nationally accredited program.
• Unique interprofessional education is focused on patient-care delivery and includes approximately 360 hours of practical field placement experience.
• Graduates are eligible to write the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada licensing exam and if successful, may become Regulated Pharmacy Technicians with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
• Program positioned to meet the requirements set by the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA), Canadian Pharmacy Technician Educators Association (CPTEA) and the Ontario College of Pharmacists.

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.

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.

Are you passionate about contributing to the development of renewable energy sources for a more sustainable environment?
As a Renewable Energies Technician graduate you will install, maintain, and repair equipment that provides renewable energy power sources including solar, wind, and geothermal.

Program Highlights:

• Experienced instructors, modern equipment and spacious lab facilities enable optimal learning including hands-on practical experience.
• Enjoy a wide variety of career options in renewable energy generation.
• High demand for graduates in the Niagara Region and throughout Ontario.

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.