Diploma in Veterinary Assistant

at Oulton College Canada

Counseling today is more necessary, rewarding, and challenging than ever before.

In today’s stressed out, overworked, hyper-connected world, mental health and wellness have never been more of a concern. Thankfully there are people like you - those looking to make a real difference in the lives of others. Counselors help those going through major life changes, those who are struggling with mental health issues like depression and anxiety, and countless other situations where a caring shoulder and listening ear are lifesavers

What skills and content are taught in this program?

Our Human Services Counselor Program provide hands-on practical experience and training in:

• Communications: basic counseling skills and techniques necessary to communicate appropriately with staff, clients, families and other human services care providers.
• Interpersonal Relationships: principles and practices to develop collaborative and positive relationships.
• Psychology: knowledge on such topics as motivation, personality, abnormal behaviour, emotion, development, social processes and psychotherapy.
• Behaviour Management: applied behavioural techniques used to modify behaviour.
• Advocacy, Conflict Resolution and Group Facilitation.
• Community Development and Social Policy.
• Certification in ASIST: Suicide Intervention.
• Certification in CPI: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention.

Child and Youth Care Workers try to improve the physical, emotional, intellectual and social development of children and adolescents in troubled situations. Many of the children or youths experience multiple challenges or have been diagnosed as having multiple problems. Oulton Child and Youth Care Work program is designed to assist students to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies to attain entry-level employment opportunities within the Child and Youth Care field.

The Sales, Marketing, and Business Development Diploma program was designed for driven, motivated learners looking to join the fast paced world of business. Skills in sales and marketing are becoming increasingly valuable (and rare) in the growing global marketplace, and the time is now to take advantage of the strength of the economy and business world. It’s time to make your mark.

This is an intensive program, specifically targeting the skills necessary to thrive in a fast-paced environment. We refuse to rely solely on traditional methods like lectures and textbook readings; instead our instructors focus on case studies, simulation activities, guests and outings, and exercises to help you develop and practice the skills you need to give you an edge in the business world. Our goal is to ensure that you become a seasoned Sales & Marketing Professional who has everything it takes to succeed - all before graduation day.

That all sounds great! What exactly will I be learning?

Our Sales, Marketing, and Business Development Diploma Program provides hands-on practical experience and training in:

Authentic Selling: Be real to be really successful

• We create the space for you to develop the practical skills needed to present goods and services to prospective buyers, we teach you (and allow you to practice and hone) the art of persuasion, and we do all of it from the philosophy that all sales begin with a relationship.

Sales Management: The numbers create the magic

• You will become comfortable with cutting edge strategies and technologies used by successful businesses to promote products and services and increase both value and revenue.

Customer Service & Relationship Management: People first, people last, people always

• You will learn the art of attracting and retaining customers, ensuring customer satisfaction, dealing with difficult customers, and the most important trait in sales and marketing: understanding customer trends and behaviours to see what’s coming in the future.

Marketing Research: Behind the scenes of real success

• This overlooked but necessary skill allows our students to bring an understanding and effective use of the objectives, principles and methods of marketing research to build and develop a business.

Digital Marketing: Bring your message to the masses

• The hottest marketing trend since, well…ever! Our students dive deep into the world of social media marketing, branding, websites, email marketing and relationship building online – all focused on the effective and efficient techniques that are expected in today’s marketplace.

Product Development: From million dollar idea to million dollar product

• We demystify the steps to creating an entirely new product or invention, from prototype to new product launch, including marketing plans for new products.

Entrepreneurship: The Real Dragon’s Den

• This real-world learning track allows you the opportunity to write a business plan and go through the steps of opening and operating your own business, including pitches to real investors.

This program involves 9 months of classroom work, developing and incubating your skills in each area of business. But you’re not done yet! With successful completion of the classroom component, you will be given the opportunity to complete a four week practicum. You’ll be able to test, apply, and build on what you have learned and also gain valuable experience (hello resume building!) so you can hit the ground running after graduation.

The Business Management & Entrepreneurship Diploma Program takes people just like you with the dream, the drive, and the desire to excel and gives them the skills they need to be successful in today’s marketplace. The modern business world has moved beyond spreadsheets and boring business plans - to launch a startup, build an empire or grow someone else’s company, you need a solid foundation of base skills but even that’s not enough. You need to learn from experience - both your own and from those who have blazed this trail before you. At Oulton, school’s out: training is in.

We source and recruit our instructors from the corporate world, so you learn from those who have had success in real life. We go beyond classroom lectures, giving you and every one of our students the opportunity to develop and use your skills, connect with the business community, and build your network - all before graduation day.

This program was developed in response to high demand from all sectors of industry for workers able to effectively use the latest technologies, managing network systems and their security, and is CompTIA authorized. In just 10 months, the Oulton College Systems Management & Cybersecurity Diploma Program will have you ready for a think-on-your-feet, fast paced, highly valued career in the high stakes world of Big Data

You will receive individual attention from highly qualified instructors, allowing you to tap into their industry insight. You’ll be certified to work with Windows Server 2008, Linux, and Cisco Routers. You’ll also be trained in hacker techniques, exploits, and incident handling/security.

Our Systems Management & Cybersecurity Diploma program provides hands-on practical experience and training in:

• Hardware: how to recognize, clean, handle, install, diagnose and understand the different functions of various hardware components
• Operating Systems: preparing computers for various operating systems deployment and ensuring optimal performance and security
• Networks: understanding internet, intranet and extranet, VPN, Security, Firewalls, LANs, WANs and wireless networking
• Network Hardware
• Active Directory Domain Services
• Windows Server 2008, Linux and Cisco Routers
• Security and Defence from Hacking
• Cloud computing
• Office 365 administration and configuration

Ready for a career using your love of tech? Our Web & Mobile Development Program will give you advanced programming skills along with website and database design and app development, making you a hot commodity in today’s labour force. We’ll teach you the most in-demand technical skills in creating and building websites, while giving you a strong background in developing apps for mobile devices

You will receive individual attention from the best instructors in the industry. You will get lots of hands-on experience to build your confidence and expertise, with practical exercises and real projects.

The world of tech is huge…what exactly will I learn?

Our Web & Mobile Development Diploma Program provides hands-on practical experience and training in:

• Web Design: using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and jQuery.
• Building Web Applications: using PHP and MySQL.
• Database Design: techniques to build a good server database and how to query, implement and maintain a database using SQL (Structured Query Language).
• Developing Enterprise Web Solutions: using the Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET environment and the Microsoft .NET platform to create an ASP.NET Web application that delivers dynamic content to a website.
• Programming using Java: building fundamental object-oriented programming skills.
• Android App Development: leveraging Java skills to build Android Apps

Beyond the work of a legal administrative assistant, as a paralegal, you can work with lawyers, crown prosecutors, judges, for federal and provincial courts, with justice departments, insurance companies, and real estate agencies in conducting legal research and helping to ensure the rule of law is upheld. With 18 years of experience in offering this program which is taught by a retired lawyer and a working paralegal, you will graduate with confidence that you possess the necessary skills to succeed in the legal profession.

The Oulton College Primary Care Paramedic Program will prepare you for a career dealing with high-intensity, fast-paced emergency situations.

Our Primary Care Paramedic program provides hands on practical experience and training in:

• Paramedical science, both practical and theoretical, giving the ability to deliver reflexive medical care.
• Human anatomy and physiology, gaining the knowledge necessary to assess the human body and its state of wellness.
• The ability to think on your feet, understanding psychology and non-violent crisis inter-vention.
• Safe and effective patient lifting and transfer techniques.
• Critical thinking and rescue procedures necessary to quickly and effectively deal with medical and traumatic emergencies.
• Defensive driving techniques in our training ambulance.
• Physical fitness and wellbeing.

Medical Laboratory Assistants’ primary role is clinical support. Medical Laboratory Assistants may work in hospital or clinic settings, in departments such as phlebotomy and specimen receiving, or work directly in specialized laboratories.

The Medical Laboratory Assistant program provides hands-on practical experience and training in:

• Blood and Specimen Collection
• Specimen Processing Techniques
• Basic Laboratory Techniques
• Communication Skills
• Medical Terminology
• Laboratory Mathematics

The Early Childhood Education program is accredited by the province of New Brunswick. It is recognized for its high standards in preparing teachers and caregivers to work with young children from the ages of K-Grade 5. Graduates of this program may become lead teachers, infant/toddler caregivers, family support specialists, after school program leaders and teacher’s assistants. This program is designed to assist students to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies to attain employment within the Early Childhood Education field. For your convenience, courses in ECE are offered in the evenings as well as during the day. This program focuses on infants, children, including those with special needs, within the context of the family, the school and the community. This program will also include training in the development of child care services from a small business perspective.