Certificate in Network Services Technician

at Red River College Polytechnic - Exchange District Campus Canada

The Applied Accounting program is designed to provide you with the necessary skills to provide entry level accounting support. In addition to developing basic accounting and computer skills, the program includes courses in general business practices.  

While the program highlights accounting topics, emphasis will also be placed on:

• Mathematics
• Business management
• Communication
• Records management
• Business software

To help your understanding of various principles, considerable time will be spent solving problems.

This program develops the skills you need to work in entry-level baking and pastry positions in a wide variety of establishments.

You will learn how to produce commercial quantities of the following:

• Breads and rolls
• Sweet dough
• Plain and sweet pastry
• Danish and puff pastry
• Cookies
• Shortbreads
• Cakes
• Desserts

Your training will consist of classroom instruction, practical lab work, and off-campus work experience. It will also include sanitation and safe equipment usage and inspection, and basic bakery management using software.

This program is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and skills set required to analyze, design, and manage projects and businesses in the area of information technology. The Business Technology Management Diploma builds upon a combined set of information technology and business courses. Students in this program will be exposed to a variety of case studies and practical skills to be effective in advising or managing teams in the IT field. Students will apply their skills in an industry environment through the department's co-op program.

Creative Communications prepares you for a career in advertising, broadcasting, media production, journalism, communications and public relations. The program gives you the skills and knowledge necessary to obtain an entry-level position in this wide range of communication-based jobs. 

In addition to the areas listed above, students also take courses in electronic publishing, web design, social media, creative writing, photography, business and marketing. As a student, during your course studies, you have access to a media production/TV studio, photography studio, radio station, editing suites, model newsroom, model advertising agency, a Foley/sound recording studio, computer labs as well as other dedicated lab spaces.

This two-year program provides a solid foundation in information technology with focus on the following technical areas:

• Application Development builds proficiency in application development for business systems. Languages include Java, C#, and Ruby.
• Database Management will provide you with a highly developed skill set focused on daily operation of relational databases, system administration, backup and recovery, advanced SQL, and data warehousing.
• Network Management will give you the skills needed for network administration, security and disaster recovery, platform integration, and Windows and Unix servers. Some courses are integrated with established programs such as the Cisco Networking Academy Program.
• Web Development will provide you with the specialized skills you need to develop content for the Web, including server-side technologies, introductory Internet security, platform integration, and mobile technologies.

The program provides training in three distinct areas:

• Technical training
• Related business courses for understanding business systems
• Practical applied training, through an industry project or paid co-op work term

Co-op/Practicum Information
In your second year of the program, you must complete an experiential semester by undertaking either a co-operative education term or an industry project term. 
Co-operative education integrates related on-the-job training with classroom theory by alternating terms of academic study and paid employment.  Provided you have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, you have the option of taking a four-month paid Co-op work experience term. The College makes every effort to secure work placements for all Co-op students. However, the College does not unconditionally guarantee a work placement to students who enrol in programs incorporating Co-op.

This program trains you for entry-level employment as an engineering technologist in the electrical industry, which provides a broad range of employment opportunities. You develop the conceptual knowledge base and troubleshooting skills to prepare you for a range of roles that include design, installation, maintenance, production, and technical sales and support.

Topics in the program include:

• Use and application of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), variable frequency motor drives (VFDs), soft starters, and data communication to link all of the preceding elements for the control of manufacturing systems.
• Planning, designing, and specifications of power systems with motor protection for buildings and industrial plants. You will generate AutoCAD drawings, calculate short circuit currents, and coordinate fuses, circuit breakers, and protective relays. Canadian Electrical Code instruction is delivered by journeyman electricians.
• Hydro electric power generation, transmission, and distribution systems with a view to operation, control, and protection.
• Assessment of power system harmonics concerns by measuring TDD and THD and offering solutions to improve performance.

CO-OP/Practicum Information
Co-operative education integrates classroom theory with related on-the-job-training by alternating terms of academic study and employment.
This program offers a co-operative education stream to give you direct industry experience, introduce your abilities to local employers, and help finance your schooling. 
Year 1 includes an optional co-op work term. Year 2 includes a mandatory co-op work term. Only students enrolled in the first or second year of Electronic, Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering Technology are eligible to enrol in the co-op work term.

Note: First year of the program will be held at the Exchange District Campus before transferring to the main Notre Dame Campus for the rest of the program.

The first year of this program is designed to prepare students to work in hospitality and tourism businesses by providing courses aimed at developing a fundamental business and customer service background. Students will study through classroom based course work and lab based lunchtime fine dining service in Jane’s restaurant. Students will also obtain certifications in First Aid and It's Good Business. While a one year exit-certificate is available, it is recommended that students complete a diploma to be most competitive in the marketplace after graduation. 

In the second year of the program, students will select a major course of study in one of two areas:

The Hotel and Restaurant Management major focuses primarily on developing skills to work in the food and beverage and accommodation areas of the tourism industry. The courses are delivered from a management perspective and include classroom and lab based course work. Hospitality Simulation offered in the final term is the capstone course in which you work in teams to resolve a variety of case studies, drawing on your academic and work experience from previous terms.

The Tourism Management major concentrates on building skills in a variety of business models in a variety of Tourism sub-sectors including attractions, events and tourism services.  In a capstone course in the final term, students will work on teams during Tourism Entrepreneurship, to develop a visitor attraction using skills learned and developed from previous academic/work terms.

Creative Communications prepares you for a career in advertising, broadcasting, media production, journalism, communications and public relations. The program gives you the skills and knowledge necessary to obtain an entry-level position in this wide range of communication-based jobs. 

In addition to the areas listed above, students also take courses in electronic publishing, web design, social media, creative writing, photography, business and marketing. As a student, during your course studies, you have access to a media production/TV studio, photography studio, radio station, editing suites, model newsroom, model advertising agency, a Foley/sound recording studio, computer labs as well as other dedicated lab spaces.

This program provides you with the necessary public service and technical skills to be a productive employee in the library and related fields. Specifically, the program provides you with the training to be employed as a library technician.

You will learn the fundamentals of both manual and automated systems for acquiring, organizing, and disseminating information in a variety of formats. Oral presentations, written assignments, and group projects are part of the program.

Students complete three two-week field placements in a variety of libraries over the course of the program.

The Network and Services Technician program is for individuals who wish to enter the Information Technology profession. No Information Technology pre-knowledge is required.
The Network and Services Technician program is an 8-month program that provides the student with a general knowledge base that can be applied in both the SOHO networking environment as well as targeting a junior position in a larger corporate IT department. The focus is to provide the graduate with a broad based basic competency in a number of key areas. The successful graduate has a basic to intermediate understanding of a number of IT areas. These include:

• Client Operating Systems: MS Windows, Linux
• Server Operating Systems: MS Windows, Linux
• Network Equipment Infrastructure: Cisco CCNA training
• Network Cable Plant Infrastructure: BICSI inspired instruction
• Wireless Communication: Cisco AP's
• VoIP: Cisco Communication Manager Express
• PC Hardware Support: A+ Hardware and Software