Energy Systems Engineering Program Sees Students Graduate in Just Four Semesters

Are you ready to take on the challenge of learning how to integrate and use all modern sustainable energy technologies in a manner consistent with our urban environments? Do you want to possess a breadth of knowledge across the mechanical, electrical, electronic and automation engineering fields? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, your ideal career path may be as an energy systems technician.

At Centennial College, students are prepared for the industry in just four semesters by attending the Energy Systems Engineering Technician program. The undertaking’s reputation is build off of the fact that it offers a unique blend of technical, managerial and entrepreneurial skills that are highly sought after in the industry. To apply, students are required to have completed at minimum an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent or be 19 years of age or older. They must also have the credits for compulsory English 12C or U or skills assessment, or equivalent and Math 11M or U, or 12C or U, or skills assessment, or equivalent.

A strong focus in the Energy Systems Engineering program is placed on practical labs to enhance classroom learning as well as applied research, and development projects to promote innovation skills. Technical curriculum is complemented by project management skills and the opportunity for students to work on state-of-the-art energy systems. These state-of-the-art energy systems mimic the ones currently in the industry. Specific courses within this undertaking include: Electric Circuits, Computer Aided Drafting, Physics, Chemistry Applications and Climate, Applied Statistics, Electronic Devices, Digital & Power Electronics, Mechanics and Materials and more.

Once they have completed the Energy Systems Engineering program, students are presented with the opportunity to obtain further education. That’s because graduates of the two-year offering, have the option to enter year three of the Energy Systems Engineering Technology program.

If, however, they should choose to pursue their career right away, graduates enter a field that has a widening skilled-labour shortage and quickly advancing technology in the energy sector, which are creating huge demand for energy systems technicians. These Energy System Technicians have a number of responsibilities. Overall, they implement energy solutions for commercial and residential buildings using knowledge of energy systems, energy efficiency and renewable/distributed energy systems. This is achieved through heat transfer, fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics and mechanics to industries such as: moulding and casting, integrated circuit packaging, heat exchanger/ boiler design and manufacture and petrochemical processing. In addition, energy systems technicians may operate power plants of various sizes; design and maintain heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration units; and work with architectural companies to integrate energy technologies into the latest green buildings. 

Business Fundamentals Provide Base for Further Success

Are you looking for a program that will offer you a business foundation while preparing you for the field or for further education? If so, you may want to consider applying to Centennial College’s Business offering, which teaches students business fundamentals and international business concepts in just two years. Upon graduating from this offering, students may pursue further business education by participating in articulated programs with selected universities, institutes and professional associations. These partnerships allow students to apply credits earned at Centennial College towards further study at other institutions, including Royal Roads University, Griffith University, Davenport University, and University of New Brunswick. Alternatively, students may enter the business field and obtain jobs in entry level positions as: customer service representatives, procurement assistants, human resources generalists, marketing assistants, service supervisors, junior business analysts, operations coordinators and insurance claims representatives.

But just how does Centennial College get students from novices who require business fundamentals to experts who can obtain careers in eight different positions? First and foremost, students participate in teamwork, undertake case analyses and pursue directed research on an individual basis. This allows them to master skills by using a hands-on approach.

The teaching method works well as students are encouraged to develop skills in of math, computing, analytical and communication. Further focus is on a solid grounding in the contemporary concepts, theories and business practices, related to all the functional areas of the business enterprise.

A team of professors with strong academic backgrounds and extensive business and management experience guide students through their two years in Business program. Specific courses within the Business offering include: Fundamentals of Business (provides a basis for the study of business, describing the global factors that impact the Canadian firm, and how business activities link to resources around the world); Business Operations (intended to provide a background to the development of the operations management activity in Canadian business); International Business Concepts (provides an introduction to the fundamental aspects of conducting business activities in a global context. It gives students a broad overview of international trade, the macro-environment within which international business takes place, and the major strategic decisions facing international business managers); and more.

In order to apply to Centennial College’s Business undertaking, applicants are required to have completed at minimum an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or be mature student status (19 years or older). In addition, they should have completed English Grade 12 C or U or equivalent, or skills assessment and Math Grade 11 C, M or U, or Grade 12 C or U or equivalent or skills assessment. Students of the Business fundamentals program must have a minimum C grade average and an overall GPA of 2.0 to graduate.

Municipal Court Training Gets You Prepared for a Career in Court Support Services

Becoming a court clerk or a court monitor can be achieved in just two semesters thanks to Centennial College’s court clerktraining known as Court Support Services. But just what do these positions entail? The court monitor is responsible for: asking speakers to clarify inaudible statements; providing transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public; recording verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or steno masks; transcribing recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats; and responding to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded. Meanwhile a court clerk must: prepare dockets or calendars of cases to be called; record case dispositions, court orders, and arrangements made for payment of court fees; prepare documents recording the outcomes of court proceedings; instruct parties about timing of court appearances; explain procedures or forms to parties in cases or to the general public; swear in jury members, interpreters, witnesses and defendants; and more. Professionals in these positions who study municipal court training find careers at: The Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario Court of Justice, Ontario Superior Court of Justice), municipal courts, tribunals and boards, official examiners, and court reporting services.

At Centennial College, the court clerk training has been approved by the Ministry of the Attorney General. As such, students in this offering learn about the procedural rules, municipal court training, court reporting and transcribing as well as specific laws such as family law and criminal law. Each court clerk training course is taught in a small class by experienced faculty members who work within the court system and provide students with the legal and practical hands-on learning newly upgraded computer labs, simulated courtroom settings, and practical, career-oriented assignments.

To round out the learning that takes place on campus, court clerk training students also take trips to the various courtrooms and tribunals in order for them to see first-hand exactly how their career roles work. The college even has an assimilated courtroom within Centennial College, so the students will actually be able to practice taking an oath and presenting before judges. Further advancing the learning students obtain are two practical on-the-job experiences.

In order to graduate from the court clerk training program, with its focus on municipal court training, students are required to attain a minimum C grade average and an overall minimum GPA of 2.0.

Court clerk training applicants must have completed at minimum an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent or be 19 years of age or older. Academic requirements include compulsory English 12 or U, or skills assessment, or equivalent. Applicants must demonstrate an acceptable level of English language proficiency in order to be considered for admission. Applicants whose first language is not English, and who have studied in an English language school system, for less than three full years may meet English proficiency requirements by providing satisfactory results an English Language Proficiency test.

Food and Nutrition Management at Centennial College Offers Instant Opportunities

Are you looking for a Food and Nutrition Management program that not only prepares you for the field but also has affiliations with respected organizations in the field? If so, you may want to consider applying for Centennial College’s two-year Food and Nutrition Management offering.

The Food and Nutrition Management’s CSNM accreditation ensures that graduates are automatically eligible for membership in the CSNM and OSNM (Ontario Society of Nutrition Management). CSNM membership is a requirement of the Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to work in a long-term care facility and most acute care facilities. In addition, after graduation, Centennial College Food and Nutrition Management students are able to enter entry-level positions in the health care, food/nutrition industry. These positions include dietary managers, nutrition technicians, food and nutrition managers, food service coordinators and quality control technicians. Employers include hospitals, seniors’ residences, nursing homes and extended care facilities. Other opportunities include high-volume catering services, industrial cafeterias, airline food services, food manufacturers and community agencies.

To apply for the Food and Nutrition Management program, students must present at minimum an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent or be 19 years of age or older. In addition, they must have compulsory English 12C or U or skills assessment, or equivalent and Math 11M or U or 12C or U or skills assessment, or equivalent.

But how does Centennial College get students from novices to confident professionals in just two years? First and foremost, students are equipped with knowledge of nutrition and food service, business skills and human relations skills. This is achieved through Centennial’s Hospitality Management Centre, at which students learn the practical aspects of quantity food preparation and service and conduct experiments to learn the physical food properties. In addition, instructors who have experience in the field teach food and nutrition management and food service courses that include, Kitchen Production, Food Property Analysis, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Nutrition, Perspectives on Human Aging, Organizational Behavior in Food Services, Medical Nutrition Therapy, and more.

While they obtain hands-on practice on campus, Centennial College’s Food and Nutrition Management program also allows students to experience real-life training through a Field Placement. This course provides students with work experience to develop the managerial skills required to fulfill an entry-level position in the health care, food/nutrition industry upon graduation. As a result of this work experience, Aramark, Community Life Inc., Mt. Sinai Hospital, Providence Healthcare Centre, Sodexho, Complete Purchasing, Rouge Valley Health System, University Health Network are just some of the organizations that have hired students of the Food and Nutrition Management program.

Lastly, the Foodand Nutrition Management undertaking has received the President’s Academic Program Recognition Award for Preparation for Job Market, Student Satisfaction, Graduate Satisfaction, Employer Satisfaction and Quality of The Learning Experience. It also holds an accreditation from the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM).

Developmental Services Workers Focus on Creating Inclusive Societies

Every individual in our society is entitled be supported at home, work and school, and in leisure roles in the community. As such, developmentalservices workers play an important role in ensuring that people with intellectual disabilities are granted these support systems. This is done as a part of building natural community supports, networks and valued social roles for individuals with intellectual disabilities. If this field sounds like it may be of interest to you, you will be required to attend a post-secondary program such as Centennial College’s Developmental Services Worker undertaking, which takes two years to complete.

Upon graduation, students obtain titles such as educational assistant, support worker, residential support worker and employment supporter. While the different roles may have different specific duties, the professionals in the Developmental Services Workers field should all know how to: complete and maintain client history and background forms; participate in the development and implementation of person directed plans; support individuals to develop and maintain relationships within the family and community; manage individual medication; develop and apply crisis intervention strategies; be responsible for modeling and promoting a healthy lifestyle and maintaining a safe environment; and more.

Centennial College’s Developmental Services Worker program prepares students to expertly fulfill these duties in a few ways. First and foremost, curriculum reflects current issues and developments. As such, students learn through projects, seminars, community observations, Internet searches, teamwork and electronic communication. Through these methods they learn vital skills such as: in-depth analysis and critical thinking, managing and affecting change, interpersonal communication and leadership skills as well as clarification of values, helping people to fill valued social roles, teaching and the provision of personal support. Specific courses within the Developmental Services Workers offering include:  Valued Social Roles, Social Psychology, Pharmacology, History of Disability, Readings in Disability and others.

To round on the training they receive on campus, Developmental Services Worker program students have ample opportunity to apply their learning through placement opportunities, which is an integral part of the program. In the third and fourth semesters, students participate in two placements to gain applied experiences supporting people who have intellectual disabilities within different contexts. Students have the opportunity to take the responsibility for designing and implementing plans or strategies to teach and support individuals and/or work with communities. Facilitation and leadership skills, community development and, positive imagining and competencies for holistic the personal well-being and community inclusion for individuals whom students support are some of the areas they pursue in the placements. Some field placement agencies may require a criminal reference check prior to student placement. Certain criminal convictions may disallow placement in these agencies and program completion may not be possible.

To apply for Centennial College’s Development Services Worker program, students are required to have an Ontario College Diploma or equivalent or be 19 years of age or older. In addition, they must have completed the English 12C or U or skills assessment, or equivalent.