This is an intense program that prepares you for entry-level office positions. In addition to learning office procedures and business computer applications, an emphasis is placed on critical thinking, customer service, professionalism, and teamwork. The program focuses on the practical demands of a modern office including organizing activities and meeting deadlines. Practical applications include word processing, accounting, spreadsheets, and database.
Would you enjoy working with clients as they adjust to, or recover from health changes? Do you see yourself as part of a team helping to meet the growing needs for rehabilitation based on Nova Scotia's aging population and prevalence of chronic illness?
The audience is always focused on the performer on the stage, but it takes a team of skilled professionals and months of planning, negotiating, and marketing to create a successful music event. If you're a practising musician, or somebody who thrives behind the scenes, this program provides an understanding of the inner workings of the music industry.
Do you enjoy performing music and possess a fundamental level of musical ability? Have you developed the skill of reading music and an interest in how the music industry works? This program prepares you to pursue a career as a professional freelance musician and entrepreneur in the music business.
Do you have an interest in motorbikes or ATVs? Do you like working with engines? Why not turn that interest into a career in Motorcycle and Power Products Repair. We'll give you hands-on experience in the maintenance and repair of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, marine and power products.
Do you value healthy living and well-being? Are you interested in exploring the values and role of Mi'kmaw knowledge in living one's life in balance and harmony? This unique program allows students to focus on the richness and power of indigenous knowledge and the roles they play in the healing and helping process.
Mental Illness affects one in five Canadians. That's the equivalent of 200,000 Nova Scotians (Canadian Mental Health Association). This program prepares you to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team promoting mental health and recovery for individuals of all ages affected by mental illness.
As a Medical Transcriptionist, you are a highly skilled medical language specialist and an integral member of the healthcare documentation team. Healthcare facilities at every level of the healthcare system depend on you to transcribe dictations and enter medical information accurately within a specified timeframe while respecting the confidentiality and security of the contents. Dictated files may include patient assessments, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, clinical treatments and episodes of care, diagnoses and prognoses, and more.
As a Medical Office Administrator, you are a vital part of the health and medical team providing compassionate and professional service to patients, visitors, and healthcare providers in a health and medical setting, including various hospital departments and medical offices.
As part of the healthcare team, Medical Laboratory Technologists (MLT) perform laboratory testing and investigations related to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease in a wide variety of specimens, including blood, body fluids and tissues. Medical Laboratory Technologists are scientific fact finders who operate a variety of complicated instrumentation, prepare tissues, study cells and micro-organisms under the microscope, and analyze the composition of body fluids, and secretions.
