COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS PROGRAM LENGTH: Full-time, 500 hours SAL: Jan 6 – May 22, Mon – Fri, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. TUITION: $7,799 NOTE: This program is eligible for student loans. Visit okanagan.bc.ca/financialaid for details.
Advanced GIS Certificate Learn the essentials of using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to create custom GIS solutions using the most advanced programming and web development tools. Students learn how to use GPS technologies to gather data, perform GIS analysis and cover advanced topics such as raster analysis, working with 3D data and network datasets. In addition to an in-depth study of relational databases and how these databases are used within GIS, you complete two major projects of your own design and a directed project of the type you will encounter in employment situations. Exciting employment opportunities in private industry, consulting, government and First Nations await those who have skills and knowledge to use GIS. Employment opportunities: A blend of theory and practical application ensures graduates are prepared to work in various employment opportunities in private industry, consulting, government, First Nations and mining sectors.
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PROGRAM LENGTH: Full-time, 730 hours KEL: Sept 14, 2020 – Mid-May 2021, Mon – Thu, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. TUITION: $9,207 NOTE: This program is eligible for student loans. Visit okanagan.bc.ca/financialaid for details.
Audio Engineering & Music Production Certificate Do you dream of a career in music? Get started in the exciting world of music production, audio engineering, studio recording and live sound mixing. Our graduates are employed across the Okanagan Valley, working for major AV event services companies, or launching their own music careers and recording studios. Use industry standard recording studio equipment to learn how to mix live concerts, produce digital recordings, and work on audio postproduction for film, video, computer animation and games. You will gain a solid handson foundation in the principles of sound, music, basic electronics, processing, signal flow, microphone techniques, mixing and mastering, and live sound engineering. Employment opportunities: Technical positions in audio engineering and music production for recording arts, music, theatre, concerts, broadcasting, Internet, gaming video and film. Graduates find jobs as sound effects editors, sound mixers, video and sound recorders and video recording technicians.
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PROGRAM LENGTH: Part-time, 160 hours KEL: 1. Mar 30 – June 29, Mon & Wed 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. & Sat, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 2. Sept 2020 – Feb 2021, Mon & Wed evenings & Sat TUITION: $3,255
AutoCAD Skills Certificate Get the skills you need to launch or expand your career as a drafting technologist or technician within all levels of government, or in an architecture, engineering or industrial design firm. You can also follow the career path of a consultant for a construction, utility, resource or manufacturing company. You will gain hands-on skills with industry-standard AutoCAD software in preparing technical drawings for a variety of manufacturers, including those in the machining, electronics and woodworking fields. You will also learn how to prepare working drawings for architecture, surveying, mapping and graphic arts. Employment opportunities: Drafting technologist or technician at architecture, engineering, industrial design firms and all levels of government, or in consulting for construction, utility, resource and manufacturing companies.
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Note: Most programs have additional associated costs for textbooks, materials and GST.
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