Police Foundations - Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced LearningPolice Education in CanadaCrime and Fire Programs -- Community College Programs
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Police Foundations - Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning's 2-year Police Foundations diploma is a career-oriented program designed for individuals who aspire to a career in policing or related areas, like security. The Program will equip candidates with the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills required for effective police work, including the ability to address, effectively, the myriad of problems faced by the communities in which they will work. Students will have the opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom to real-world situations via unpaid community service work experience placements of varying length. The Diploma 'is the most frequently recognized as qualifying individuals to police modern, socially, ethnically, and technologically diverse communities' The Program's curriculum is kept current and relevant through frequent consultations with an Advisory Committee that 'provides the view, knowledge, enthusiasm, and leadership of those members of the community most involved in this particular vocational area.' Students will be taught 'by skilled and caring faculty with real-life work experience in the public and private policing professions' and 'specialized training' will be 'delivered by experts who are current in their fields.' Graduates of the Program may pursue careers, career advancement, and/or educational opportunities in policing, corrections, security, and other related areas of the criminal justice system. Students should be aware, however, that having a criminal record could be an obstacle to finding employment in the Criminal Justice field as many employers are reluctant to hire those with a criminal history. Moreover, some careers may require further training or requirements beyond the diploma, as determined by individual employers. Most police work, for example, requires candidates to write assessment examinations, meet certain physical and mental pre-requisites, have valid CPR, First Aid, and driver's license, and undergo recruit training. Career-wise, graduates may be employed in various positions across Canada, including working for educational or governmental institutions, private organizations, or for employers in the non-profit or private sector. For example, graduates may work in the areas of administration, corrections, crime prevention, criminal investigation, criminal law, government, insurance, law and law enforcement, national security, offender case management, policing, private and public investigation, public and private security, the courts, victim services, and young offenders, to name but a few. Employers of graduates have included 'the Ontario Provincial Police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Toronto Police Service, Peel Regional Police, York Regional Police and Durham Regional Police.' Graduates of the Program may also pursue further educational opportunities, such as at the bachelor's level, in policing, related criminal justice fields, or other disciplines at various universities, colleges, and institutes across Canada and internationally, often with advanced standing.To be eligible for admission to the Police Foundations program, applicants should possess an 'Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with courses from College (C), University/ College (M), University (U) pathways, or OSSD at or above the general level, or equivalent,' and credit for either ENG4C or ENG4U, or Grade 12 English at or above the general level. Prospective students who do not have the aforementioned credentials but who are 19 years of age by the first day of classes may apply under "mature student status." Applicants' whose first language is not English must demonstrate that they have a level of English Language Proficiency sufficient for college-level studies. This proof may be obtained by either completing at least 'three consecutive English courses in a Canadian secondary school with a minimum grade of 60 per cent grade in all three courses' or 'Humber English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program' or writing an English Language Proficiency test such as the Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Assessment, Humber English Language Proficiency (HELP), International English Language Testing (IELTS), Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency (MELAB), or Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Applicants accepted in the Program 'will be required to complete a Basic Standardized First Aid Certificate (St. John Ambulance First Aid Certificate is recommended) and a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation course (Basic CPR is recommended),' and undergo a Police Record Check.
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