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Woodworking Manufacturing - Management (Post-Graduate) - Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology The Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology's Woodworking Manufacturing Management Post-graduate Certificate is a 1-year program designed for graduates of the College's Woodworking Technician Program or those possessing equivalent educational and/or industrial experience. The primary aim of the Program is to advance students' knowledge and skills in management to help them attain higher positions within the woodworking manufacturing industry including as cost estimators, managers, methods and time study analysts, process planners, and supervisors. Among the major topics the Program will cover are computer-integrated manufacturing and NC program processing, cost estimating, manufacturing management techniques, material handling, methods analysis, personnel management and supervision, which includes 'practice in supervision for full-time students,' plant layout and support systems, quality control, use of computer applications to execute various job requirements, like inventory cost and control, and work measurement. The Program will be taught at the Woodworking Centre of Ontario, Doon Campus. Woodworkers are most often employed indoors in various aspects of the construction, wood, and wood products manufacturing industries. Employers of woodworkers may include, for example, by companies, contractors, custom or repair shops, hardware stores, interior designers, lumber yards, manufacturers, and/or private individuals. Some woodworkers may pursue self employment options. Among the numerous areas in which woodworkers may work include design operations, designing, installing, and/or manufacturing wooden cabinets, furniture, and various fixtures, interior finishing and design, repair, restoration, renovation, and/or sales. Woodworkers can work up to 40 hours per week or more, depending upon demand for their services and products, and it is not unusual for them to labour in a shop environment in which they are exposed to high levels of noise, various dust particles, and chemicals, especially from paint. Individuals who aspire to advance their careers in woodworking may be interested in pursuing further educational opportunities to refine and enhance their abilities, particularly via an apprenticeship. The latter is a method of learning a trade through a combination of periods of in-class, technical/theoretical education and periods of paid, on-the-job training. During the latter portions of an apprenticeship, the student (apprentice) will work under the direction of a certified, journeyperson member of the trade one is learning for a specified amount of time. A journeyperson is an individual who has earned the standards of practice of his/her trade. The advantage of completing an apprenticeship is not only that one acquires in-depth knowledge and skills in a trade but also that, within the latter, one's career opportunities and salary potential are normally increased. Furthermore, once an individual has obtained journeyperson status, he/she may be eligible to have his/her certification as such endorsed by the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program (Red Seal). The latter enables the journeyperson to practice his/her trade throughout Canada, provided the trade is designated in that locale, without undergoing further examinations. Woodworkers who earn journeyperson status may, after obtaining several years of experience beyond an apprenticeship, become educators, supervisors, and/or trainers of their trade. To be eligible for the Woodworking Manufacturing Management Post-graduate Certificate students must either possess the College's Woodworking Technician Diploma or equivalent academic and/or industrial background and experience. Applicants having the former 'will be evaluated based on their transcript from that program' while those with the latter 'will be assessed on their academic background and relevant industry experience.' In some cases, the College may require students to complete prerequisite courses before being accepted. Moreover, applicants whose primary language of instruction has not been English must provide evidence as to their abilities to undertake studies in English via an English language proficiency examination. Such applicants may take any recognized standardized test for this purpose including the Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), and Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The minimum score that must be attained is, for the CAEL, '70 with no sub-test band scores less than 60,' for the IELTS, '6.5 with no bands less than 6.0,' and for the TOEFL, 580 with a TWE of 4.5. Each applicant being considered for admission will be subject to 'an interview with program personnel' to assess his/her suitability for study at the College before a final decision regarding his/her application is made. Applicants possessing 'significant life and work experience' may be eligible for Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (P.L.A.R.) credits. For details. such individuals are advised to contact the Information Centre at 519-748-5220 ext. 3656.
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