- Second Career Funding, Find Out More.
- Top 10 Reasons to Choose Fleming
- Fleming Programs to Explore
HOW TO APPLY
Contact our Second Career Advisor, Tammy Jinkerson:
Ph: 705-749-5503
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Second Career Advisor
A New Career, for Life.
Second Career is a new Ontario government program to help people who have been recently laid off. The program will help unemployed workers who commit to a long-term training plan make the transition to new careers in growing areas of the economy.
As of November 10, 2008, the guidelines for Second Career will be expanded to include:
- Workers laid off as far back as January 1, 2005
- Laid-off workers who have taken an interim job to make ends meet
- Short term training options (less than six months) for laid-off workers who are not eligible for Employment Insurance
- Potential additional financial assistance to cover expenses for the cost of academic upgrading, living away from home while participating in training, and dependent care.
An education at Fleming College is the best preparation for lifelong employment.
Fleming College offers:
- Unsurpassed quality of education providing you with the skills you need to secure a lifelong career
- A wide variety of program options, ensuring that you find the right program leading to a sustainable, long-term job in a growing sector of the economy
- Exceptional student faculty interaction. You'll receive the support you need to succeed
- Tremendous value for money - a high-quality education at a fair price
Second Career Funding. Find Out More.
If you've been laid off within the last 12 months and are looking to retrain, you may qualify for Second Career.
If you qualify, government assistance will provide funding towards your tuition, and living and transportation expenses up to $28,000, and possibly more.
Even if you don't qualify for Second Career funding, you may qualify for other forms of government support.
Other Employment Ontario programs like Ontario Skills Development also provide support for training.
Top 10 Reasons to Choose Fleming for Training:
- More than 90% of Fleming graduates who enter the labour force have jobs within six months of graduation.
- 96% of Fleming graduates would recommend the college to others.
- Fleming College certificates, diplomas and degrees are widely recognized and valued by employers.
- Fleming achieves a high employer satisfaction rate: 93%.
- Fleming College offers a number of pathways to further education, including formal transfer agreements with universities such as Trent University in Peterborough and the University of Guelph.
- Fleming offers a range of support services from counselling right through to job placement.
- At Fleming, staff are constantly developing and delivering a broad range of programs that reflect the actual job market.
- Fleming College’s faculty have extensive experience in the field, strong academic credentials, and teach in well-equipped, up-to-date labs.
- Fleming delivers a range of programming from Academic Upgrading and employability skills to continuing, postsecondary and post-graduate education.
- Every year, Fleming College graduates more than 2,000 students from more than 90 full-time, post-secondary programs.
Fleming Programs to Explore
- Academic Upgrading
- Start: Continuous Intake
- Duration: Variable duration
- Program Summary
This program assists those who want to enter a college or apprenticeship program, but may not have the finished high school, or may be missing some pre-requisites. We offer a flexible, customized program designed to meet your needs and educational goals. Depending on your situation, you might be able to take some post secondary college courses while you do your academic upgrading. Ask our advisor about this option. Go to the Academic Upgrading Program Page
- Business NOC Code: 1221
- Start: January 2009
- Duration: 16 months (4 consecutive semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
Fleming's two-year Business diploma program offers a wide variety of business and related courses to suit your personal career goals. Courses include financial management, communications, marketing, business, math, developing business plans, human resources and operations management. Learn and understand business from real-life situations during a work placement, as well as from classroom, group, and independent studies. Go to the Business Program Page
- Chef Training NOC Code: 6241
- Start: September 2008
- Duration: 8 months (2 semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
Graduates from this program are noted for their skills and professionalism. You will learn culinary and leadership skills along with artistry in creating dishes, which will qualify you for entry-level employment as a cook or assistant cook in a restaurant, hotel, catering or institutional setting. Go to the Chef Training Program Page
- Community & Justice Services NOC Code: 6462/4212
- Start: January 2009
- Duration: 16 months (4 consecutive semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
Fleming's two-year Business diploma program offers a wide variety of business and related courses to suit your personal career goals. Courses include financial management, communications, marketing, business, math, developing business plans, human resources and operations management. Learn and understand business from real-life situations during a work placement, as well as from classroom, group, and independent studies. Go to the Community & Justice Services Program Page
- Early Childhood Education NOC Code: 4214
- Start: January 2009
- Duration: 16 months (4 consecutive semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
This two-year program will equip you to work within a supervised child care environment. You'll learn how to help young children (newborn to age 12) to develop their physical, social, and intellectual skills, as well as their self-confidence and imagination. Classroom learning is applied in field placements in semesters two and three. Go to the Early Childhood Education Program Page
- Earth Resources Technician NOC Code: 2212
- Start: January 2009
- Duration: 16 months (4 consecutive semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
Expect to be in demand. From the analysis of soil and rock to groundwater assessment, from mineral exploration, to civil engineering and environmental consulting - this Fleming College program will give you the skills and knowledge you need to succeed. Graduates of our program are often the employees of choice for major companies in the growing and diverse earth resources and geotechnical sector. Go to the Earth Resources Technician Program Page
- Educational Assistant NOC Code: 6472
- Start: January 2009
- Duration: 16 months (4 consecutive semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
Educational assistants play a vital role in today's classroom. You will learn the skills and qualities that can help you make a difference in a child's life. You'll learn how to manage behaviour, modify educational programming, support exceptional children, and assist with curriculum planning. You will refine your skills during the 95 days of placement which take place during second year. Go to the Educational Assistant Program Page
- Electrical Techniques NOC Code: 7241
- Start: September 2008 or January 2009
- Duration: 8 months (2 Semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
You will learn the basic competencies in electricity, network cabling and electrical systems, which will allow you to assist in commercial, residential and construction settings. Successful completion will give you the opportunity to write the Level 1 Basic Electrician Exemption Exam, which will give you a head start towards an Electrical Apprenticeship. Go to the Electrical Techniques Program Page
- Esthetician NOC Code: 6482
- Start: September 2008
- Duration: 11 months (3 semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
You will learn how to provide a range of esthetic treatments, such as manicures and pedicures, make-up, skin care, body treatments and waxing techniques. You will also learn how to work with clients, understand customer service and business essentials to enable you to work in an established business or even start your own. You will study during daytime courses in three consecutive semesters, beginning in September and graduating in August. Go to the Esthetician Program Page
- Fish and Wildlife Technician NOC Code: 2224
- Start: January 2009
- Duration: 16 months (4 consecutive semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
Love working in the outdoors and have a concern for the responsible management of our fish and wildlife resources? Fleming’s renowned Fish and Wildlife program combines classroom and laboratory sessions where you’ll learn theory and skills needed for hands-on work as well as numerous excursions into the field to practice fisheries management skills and learn about the logistics involved in the design and implementation of field projects. Go to the Fish and Wildlife Technician Program Page
- Geographic Information Systems - Applications Specialist NOC Code: 2255
- Start: September 2008
- Duration: 12 months (3 Semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
This post-graduate, intensive, three-semester, 12 month GIS program will have you using high-end technology tools to collect, store, manipulate, analyze, interpret, and communicate geographic information within a variety of disciplines. A GIS Application Specialist will help various agencies and government do effective planning to manage all aspects of the environment and community life. Go to the Geographic Information Systems - Applications Specialist Program Page
- Geographic Information Systems - Cartographic Specialist NOC Code: 2255
- Start: September 2008
- Duration: 12 months (3 Semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
The GIS Cartographic Specialist program is an advanced post-graduate program. While you will become a proficient GIS practitioner, you will also become a visual designer and communicator - using GIS data and software to create a wide variety of customized maps for users of geographic information. You can complete this intensive program in 12 months; courses are subdivided into three trimesters of 15 weeks each, with 24 hours of classroom and laboratory instruction per week. Go to the Geographic Information Systems - Cartographic Specialist Program Page
- Motive Power - Heavy Equipment Techniques NOC Code: 7312
- Start: January 2009
- Duration: 30 weeks in-class, 15 weeks paid internship
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
This program focuses on the overhaul, maintenance and repair of heavy equipment. You will receive a comprehensive background in mechanical studies, preventative maintenance, safe shop practices and equipment management systems. Go to the Motive Power - Heavy Equipment Techniques Program Page
- Office Administration NOC Code: 1221/1411
- Start: January 2009
- Duration: 6 months (2 semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
The program is designed to give you foundational office skills essential for work in the field of office administration. Specialized training covers communications, advanced word-processing, office procedures and administration, bookkeeping, and computer applications including simple web page design. Essential skills in customer service, interpersonal communication, managing diversity, problem-solving and conflict management are also emphasized in the program. Office Administration
- Paralegal / Law Clerk NOC Code: 4211
- Start: January 2009
- Duration: 16 months (4 consecutive semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
Fleming College's Paralegal program is specifically designed to prepare graduates to meet Ontario's paralegal licensing standards. Career opportunities for paralegals are growing in the legal system. You be taught by experts, with a wide range of experience in the field and your first three semesters of study are completely integrated with students in the college's Law Clerk program. Go to the Paralegal / Law Clerk Program Page
- Personal Support Worker NOC Code: 3413
- Start: September 2008 or January 2009
- Duration: 8 months (2 semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
You will receive the training and credentials to provide support services for children, adults, and seniors with special needs or disabilities -- to help individuals, and their families maximize their life experience. This two-semester program may particularly appeal to those re-entering the workforce. In total, you'll get 325 hours of relevant theory and 375 hours of real-life, clinical training. Go to the Personal Support Worker Program Page
- Police Foundations NOC Code: 6261
- Start: January 2009
- Duration: 16 months (4 consecutive semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
By choosing a career in Police Services, you are making a decision to work with and for a wide diversity of individuals and communities. While you pursue courses in law and justice to assist in the protection process, you'll also be spending significant time developing your "soft" people skills -- in courses on communications, issues in diversity, psychology, ethics, and sociology. The program also offers placement opportunities for experiential learning and enjoys the unqualified support of area police services organizations. Go to the Police Foundations Program Page
- Social Service Worker NOC Code: 4212
- Start: January 2009
- Duration: 16 months (4 consecutive semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
You will provide assistance, advocacy, skill development training and short-term, strength-based counselling in a variety of community-based organizations. Program content includes interpersonal relationships, social behaviour, community structures, psychology, social justice issues, ethics and development of services. You will work with a diverse range of people and personal circumstances. In your final semester, put your classroom knowledge to work in a full-time field placement. Go to the Social Service Worker Program Page
- Forestry NOC Code: 2223
- Start: January 2009
- Duration: 16 months (4 consecutive semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
Are you passionate about forests and concerned about the responsible management of forest resources? As a Forestry Technician, you’ll be part of a close-knit community that is making a difference in our environment. In an ideal combination of theory and technical hands-on experiences, your studies in the classroom will be complemented by numerous field excursions. You will acquire necessary skills to work effectively in natural resources management -- from identifying trees to working with high-tech solutions. Go to the Forestry Program Page
- Welding Techniques NOC Code: 7264
- Start: September 2008
- Duration: 8 months (2 Semesters)
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
This certificate will introduce you to numerous welding methods. You will gain hands-on experience with four of the industry’s most demanding processes (arc welding for shield metal, gas metal, flux core and gas tungsten). Graduates can take advantage of the welding trade's vast employment and specialization opportunities. Go to the Welding Techniques Program Page
- Urban Forestry NOC Code: 2223
- Start: September 2008
- Duration: 8 months
- Labour Market Information
- Program Summary
You will learn how to care for urban trees and tree canopies and gain a basic understanding of the landscape industry. As an Urban Forestry graduate, you'll be able to work maintaining and preserving trees and shrubs in the urban landscape and green spaces of our communities. You'll have the theoretical and practical knowledge to work on all aspects of urban tree care. Go to the Urban Forestry Program Page
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