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Certificates - Action Sports Parks Development
Certificates - Action Sports Parks Development

Certificates - Action Sports Parks Development

  • ID:AC010002
  • Level:1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
  • Duration:
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Fees (CAD)

* International student Premium, Safety equipment, Textbooks cost, Certification and training costs

Estimated Total/program:
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60
Accept letter
100
Visa
20
Fly
1

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

  • International Application Form (International Application Form)

English Requirement

  • English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or equivalent). International applicants must provide proof of the subject specific requirements noted above along with proof of either: (IELTS / TOEFL) IELTS-International English Language Testing Service (Academic) Overall band of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band; OR TOEFL-Internet-based (iBT) Overall 80, with a minimum of 20 in each component: Reading 20; Listening 20; Speaking 20; Writing 20. Applicants with international transcripts must provide proof of the subject specific requirements noted above and may be required to provide proof of language proficiency.

Other Requirement

  • College Eligibility

    • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent. Applicants with an OSSD showing senior English and/or mathematics courses at the Basic Level, or with Workplace or Open courses, will be tested to determine their eligibility for admission; OR

    • Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) certificate; OR

    • General Educational Development (GED) certificate; OR

    • Mature Student status (19 years of age or older and without a high school diploma at the start of the program). Eligibility may be determined by academic achievement testing for which a fee of $50 will be charged.

  • Program Eligibility

    • English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or equivalent).

    • Applicants with international transcripts must provide proof of the subject-specific requirements noted above and may be required to provide proof of language proficiency. Domestic applicants with international transcripts must be evaluated through the International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS) or World Education Services (WES).

Course Information

The one-year Action Sports Park Development Ontario College Certificate program offers a one-of-a-kind learning experience at Algonquin College`s Waterfront Campus in Pembroke. This program provides you with skills that are essential for the development or management of action sports sites, such as:

  • snow terrain parks

  • skate parks

  • BMX tracks

  • bicycle skills parks

  • purpose-built trail systems

Learn about construction, maintenance and program planning specific to these facilities. Develop business skills such as event planning, marketing, and risk management to succeed in many areas of the action sports industry.

Spend 40 percent your time in the field training. You have the unique opportunity to explore action sports parks in the Ottawa Valley and learn from real-world examples.

Acquire and practice skills that are relevant to the action sports world, with courses such as:

  • Bike Park Maintenance

  • Snow Terrain Park Maintenance

  • Sustainable Single Track Rail Construction

  • Ramp Fabrication

Upon graduation, benefit from having a certificate that reflects a program unlike any other in Canada. You also earn built-in certifications that can enhance your career options, including safe chainsaw operation and welding.

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Level: 01

  • ENL7777

  • Communications I

  • FAE7000

  • Events and Facilities Management I

  • GED7105

  • Professionalism and Ethics

  • MKT7100

  • Action Sports Media

  • OAD7118

  • Sustainable Singletrack Trail Construction

  • OAD7119

  • Bike Park Maintenance

  • OAD7120

  • Dirt Features Fabrication

  • OAD7121

  • Skatepark Management

  • SAF7014

  • Chainsaw Safety

Level: 02

  • FAE7002

  • Events and Facilities Management II

  • MGT7029

  • Safety and Risk Management

  • MKT7008

  • Action Sports Marketing

  • OAD7122

  • Snow Terrain Park Maintenance

  • OAD7205

  • Ramp Fabrication

  • OAD7206

  • Action Sports Program Planning

  • WEL7400

  • Introduction to Welding

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Pre Courses

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Pathway Courses

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Graduates may find employment as action sports program coordinators, ski terrain park staff, trail builders, trail maintenance crews, municipal skate park staff, as well as trail and park builders with private facilities, contracted- builders and municipalities.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Health insurance: 500 $ CAD per year

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