* International student Premium, Safety equipment, Textbooks cost, Certification and training costs
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).
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
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.
Health insurance: 500 $ CAD per year
