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Medicine Hat College Continuing Studies
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In this month's newsletter:
- What's New?
- Featured Courses
- Course Spotlight
- Conservatory of Music and Dance
- Certificate Programs
- Computer Courses
- Corporate Training
- Did You Know?
- Online Courses
- MHC College & Community Events
- Canada-Alberta Job Grant
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March means the first day of Spring!! I don't know about you, but I am ready for winter to pack its bags and move out!
Here in Continuing Studies, we are jumping ahead to having Summer on the brain! March is busy as we plan all our summer programs and begin to get our Fall offerings together
in addition to starting our spring programs and courses.
Keep an eye out for our Summer calendar, which should be released online in early April. We look forward to a jam-packed summer filled with kids programming covering all the bases from cooking, to MineCraft, to science, to games and all sorts of adventure. Follow us on
Facebook &
Twitter to keep up to date on the new camps we will be offering this year.
We also have a very interesting Social Media Conference happening on May 15th. Last year this event sold out very quickly! This year we are offering breakout sessions and we are very excited with our list of presenters. Stay tuned for more information on how to register.
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Medicine Hat Courses:
Please click on the course name for more detailed information.
Professional Courses:
Energy Safety Canada Courses (Formally ENFORM)
This series of 4 courses will help you learn to build positive relationships, turn negative situations into win-win, learn tools and techniques that allow you to effectively deal with negative or stressful situations, and assist you in learning how to communicate more successfully in any situation.
Offered in Partnership with Mount Royal University
This certificate program provides essential training in this growing field and is designed to develop introductory Project Management Skills. Each of the required courses is based on concepts from A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, a widely recognized international standard in the project management profession.
Students can register for individual courses for general interest.
This course consists of preparing a Journeyman Welder for challenging the B-Pressure Qualification Test. Students will prepare and weld on 6" Schedule 80 pipe in the 2G & 5G positions. At the end of the course the student may challenge the official Alberta B-Pressure Performance Qualification Test
Fundamentals of Disability Management (Starts April 7, Register by March 22)
The need to control costs arising from occupational injury or disease has taken a greater priority in today's financial reality. Human rights issues, individual rights, employer responsibilities and other contemporary issues further complicate these concerns. This course is designed to help students understand the relationship of these complex issues and develop a basic strategy for managing disability claims.
Learn valuable tips and techniques on navigating multiple social platforms and develop skills to drive business results. Find out about social media fundamentals, strategies, branding and analytics. These courses will give you the knowledge to implement a successful social media presence for your business or organization.
General Interest Courses:
Build your confidence and knowledge of basic plumbing techniques and theory in order to perform numerous types of plumbing jobs around the home. You will learn about procedures such as unclogging fixtures, replacing faucets, how to fix leaky or constantly running toilets, and basic soldering.
Introduction to DSLR Photography (Starts March 10)
The first half of this class will help you to understand digital images and the potential of the camera you already own. During the second half of this class, we will experiment with the skills you need to take better pictures.
This course is designed for those looking for an easier way to deal with their digital images. Lightroom provides what photographers need to manage, edit, and display all images in one clean, uncluttered, intuitive package.
Photography is all about light. This course will cover aspects of small flashes and speed lights to improve your photos. You will learn the basics, from your camera's built-in flash to the use of external flash, as well as learning how to use your flash creatively.
The Level 2 Campfire guitar classes continue the skills learned in Level 1. More strumming/rhythm patterns and chords are introduced. We also study bass note/strumming and chord arpeggio/fingerstyle techniques. The class offers a comfortable place to enjoy learning new skills in music and guitar.
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Brooks Courses:
Please click on the course name for more detailed information.
For ages 11 and up. The babysitting course created by the Canadian Red Cross will give your child valuable skills and the confidence to know what to do in the event of an emergency.
Learn how to strum and sing along to your favourite songs. This course will introduce beginning adult students to their first chords, singing while playing, and tuning their instrument, all in a fun and supportive environment.
This course will introduce the different aspects and use of MIG equipment and safe practices. Topics Covered will included: general welding of carbon steel on thickness of 1/4 - 3/8", instruction in the set up and operation of MIG equipment and basic joint preparation and clean-up of completed weld/product.
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Whether you want to try music or dance for the first time or already LOVE it, MHC Conservatory has classes for ages 3-50+!
Our Spring Sessions start in March & April!
You can now register online or by calling 403-529-3844.
Music Programs - Register by calling 403-529-3844
The Medicine Hat College Conservatory offers a wide range of musical instruction by highly qualified instructors. We offer something for everyone from the very young to the young at heart.
Early Childhood Music Programs - Register here
Music provides unique opportunities for self-expression, creativity and social interaction. Through a balanced and systematic program of study, children develop flexible minds and attentive curiosity, and they learn the skills to participate actively in music making.
Children & Youth Dance - Register here
The Medicine Hat College Conservatory is proud to offer recreational dance programs in Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, Modern and Lyrical Ballet. Our students benefit from a well-rounded program and learn in a positive atmosphere with the highest caliber of instruction.
Adult Dance - Register here
We are very excited to welcome some amazing instructors to our already skilled team. Check out their profiles on our
website
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Life Skills Coaches Training - Phase 1
(Starts May 1st)
Program Overview:
Life Skills Coach Training is intended to provide participants with the skills necessary to design and deliver programming using Kolb's theory of adult learning. Through the use of experiential tools and techniques learners will have the opportunity to apply the Life Skill methodology to a variety of lessons that enhance behavior change and the use of problem solving strategies.
Participants will:
* Discover individual learning styles
* Implement a lesson plan template for adult education
* Practice giving and receiving feedback on presentation skills
* Utilize a 6 step problem solving strategy
* Understand the stages of group development
* Discuss adaptations to different client-group needs
* Increase your confidence as a facilitator
Who Should Participate: Life Skills Coach Training is for anyone who works with groups. This training is beneficial to those working in social services, career counselling, education, mental health, rehabilitation, foundational skill development or as consultants and trainers.
This program is eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant which reimburses 2/3 of employee training costs. For more information about the grant, please contact Shannan at 403-529-3849.
For more information or to register visit our website
here.
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| Interested in engaging your staff with a Fresh, NEW, Alternate learning style that is becoming popular amongst adults?
The concept involves Applied Experiential Learning - setting up or creating an experience, having participants engage in the experience, observing their reactions, and then performing a psychological debrief following the experience to facilitate learning. The Health & Science department here at MHC has realistic life-like simulators (Human-kind, as well as an ambulance SIM).
One of the Experiential Learning events MHC Continuing Studies Department conducted involved the Emergency Response Team from Canadian Fertilizers Limited. The individuals came into three different simulations that were set up to reflect emergency life-threatening situations that could potentially occur in the environment in which they work. The participants were caught off guard during the first scenario as they did not realize they would be dealing with an emergency simulation upon arrival at the Medicine Hat College that day. The reactions of the participants were observed and once the simulation was over, participants then had to debrief and discuss the events that had just unfolded.
The SIMS are very life-like; they can bleed, lose pulse, speak, go into cardiac arrest, etc. Experiential Learning also sticks, with employees recounting the experience months and even years after the simulation event. Nowadays we see this is true with the increasing number of 'escape room' experiences popping up as a common form of adult entertainment.
Some of the comments received from the Applied and Experiential Learning: Medicine Hat College and Canadian Fertilizers Industries include:
- "...Thanks for cultivating the culture of learning"
- "Makes it a far better learning experience. A more lasting experience - remember for more than a month or 2 as with past scenarios"
- "[It was] Very valuable. Allowed a much more "real life" experience. ...It was great to see how I reacted. Before I had no clue how I may respond, now I have an idea"
- "It was more interactive. [I] had to make more decisions"
- "Broke the regular routine. Paid more attention because I was more awake and engaged"
- "Gained a lot of experience and confidence by practicing. This may be something that we could do annually"
Simulations can also be developed for other scenarios as well - everything from Natural Disasters, bomb threats, and bank robberies to the more mundane everyday workplace scenarios, such as dealing with a difficult customer, a challenging employee, or an irate boss.
Wondering how your company, organization, group, or non-profit can benefit from Applied Experiential Learning? Contact our Corporate Training Officer - Wes Paterson (P) 403.504.2248 (E) [email protected] and ask how you may qualify to receive up to 2/3 of your employee training costs reimbursed through the Canada-Alberta Job Grant Program.
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