If you’re looking for an exciting career and want to serve your community, the Public Safety Communications Professional program may be what you’re looking for.
The 12-week (480 hour) Georgian College course prepares students for employment in the field of emergency communications and is designed to assist them in becoming proficient in call taking, dispatching, 911 and computer aided dispatch (CAD) duties.
Successful completion of the program will prepare students for a career in police, fire or ambulance dispatching, and will also be beneficial in all areas of call centre employment.
“Public safety communications is a fast-growing, financially rewarding and ever-changing career,” says Ron Welbourn, program co-ordinator.
“Agencies are constantly seeking hard working, qualified people to fill vacant positions. Our program is designed to assist students as well as meet industry demand.”
The program is a great way to fast-track into a new career; other courses can take up to two years to complete. And all subjects are 100 per cent job-related. Students also have the opportunity to take calls in a simulated environment, so they can gain the skills and confidence they need to be job-ready right after graduation.
The College also offers other one-day professional development courses designed to offer current communicators opportunities to expand on their knowledge of public safety communications. These include, but are not limited to, stress mastery, taking suicide calls, hostage negotiation, domestic violence, police incident command and fire incident command.
Students also benefit from a career day with fire, police and ambulance personnel, who will talk with candidates and review their resumés, etc.
Public Safety Communications Professional is being offered in conjunction with Proven Ways. More than 10,000 students have received training through the Georgian and Proven Ways partnership since 2001. The next intake starts April 2010.
For more information, contact Ron Welbourn, (705) 325-2740, ext. 3088, e-mail info@provenways.ca or visit www.provenways.ca or www.georgianct.com.
This program is available for Second Career Strategy funding.