Programs offered at each campus may vary, so be sure to check other campus offerings for the course you are most interested in.
Organizations need professionals who can monitor their flow of goods or services and get everything from raw materials to finished products to the right location, at the right time. With Discovery Community College’s Advanced Diploma in International Trade Management and Freight Forwarding, you can be that professional, and you could graduate in less than a year.
This program is currently being offered in: Campbell River, Nanaimo, and Surrey.
Train to join one of the fastest-growing sectors in Canada which, according to the latest statistics, expects 66,000 new and vacant positions to be filled in Canada each year*.
International Trade Management brings a global perspective to careers in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, and Freight Forwarding. With the economy becoming increasingly global with every passing day, companies across all sectors in Canada rely on professionals specially-trained in sourcing goods and materials for the products and services that consumers enjoy, using ethical business practices.
Canadian companies are continually exploring new markets abroad and need trained professionals to ensure that they can meet clients’ needs efficiently and on-time whether by air, marine, and land freight transportation routes.
To your friends and coworkers, you’re “the organized one” – hard-working, detail-oriented, and a team player. Combined with a friendly and positive attitude, these attributes make you the perfect candidate for a career in Medical Office Management.
The Medical Dental Office Management Diploma program from Discovery Community College is designed to give you the skills required to effectively manage a medical clinic, doctors’ office, specialists’ office or clinic, hospital, chiropractic office, optometry office, dentists’ office, or a government-related agency such as public health.
This program is offered in: Campbell River, Nanaimo, and Surrey.
This program has been reviewed and approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training.
At Discovery, we believe in learning by doing. The work of a Medical Office Manager is often varied, ranging from office correspondence and billing procedures to staff scheduling and patient interviews. Because of this, our programs train our students in a wide variety of office management skills, in both independent and team environments.
In order to earn the Medical Dental Office Management Advanced Diploma, students must complete all three Computerized Business Applications (CBA), Accounting and Finance (AF), and Medical Dental Applications (MDA) programs.
As a successful graduate of this program, you’ll enter the professional world with confidence, knowing you have the medical administration, bookkeeping and accounting, and professional office skills to succeed in your chosen field.
The best way to see if Discovery Community College is the right fit for you is to see it for yourself. You can tour our facilities, get all your questions answered, and meet with both students and instructors.
Community Support Workers offer support, services, and encouragement to people with mental health issues, substance abuse problems, developmental challenges, or physical disabilities. Professionals in this field are employed by a variety of social services programs and community assistance and have the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives every day.
If you’re a patient and non-judgmental “people person” looking to get started in a respected professional career where you can help others, you could be well-suited to succeed as a professional Community Support Worker.
This program offered in: Campbell River, Nanaimo, Maple Ridge, Parksville, and Surrey.
This program has been reviewed and approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training.
Convenient Morning & Afternoon Classes Available
As a student in the Discovery Community College Community Support Worker Diploma program, you’ll train hands-on during a 6-week practicum in real Community Support work settings. Practicums are an excellent way to gain real-world experience, make important industry connections and try different aspects of the profession before you graduate.
You will participate in a problem solving, case study, learner-centered approach to education. You’ll thrive in this learning environment if you are a responsible, self-determining person, able to engage in cooperative, collaborative, team-oriented learning with the guidance and support of our expert instructors.
Successful graduates of this program enter the professional world with confidence, knowing they have both the theoretical classroom skills and the hands-on, practical experience to make a real difference in their new career. With career-focused training and dedicated support from Discovery Community College, you could be working in a new, rewarding career in less than a year.
The best way to see if Discovery Community College is the right fit for you is to see it for yourself. You can tour our facilities, get all your questions answered, and meet with both students and instructors.
Discovery Community College is committed to hands-on training and to graduating work ready students who are sought after by employers.
At Discovery, we strongly believe in the “learn by doing” philosophy. Our focus is on graduating fully-skilled, work-ready employees. The specialized career training programs from Discovery Community College are designed to equip you with all the knowledge and practical experience you need to achieve your career goals in a short period of time. That means you can be earning more money in a career you care about –without spending years in a classroom.
As part of our goal to offer the best hands-on training to our students, Discovery Community College has formed alliances with numerous distinguished community partners. We are also registered with and designated by the Private Training Institutions Branch of British Columbia, formally PPSEC, since 1996.
Designation is a process undertaken by schools who wish to prove their excellence by external standards and increase consumer confidence in their educational product. The process is controlled by the PTIB (The Private Training Institutions Branch), a government organization.
Because Discovery Community College has successfully completed the designation process, you can be sure that our performance in educational and administrative areas, the competence of the instructional staff, and the satisfaction rates with our students all exceed academic standards.