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| School | Algonquin College - Pembroke Campus | | |
| Location | Pembroke, ON, Canada | | |
| School Type | College | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 1,000
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| Degree | Certificate | | |
| Honours | | | |
| Co-op | | | |
| Length | 1 Year(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | 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. | | |
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| Scholarships | 1 scholarship(s) | | |
| Description | This one-year Ontario College Certificate program prepares students for an exciting entry-level position in the action sports industry. The rapidly-expanding industries of freestyle skiing and snowboarding, BMX, skateboarding and mountain biking have defined action sports and youth culture.
Students develop a broad range of skills from construction to event and program planning which they perform under supervision. Technical construction skills are related to where these sports happen: ski resort terrain parks, public or private skateparks, as well as dirt jumps and mountain bike trails. Other skills revolve around leading safety initiatives, facilities risk management, event and competition planning and action sports marketing. Students obtain certificates in safe chainsaw operation, as well as first aid. Students also gain direct experience building features for, and working with, fully functioning action sports facilities. | | |
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