2023-2024 Full-Time Guidebook

Food Service Worker 1620
LENGTH INTAKE CREDENTIAL LOCATION
1 semester Fall, Winter, Summer Ontario College Certificate Morningside
With their varied knowledge, food service workers in health care settings enjoy numerous career
options. Developed in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, professional
organizations, and employers, this program ensures the know-how you need. Simultaneously,
it meets current government standards and employer requirements. Lectures and incorporated
practical food lab experiences teach you about quantity food preparation; basic therapeutic diets
and nutrition; sanitation and safety practices; effective communication; and quality customer
service. You also participate in a three-week field placement. In addition to your certificate, obtain
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and Worker Safety training and benefit
from the opportunity to secure a TrainCan Basics Food Safety certificate. Graduate confident in your
well-rounded skill set and leadership abilities.
CAREER OUTLOOK
Food service worker / Dietary aide / Nutrition aide
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD),
or equivalent, or mature student status
(19 years or older)
• English language proficiency
Notes:
1. We recommend this program as an option for individuals
who have completed Grade 12 Workplace-level English.
2. Additional requirements will apply prior to field
placement. Visit the program page on our website
for details.
centennialcollege.ca/1620
healthstudies@centennialcollege.ca
416-289-5000 ext. 58068
Health Studies and Communications 9310
LENGTH INTAKE CREDENTIAL LOCATION
1 year/2 semesters Fall, Winter Ontario College Certificate Morningside
When combined with further education, this program prepares you to enter a health care
profession with the ability to effectively communicate. Designed as a pathway, Health Studies
and Communications is beneficial if you want to enter a college-level health program that leads
to a career in which English fluency (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) is a professional
requirement for safe practice. You refine your English language skills, learn health terminology used
within Canadian health care, and grasp key health concepts. The program enables you to confidently
continue into the School of Community and Health Studies professional health program of your
choice, if you meet all requirements for admission.
CAREER OUTLOOK
Nurse* / Pharmacy technician* / Practical nurse (for internationally-educated nurses)*
*With additional education
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD),
or equivalent, or mature applicant status
(19 years or older)
• Grade 12 English (C or U), or equivalent
(minimum grade required), or take the
Centennial College English Skills Assessment
for Admission
• Grade 11 Mathematics (M or U) or Grade 12
Mathematics (C or U), or equivalent
(minimum grade required)
• Grade 11 Biology (C or U) or Grade 12
Biology (C, M, or U), or equivalent (minimum
grade required)
• One from the following sciences: Chemistry
or Physics Grade 11 (C or U) or Grade 12
(C, M, or U), or equivalent (minimum grade
required)
• English language proficiency
Note: Applicants cannot apply directly to this program.
This program is an “Alternate Offer” for applicants who apply
to, but do not meet admission requirements for, Centennial
College post-secondary health programs (such as Practical
Nursing).
COMMUNITY AND
HEALTH STUDIES
centennialcollege.ca/9310
healthstudies@centennialcollege.ca
416-289-5000 ext. 58068
centennialcollege.ca/our-programs
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