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Police Foundations (Accelerated) - Niagara College Niagara College's 1-year Accelerated Police Foundations diploma is a career-oriented program designed for individuals who aspire to a career in policing or related areas, like private investigation or private security. The Program has a 'reality-based curriculum' emphasizing 'applied learning and frontline policing/investigative skills' and meets the mandated requirements for police work as established by the Government of Ontario. Candidates will be trained in the academic, practical, and physical abilities to pass the various entrance assessments, examinations, and/or programs that police departments may require as part of their hiring process. Moreover, the Program will equip learners with the knowledge and skills required for effective police work, including the ability to address, effectively, the myriad of problems faced by the communities in which they will work. The Program maintains 'strong partnership with Niagara Regional Police including student ride-along opportunities.' Students in the Police Foundations diploma have the unique opportunity to partake in the Collaborative Study in Policing and Criminal Justice Program (CSPCJ) offered through a partnership between Niagara College and Brock University. The CSPCJ, which has been developed 'in consultation with the Niagara Regional Police Services,' 'responds to the need for professionals who possess both a solid academic background and the applied skills and substantive knowledge needed in the areas of policing and criminal justice.' Students who opt for the CSPCJ can earn both the Police Foundations diploma from the College and a Bachelor's (Honours) degree in either Geography, Political Science, or Sociology or a Bachelor's degree majoring in Psychology from the University. Graduates of the Program may pursue careers, career advancement, and/or educational opportunities in policing, corrections, security, and other related areas of the criminal justice system. Students should be aware, however, that having a criminal record could be an obstacle to finding employment in the Criminal Justice field as many employers are reluctant to hire those with a criminal history. Moreover, some careers may require further training or requirements beyond the diploma, as determined by individual employers. Most police departments, for example, require candidates to write assessment examinations, meet certain physical and psychological pre-requisites, have valid CPR, First Aid, and driver's license, and undergo recruit training. In Ontario, in accordance with the regulations established by Police Services, the recruitment process for police constables utilizes Criminal Record Check and Pardon Process, PREP, and Written Communication Tests (WCT). Career-wise, graduates may be employed in various positions across Canada, including working for educational or governmental institutions, private organizations, or for employers in the non-profit or private sector. For example, graduates may work in the areas of administration, corrections, crime prevention, criminal investigation, criminal law, government, insurance, law and law enforcement, national security, offender case management, policing, private and public investigation, public and private security, the courts, victim services, and young offenders, to name but a few. Potential employers for graduates include Canada Customs and Immigration, correctional facilities, federal and provincial law enforcement agencies, juvenile detention centres, military police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and various municipal police forces. To be eligible for admission into the Diploma Program, applicants must have possess a 'College Diploma or University Degree, preferably in a related discipline (as determined by the College), OR an acceptable combination of related work experience and post-secondary education (as determined by the College,) PLUS an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Grade 12 equivalency, or mature student status, AND Grade 12 English at any of the (C) or (U) levels, or Grade 12 English (minimum General Level), or equivalent.' Prospective 'students must successfully complete the General Aptitude Test Battery (GAT-B) for which a fee will be charged.' Furthermore, for College courses where 'prior academic performance' is required, only 'the most senior final grade level available at the time of selection' will be used, and 'testing or other supplemental evaluation may be required.' Applicants may also be subject to 'testing or other supplemental evaluation' before a final decision of their respective applications is made. Furthermore, students will undergo Criminal Record checks to 'be completed through the College at the beginning of the semester.' Individuals who have 'criminal charges or convictions will be severely limited in employment opportunities in the field of criminal justice' while 'those with criminal charges pending or an uncleared criminal record (criminal convictions must be pardoned, sealed or expunged) may not register in this program.' Students may be required to also attain current certification in 'Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid .' All of the 'costs associated with police checks, testing and proof of certification are the responsibility of the applicant.'
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