002-191 Standard First Aid with CPR-C & AED
A standard First Aid Course with CPR Level C and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) is offered in the NWT by St. John’s Ambulance, Arctic Response Canada Ltd., or Rescue 7 Inc. The Standard First Aid Course is for those who want more knowledge to respond to emergencies in the home or workplace. A variety of topics are covered, from basic cardiovascular and breathing emergencies, CPR Level C and prevention of disease transmission, to more severe sudden medical conditions and injuries to the head and spine. Standard First Aid is a short, one or two-day, course.
002-419 Occupational Health and Safety
The Occupational Health and Safety Course has ten lessons that cover all aspects of safety in the working industry. Safety plays an important role in our working environment and the students are encouraged to become more aware of the role they play in becoming a confident and productive worker on the job site.
109-001 Occupational Skills Development
This course helps students develop workplace skills that will help them succeed in future post-secondary education and/or employment. Course topics include professionalism, workplace ethics, workplace communication skills, conflict resolution, team building, effective work practices, valuing diversity, and leadership skills. The course will also include a work experience and reflection component. Class activities will prepare students for success in the 21st century workplace.
109-002 Workplace Communications
This course helps students develop workplace communications skills. The course objectives will help prepare students to be successful in various Aurora College post-secondary programs and future employment. This course examines and simulates real-life communication challenges in today’s workplace. Course topics include effective electronic communication, business letters, summary writing, effective visuals, process and procedure descriptions, plain language principles, proposal and grant writing, report writing, oral presentations, and job search skills. The course focuses on developing Canadian workplace communications.
109-003 Trades Preparation I
This course will provide hands-on practices in the application of various trades. The student will be introduced to practical and theoretical applications, as well as the use of various types of equipment. Some of these trades may include: Carpentry and Housing Maintainer. The work experience will be dependent on the availability of the trades in each particular community in which the program is being delivered. The learner will also receive on-site training regarding all safety aspects of the working industry to understand the importance of becoming a safe and competent worker in the trades. The students will receive training in Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).
080-104 ALBE English 140
English 140 is for students who have successfully completed English 130. The course uses an integrated approach and is designed to increase competence in all areas of language: reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and depicting. Students will develop skills in writing narrative, descriptive, expository and persuasive essays, as well as business correspondence and research assignments. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to write and self-edit essays in a variety of genres with a minimum of structural, grammatical, and spelling errors. Upon completion of this course, students may choose to continue their studies in English 150.
This course is designed to build on the students’ knowledge of basic mathematics. The ALBE 130 curriculum incorporates seven interrelated mathematical processes: communication, connections, mental mathematics and estimation, problem solving, reasoning, technology, and visualization. Some topics of study are number concepts; fractions, decimals and percentages; ratio and rate; integers and one-step linear relations; area, volume, surface area, Pythagorean Theorem, and transformations; and measures of central tendency, circle graphs and probability. Upon completion of this course, students may choose to continue their studies in Math 140.
This course is designed to build the student’s knowledge of mathematics at the intermediate level. The ALBE 140 curriculum incorporates seven interrelated mathematical processes: communication, connections, mental mathematics and estimation, problem-solving, reasoning, technology, and visualization. Some topics of study are measurement; number patterns in tables, relations and functions, line segments and linear functions; trigonometry and transformations; and statistical data analysis. Upon completion of this course, students may choose to continue their studies in Math 145.
This is an introductory overview course based upon the students’ experiences and their previous science training. Science concepts will be explored in a context of relevant northern topics. Students will begin to work with mathematical expressions. While their reporting will be visual and oral as well as written, more practice will be given in writing than in Science 110 and 120. Students will begin to investigate problems on their own. The four main units of study are chemistry, earth science, life science and physics. Upon completion of this course, students may choose to continue their studies in Science 140
This intermediate course builds on the students’ experiences from life and from previous courses in this series, and provides preparation for pre-college level science streams in Biology, Chemistry and/or Physics. Upon completion of this course, students may choose to continue their studies in Biology 20, Chemistry 20 and/or Physics 20.
Social Studies 130 consists of five main topic areas: geography, culture and history, politics and government, economy, and current events. The focus of the course at the 130 level is on Canada with a brief examination of the world in the context of geography and current events. Upon completion of this course, students may choose to continue their studies in Social Studies 140.
Social Studies 140 consists of five main topic areas: geography, culture and history, politics and government, economy, and current events. The course focuses on the Northwest Territories and a comparison with other Canadian territories where appropriate. A unit on Aboriginal Rights and Land Claims is included to ensure students are well versed in this important topic. The current events unit provides an opportunity to ensure students focus on national and international events and how they impact the north providing a link to prepare students for higher level Social Studies courses. Upon completion of this course, students may choose to continue their studies in Social Studies 20-2.
This course will introduce the students to computers and other forms of information and communication technologies. Topics covered include the impact of technology, navigating operating systems, safety and security, Internet and email, basic word processing, and external storage devices.
This course allows students to build on basic computer competencies acquired either through successful completion of ICT 130 or prior learning. Topics covered include safe computing, internet research and resource usage, keyboarding, intermediate word processing, basic spreadsheets, and presentation software.