Everest College of Business, Technology and Health Care

Everest College is Canada's national career-education leader in three core areas - Business, Technology and Health Care - with over 250,000 graduates and alumni and 100+ years' combined experience in providing focused, relevant career education. Our learning system is based on the top two methods of education for adult learners. Our instructor expertise provides informative and current, lecture-based education, while our competency-based education provides the relevant skill development for your chosen career. This winning combination prepares our graduates to meet, and surpass, the demands of today's employers.

Why Choose Everest College?

With over 30 years of experience in providing high quality Diploma education in Business, Technology and Health Care specific curriculum, the Everest College solution is the superior choice. You will benefit from these unique benefits when you start your career transition with Everest College:

• We prepare you for the real world through a practical, fast-paced, deadline-driven learning experience in three schools of learning: Business, Technology and Health Care.
  
  
• We have over 30 community-based locations across Canada. There's one near you!
  
  
• Each of our health care programs is validated by external certification; a testimony to the fact that we are respected and recognized within the industry.
  
  
• Our Instructors facilitate, mentor and coach you in a supportive learning environment.
  
  
• Morning, afternoon and evening sessions make it possible for you to balance your education with your other responsibilities in life.
  
  
• Everest College graduates receive one of the most intensive job search modules available anywhere in North America.
  
  
• Hundreds of employers hire thousands of Everest College graduates every year. With over 30 years of graduates, we have a high Alumni factor - Everest College graduates hiring Everest College graduates.
  
  
• Our name is recognized and respected by employers across Canada.
  
  

Addictions and Community Services Worker

The Addictions Worker program is designed to provide you with knowledge of valuable community outreach programs and services. Through classroom and hands-on instruction, you will gain essential tools to offer vital assistance in the areas of alcoholism, drug abuse, family violence and the aged.

You will be prepared to gain entry-level employment in an array of settings that include: child, youth, and family social service agencies; group homes; correctional and community mental health centers; and facilities for the physically and developmentally handicapped.

Esthetics

Esthetics is an exciting and ever-expanding career and is one of the fastest growing health and wellness professions.

Over the past few decades it has progressed from a minor role in the beauty industry into a wide variety of specialized services offered in medi-spas, wellness centres, cosmetic surgery centres, destination resorts, salons and day spas.

Students who complete this program will be able to perform any standard esthetics service required in a beauty salon or spa. The acquired knowledge and skills will prepare the student for work as an:

• Esthetician
• Salon manager
• Spa owner
• Product demonstrator

Medical Laboratory Assistant

The objective of this program is to help individuals prepare for the challenges of a career within the medical environment. Graduates enjoy the greatest career satisfaction when they are scholastically prepared, hold a solid, practical understanding of their responsibilities and begin their positions with a healthy attitude. Everest College seeks to develop all of these attributes within each student. The program provides both theoretical and practical instruction in a well-equipped classroom / laboratory setting. In class learning is supplemented during the enrollment period by clinical work experience in any of the fast-paced hospital departments.

Medical Office Administrator

This Medical Office Administrator program is designed to provide students with the business, technology and communications skills needed to work in a private physician's office, single or multi-specialty clinic, or hospital setting. Emphasis is placed on medical terminology, body systems, medical transcription and medical office procedures. In addition, the program fosters the development of interpersonal skills, organizational effectiveness, and communication skills necessary to function in a medical environment.

Personal Support Worker

The Personal Support Worker program is designed to provide you with the skills and education to attend to the physical and emotional needs of clients. You will gain the tools to provide direct care in a variety of health care environments. The curriculum emphasizes basic skills that includes: observing and communicating with the client; stimulating physical and mental activity; providing necessary personal care procedures; and handling specialized equipment.

You will have the skills to effectively identify and quickly respond to the needs of clients in the following settings: long-term care facility, home health care agency, retirement home, hospice, and group home.

Some career opportunities include:

• Personal Support Worker
• Personal Care Attendant
• Resident Care Aide
• Nursing Assistant
• Practical Nurse

Information

If you are interested in this school and would like to find out more, please Request Information from Everest College of Business, Technology and Health Care - Ottawa West (Nepean).