Program Overview

Pathway Programs

English Montreal School Board

Your Pathway to Canada

With a student population of more than 44,000, the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is the largest English public school board in Quebec. Established in July 1998, when the province created new boards along linguistic lines, its network consists of 77 schools and centres.

Mission

The mission of the English Montreal School Board is to support its schools and centres in their efforts to educate students within a caring, safe and inclusive learning community.

Objectives

• Recognize and value the diversity of its community
• Provide all students with the opportunity to develop their talents and achieve their personal best
• Recognize the skills and competencies of its employees and support their continuous professional development
• Encourage collaboration among the various educational partners
• Use resources effectively and innovatively to help schools and centres focus on the mission of instruction, socialization, and qualification
• Encourage lifelong learning and critical thinking

Programs

Professional Cooking and Hospitality

Professional Cooking

The Professional Cooking program prepares students to practise the trade of a professional cook. Generally speaking, professional cooks perform tasks related to preparing, transforming, serving and storing food.

• Duration: 1,470 hours
• Competencies: 24
• Specific competencies: 930 hours
• General, work-related competencies: 540 hours

Food and Beverage Services

• Determine suitability for the occupation and the training process
• Adopt a customer-oriented approach
• Prepare the mise en place and dining room
• Explain menus and dishes
• Take and process orders
• Receive and provide information in French
• Perform billing and collection operations
• Recommend and serve wines
• Provide beverage service
• Provide banquet service
• Provide informal service
• Provide formal service
• Integrate into the workplace

Computer and Technology

AUTOMATED SYSTEMS ELECTROMECHANICS

Acquire the knowledge, ability and attitude necessary to assure functioning and maintenance of automated production equipment.

INDUSTRIAL DRAFTING (CAD)

• Develop the skills necessary to determine the information to include on drawings
• Solve problems related to industrial drafting
• Develop the skills necessary to understand manufacturing
• Illustrate the arrangement of components and power train systems
• Develop the skills necessary to interpret, carry out, and correct drawings
• Produce sketches
• Use specialized functions of a computer-aided drafting program
• Produce detail drawings of mechanical components, assembly, mechanisms, piping and circuit diagrams
• Make three-dimensional drawings
• Design a simple technical object

MACHINING TECHNIQUES

• Develop in the students the basic competencies required to carry out machining tasks
• Perform machining tasks on conventional machine tools
• Perform programming tasks
• Perform machining tasks on numerical control machine tools
• Actively participate in multidisciplinary teams
• Integrate harmoniously into the school and work environments

DESKTOP PUBLISHING (COMPUTER GRAPHICS)

• Produce page layout templates
• Create page layouts
• Process images and text
• Incorporate images and text into page layouts
• Prepare layouts for printing and multimedia distribution

DIGITAL LAYOUT AND PRINTING

• Learn all aspects of the printing trade
• Get hands-on experience
• Understand the entire printing process
• Learn equipment maintenance
• Learn about paper, inks, film, stripping, and application software

Travel

TRAVEL CONSULTING AND SALES

• Interact with customers
• Determine needs and expectations
• Describe travel offers and the agencies’ services
• Offer information on destinations, modes of travel, lodging and costs
• Sell travel packages
• Sell customized travel products
• Offer transportation and lodging packages
• Offer travel insurance

Business and Administration

ACCOUNTING STUDIES

• Develop the skills necessary to complete accounting tasks
• Calculate and prepare bills, invoices, receipts, payments, etc.
• Manage petty cash
• Produce payroll
• Calculate prices
• Accurately complete and verify work for daily accounting tasks
• Complete end of fiscal period and end of year tasks
• Produce income tax forms
• Create an accounting system

SECRETARIAL STUDIES

• Integrate harmoniously into the school and work environments
• Proofread business texts
• Apply a keyboarding technique
• Manage administrative information
• Understand and identify various management approaches to quality
• Manage time
• Design the visual format of a document
• Write business correspondence
• Use database software
• Use the basic functions of word processing software
• Use the basic functions of spreadsheet software
• Use the advanced function of word processing software
• Use telecommunication tools
• Communicate in a business in an office setting
• Handle bilingual communications in an office setting
• Produce and receive business correspondence
• Produce documents
• Handle requests regarding labour laws
• Update files
• Prepare business meetings
• Carry out common and periodic accounting tasks
• Produce business correspondence in French
• Translate business correspondence into French

SECRETARIAL STUDIES - LEGAL

• Prepare documents required by lawyers, notaries or other persons in the legal field
• Act as assistants to superiors
• Carry out general secretarial tasks

Beauty

HAIRDRESSING

• Develop knowledge, skills and attitudes required to use hygiene, health and safety rules and measures
• Analyse the scalp and the hair
• Advise clients on hair styles
• Understand techniques involved in hair coloration
• Accomplish tasks such as cutting, setting and styling hair
• Accomplish complimentary tasks such as trimming and shaving or beards, sideburns and moustaches
• Accomplish reception and sales tasks

AESTHETICS

• Administer aesthetic care to different clients
• Use specialized products and equipment
• Improve and maintain a person’s appearance
• Produce physical and psychological well-being
• Gather information from the client
• Examine the skin, nails and body hair as needed
• Perform basic or specific aesthetic care for the face, neck, chest, back, hands and feet
• Apply makeup for an occasion
• Remove hair from different parts of the body using specialized products
• Offer consultation services
• Sell care packages, cosmetic products and personalized services
• Plan and organize work
• Perform receptionist duties
• Ensure client follow up
• Perform administrative tasks
• Take care of the work place and materials

HAIR REMOVAL (ELECTROLYSIS)

• Inform clients on different hair removal procedures
• Remove hair from the face, neck or body
• Improve someone’s physical appearance
• Treat a problem of excess hair
• Reassure a person who has physical discomfort
• Promote a sense of physical and psychological well-being
• Evaluate if the client is suitable for a hair removal treatment
• Inform them on the frequency necessary, the duration, expected results and offer advice
• Play the role of receptionist
• Sell products and services
• Perform daily management tasks
• Maintain the area and materials

Technology

AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS

• Perform preventive and corrective mechanic work
• Inspect vehicles to identify, find the cause and the source of operating problems
• Perform repairs, replace parts and make adjustments on different vehicle systems
• Operate tests
• Learn procedures for installing accessories and optional equipment
• Adhere to health, safety and environmental laws and regulations

WELDING AND FITTING

• Acquire the qualifications needed to get into the labour market
• Acquire the qualifications needed to interpret plans, specifications and procedures
• Acquire the qualifications needed to prepare and weld steel, stainless steel and aluminium parts
• Acquire the qualifications needed to carry out, modify and repair assemblies
• Apply occupational health and safety rules
• Control the quality of products built

CABINET MAKING

• Learn fundamentals of cabinet making materials, machines & safety
• Learn specialized techniques like veneering and carving
• Hands-on project work
• Learn from teaching staff with different industry backgrounds
• Graduates work in big and small shops, build kitchens, office furniture, commercial interiors, outfit private jets, restore antiques, design furniture and teach others

FURNITURE FINISHING

• Acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to perform tasks such as finishing used and new furniture
• Mix opaque colours
• Apply special finishes
• Prepare wood surfaces
• Acquire the knowledge of health and safety rules and measures
• Knowledge of furniture styles
• Starting a small business

Admission Requirements

• Have a High School diploma
• Have successfully completed BLI English level 8
• Be at least 18 years old

Documents

• A copy of a valid passport
• A copy of your birth certificate in English or French, notarized and translated
• A copy of your high school diploma and transcript in English or French, notarized and translated
• A copy of your CAQ
• A copy of your study permit
• Proof of French level (BLI level or Official exam)