Universit Sainte-Anne

Universit Sainte-Anne

The Collge de l'Acadie is a community college in Nova Scotia
continually striving to contribute to the economic development
of the Province by providing the Acadian and French-speaking
community with an opportunity to complete their community
college studies in French. The Collge offers general,
professional and technical training programs which meet the
high standards required in the workplace. The distribution of
Nova Scotia's Francophone population throughout the province
has prompted the Collge de l'Acadie to remain flexible in its
programming, while up-holding rigorous educational training
standards. The Collge de l'Acadie uses interactive distance
education technologies to reach the French-speaking population
wanting to pursue full time training programs, week-end courses
and evening courses.

The Academic Upgrading program is designed for adults wishing
to complete their secondary studies or simply upgrade their
education. Due to the diversity of our professional and
technical programs, students have access to post-secondary
training with specialisation in the areas of: Administration/
Business, Office Administration, Early Childhood, Computers,
Tourism, Health and Human Services, Office Work, etc.
Our graduates are very successful; most finding employment
quickly in their field of study.

The Collge de l'Acadie has gained an excellent reputation due
to its ability to fulfil the needs of business community.
Also, the quality of our programming and teaching has caught
the attention of the business community. Businesses, whose
employees may have followed an individual program or a
customised training program can rely on the quality of the
Collge's training.


Collge de l'Acadie, Learning Without Limits

The Collge de l'Acadie opened its doors in September 1992 with
Learning Centres situated in the following Acadian and
Francophone regions of the province - Tusket, Meteghan River,
Pomquet, Dartmouth, Petit de Grat and St-Joseph-du-Moine.
The Learning Centre in Wellington, Prince Edward Island,
opened in 1994-1995. It represents a first for the province's
Acadian community in terms of training and development
in French, as well as initiating interprovincial co-operation
and partnerships in the area of postsecondary distance training.
All the Collge de l'Acadie learning centres are equipped with
distance education systems, including audiographic and
video-conferencing systems.

Mission
College de l'Acadie 'is post-secondary institution and is
responsible for enhancing the economic and social well-being
of the Province by meeting the occupational training
requirements of the Acadian and francophone population and
the labour market of the Province'

Programming

In order to fulfil its mission, the collge de l'Acadie has
developed training programs adapted to the needs of the
population. This year , the Collge offered three different
types of courses and programs: regular full-time, evening and
week-end, and customized training.

Company Details

Year Established: 1988

Total Sales ($CDN): $500,000 - $1,000,000

Number of Employees: 45

Company Information

Andr Roberge
Title: Recteur
Telephone: (902) 769-2114
Fax: (902) 769-2930
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Allister Surette
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
Telephone: (902) 769-0851
Fax: (905) 769-0165
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Charles Gaudet
Title: Director
Area of Responsibility: Manufacturing/Production/Operations
Telephone: (902) 769-0851
Fax: (902) 769-0165
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Jean Lger
Title: Director
Area of Responsibility: Domestic Sales & Marketing
Telephone: (902) 424-8300
Fax: (902) 424-3607
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Services

Education And Training Services - Accounting And Finance

Education And Training Services - Computer Related Business Computers

Education And Training Services - Health Care Health and home care program

Education And Training Services - Remedial Basic Education Academic Upgrading

Education And Training Services - Sales/Marketing Business Technology

Education And Training Services - Secretarial/Clerical Secretarial Program (1 year) office Administration Program (2 years)

Education And Training Services - Tourism/Hospitality French Ecotourism collegiate program.

Regular Programs Regular Programs The Collge de l'Acadie offers an interesting and diverse curriculum of programs. The program Academic Upgrading assists adults to earn their high school diploma. In addition, the Collge offers the following programs: -Microcomputer Business Applications -Computer Technology -Office Assistant -Business Information and Technology -Early Childhood Studies -Computer Network Systems Administrator Program -Health and Home Care -Office Administrative Assistant -Tourism -Human Services -Human Services - Counselling Currently, the Collge is developing programs to respond to the emerging needs of the labour market such as Teleworking, Multimedia, Computer Network Supervisor, Entrepreneurship, Ecotourism...Upon completion of their one to two-year programs, graduates have been very successful in finding employment related to ther chosen field of study.

Evening Courses Evening Courses Here again, the Collge de l'Acadie's priorities are to meet the needs of its clientele. The fllexibility of evening and weekend courses allow each Learning Centre to offer a wide range of courses that meet the needs of local Acadians and Francophones. In recent years, computers and telecommunications have taken on more and more importance in our daily lives, prompting the Collge's introduction of Internet and Computerised Accounting courses. The Collge has been keeping abreast of the latest developments in thee areas and has strengthened its position as a provider of language training with French courses as a second language and for native speakers.

Customized Training Programs Customized Training Programs As the name suggest, customized training constitutes a further step in the Collge's efforts to adapt its programming to the needs of the regions by responding directly to training requests from the private and public sectors. Customized programs fall into two categories; projects that involve actual training (the majority), and projects that consist of updating or creating customized programs. The total invested in customized training programs was $580,890 in 1995-96. Below are examples of past customized training programs delivered to clients: -introduction to internet -Microsoft office (word, excel powerpoint) -multimedia FRENCH -as a second language (beginner, intermediate, advanced levels) -as a second language - secretarial program -as a second language - hotel and catering industry OTHER -French for native speakers -Teleworking, telemarketing -Aquaculture -Job search clubs