University of Winnipeg

The University of Winnipeg’s Professional, Applied and Continuing Education (PACE) offers the course Advanced Business Management to the students who wish to enhance their management and leadership skills.

It offers three university certificate credentials, namely Management Certificate, Emerging Leaders Certificate, and Applied Project Management Certificate. Additionally, the graduates of the program can get Certified in Management (CIM) designation enabled by the  Chartered Managers Canada partnered with the university.

The students are provided opportunities to work while pursuing the course. The other additional skills imparted by the course are enhanced writing and student life study. It also offers an internship at the end of the program. It is a 12-month program, and the tuition costs are around $7840 tentatively. The admission to this course requires at least one month of professional work experience in a related field. The program is accredited by the Management Certificate Certified By Chartered Managers Canada (CIM).

The course offers a rewarding career in the fields of Marketing, Sales, Administration, Operations, Agriculture, Construction, and Health Care.

The graduates can have management networking opportunities, get access to professional workshops and conferences, and various job opportunities. The graduates are also connected to the local CIM chapter in Manitoba. The students obtain a balanced perspective of business and management fundamentals through various lectures, assigned readings, and case studies.

The University of Winnipeg’s PACE offers Financial Management Diploma which is a two-year full-time program that imparts education in the field of accounting and finance. It teaches critical thinking, ethics and business principles in the financial framework. The program offers internship placements and special curriculum focussing on high growth industries. The courses are instructed by industry-recognized highly qualified faculties.

The main areas of focus are:

Accounting Software

Audit

Basic Grammar and Editing

Taxation, Business Analysis Fundamentals

Business Law

Effective Oral and Written Communication

Managerial Skills

Macro Economics

Micro Economics

Project Management

Statistical Analysis

Strategic Planning.

The program offers exciting careers like

Financial Analyst

Accounting Manager

Finance Coordinator

Accountant

Bookkeeper

Claims Adjuster

Mortgage Administrator

Accounts Administrator

Collections Officer.

The applicants are required to have at least one year of professional work experience in the related fields.

The graduates are presented with two certificate credentials, namely Financial Management Diploma and Management Certificate Certified By Chartered Managers Canada (CIM). The program also requires the students to own a laptop with particular hardware configurations. The tentative tuition fees for international students is $24,480.

The University of Winnipeg offers a one-year full-time Human Resource Management Diploma. The program focuses on leadership skills and business tools for effective communication in addition to the fundamentals of Human Resource Management. Graduates will be awarded a Human Resource Management Diploma and a Management Certificate. Graduates of the course Managing Occupational Health, Safety, and Environment will acquire an additional WHMIS certification.

The curriculum is aligned to the requirements of CIM and CPHR designation. The program also offers internship placements based on satisfying the eligibility criteria. The program has an increasing employment opportunity.

Some of the careers include:

HR Specialist

Payroll Administrator

Employment Equity Officer

Change Management Coordinator

Benefits Coordinator

Compensation Manager

Corporate Trainer

Organizational Staff Development Officer

Corporate Recruiter.

The main areas of focus are:

Business Fundamentals

Canadian Payroll

Compensation and Benefits

Environmental Influences

Oral and Written Communication

Employment and Labour Law

Finance Fundamentals

Human Resources Information Systems

Labour Management

Conflict Management

Occupational Health and Safety,

Project Management

Recruitment

Strategic Human Resource Planning.

The tuition fees for international students are approximately $18,915. The students are eligible to write the Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) exam. The graduates also exhibit financial decision-making and budgeting skills. The HR Program is officially accredited by the Provincial Certifying Body (CPHR Manitoba), and the Management Certificate is certified by Chartered Managers Canada (CIM).

The University of Winnipeg's PACE offers a Marketing Management Diploma which is a two-year full-time program in the field of marketing and economics. The program also offers a 4-week internship opportunity. It focuses on marketing tools, systems, and strategies. International students’ tuition fees come to be approximately $24,480. It offers training in Adobe Creative Cloud and SPSS software.

The career designations available are: marketing manager, marketing coordinator, marketing director, marketing specialist, and advertising coordinator.

The main areas of focus are:

advertising

consumer behaviour

fundamentals of business fundamentals

customer relationship management

digital and social media marketing

email marketing

storytelling

marketing analytics

marketing strategy

finance basics

marketing basics

negotiation

sales strategies

strategic marketing.

The program's eligibility criteria require a minimum of one-year work experience in a related field.

The graduates are awarded three credentials, namely: Marketing Diploma, Digital, and Social Media Marketing Certificate and Management Certificate certified by Chartered Managers Canada (CIM).

The University of Winnipeg offers Network Security Diploma that aims to create skilled network security specialists. It is a 16-month full-time program that includes 1 week of orientation and 4 weeks of internship. The programs aim to impart theoretical knowledge in IT security combined with hands-on practical experience in the Cisco Labs.

The university partners with Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology (MITT) to include more hands-on training.

The career paths include: 

security specialist

network administrator

network auditor

security auditor

consultant.

The main areas of focus are 

Open-source server administration

Windows server administration

C programming

Cisco CCNA certifications

Information assurance and security

PowerShell scripting

Python scripting.

The graduates are trained to handle and mitigate the most advanced internet security threats. The international tuition fees cost are tentatively at around $15,800. The graduates are awarded two credentials, namely Network Security Diploma and the Management Certificate. The program aids students in preparing for professional CCNA certification paths and network security designations. The entry requirements for the applicants require either a degree in IT-related fields or a degree with one year of experience in the related IT fields.

The University of Winnipeg offers a Project Management Diploma that focuses on the fundamentals of Project Management and training in project management tools. It is a 12-month full-time program.

The graduates acquire skills like budgeting, procuring, scoping, modelling, measuring, and reporting using a range of project management tools. The curriculum is in line with the industry level certifications, namely Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM).

On the completion of the course, the graduates can opt for various career positions like project manager, earned value specialist, events manager, cost coordinator, procurement coordinator, business analyst, project coordinator, and risk analyst.

The program offers courses focusing on main areas like

agile project management

business analysis

stakeholder communication

 human resource management

 ethics

 finance

 conflict resolution

 estimation

 scheduling

 cost and budget planning

 decision analysis

strategic planning.

The entry requirement includes one year of work experience in the related fields.

The main employers of the program are :

The City of Winnipeg,

Manitoba Infrastructure,

Home Depot

MTS Allstream

Manitoba Hydro

The Province of Manitoba.

Upon graduation, the students can earn two educational credentials, namely Project Management Diploma and Management Certificate. The program fee includes a  membership in the Project Management Institute.

The University of Winnipeg offers 13 months of full-time Public relations, marketing & strategic communications management diploma. The program aims at developing market-specific skills to work in corporate and other non-profit organizations.

On completion of the program, graduates will earn three educational credentials, namely Public Relations and Strategic Communications Diploma, Marketing Diploma, and Management Certificate. The program offers internship opportunities that enable the students to create a portfolio and also acquire work experience. All the students enrolled in the program hold membership in the International Association of Business Communicators, Canadian Public Relations Society, and the Canadian Marketing Association - Manitoba Chapter.

The students are also trained in software like Adobe Creative Cloud & SPSS. The program offers career opportunities like public relations assistant, fund development officer, community relations officer, media specialist, events coordinator or manager, and marketing coordinator.

The courses focus on the main areas like:

advertising

public relations issues

customer relationship management

social media marketing

oral and written communication

event management

fund development

graphic design

marketing

media relations

web marketing.

The graduates also learn about digital communication technologies and their impact on traditional approaches and the techniques to adapt them.

Supply chain management diploma is the University of Winnipeg's 13-month full-time program which teaches and also provides hands-on training to manage, organize, and run supply chain functions. The graduates are awarded two credentials, namely Supply Chain Management Diploma and Management Certificate.

The course offers internship opportunities to all the students. It also includes membership with the Supply Chain Management Association of Manitoba. The applicants are mandated to have three years of work experience or a degree plus one year of work experience.

The graduates end up in rewarding career profiles of supply chain manager, procurement manager, commodity manager, logistics business manager, transportation coordinator, customs broker,  purchasing agent, and production logistics coordinator.

The main areas of focus of the courses are:

business law

global sourcing

economic theory

knowledge management

logistics

marketing

negotiation

procurement

project management

risk management, and supply chain management for services

capital goods

public sector.

Graduates are also equipped with the skills to analyze, design and recommend operations for improving the performance of the supply chain management process.

The courses also offer various case studies and simulations to experience real-world scenarios.