Programs that are marked PGWP eligible meet Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) eligibility requirements for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP), including the new field of study requirement effective Nov. 1, 2024. The numbers in the PGWP eligible column are the IRCC Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes. International students seeking a PGWP are responsible for meeting field of study and all other PGWP eligibility requirements.
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Your degree will prepare you for a career in a wide range of fields, including:
- Agronomy consulting
- Agronomy sales (crop inputs)
- Environmental assessment
- Farm equipment technicians
- Primary production (food production systems)
- Research
Graduates of our Agriculture Sciences program work in a wide variety of settings, including:
- Commodity trader/grain or cattle buyer
- Farm management consultant
- Insurance agent/agricultural insurance
- Loan officer/agriculture finance
- Marketing and communications for agribusinesses or producer organizations
- Policy advisor for producer organizations
Graduates of our Agriculture Sciences program work in a wide variety of settings, including:
- Agronomist
- Crop consultant
- Entomologist
- Extension specialist
- Farm input sales representative
- Government
- Grain merchandiser
- Insurance specialist
- Loan officer
- Plant pathologist
- Research agronomist
- Seed production specialist
Our diploma program will prepare you to work with design teams in a wide variety of fields:
- Architectural animation communications specialist
- Architectural illustrator
- BIM draftsperson
- CAD designer
- Concept artist
- Digital environmental artist
- Immersive artist
- Three-dimensional designer
- Three-dimensional modelling and texture artist
A variety of opportunities will await once you graduate. You will have the option to: continue your studies; obtain a professional designation; or immediately pursue your career in fields such as:
- Accounting
- Agriculture-business
- Banking
- E-commerce
- Energy industry
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial services
- Human resources
- Management
- Marketing
- Project management
- Retail management
- Running your own business
- Sales
- Start-up business
- Taxation
- Technology
Why Lethbridge Polytechnic Business Administration? Employable after 2 years – step right into a great career upon graduation, or, with transfer agreements in place at institutions across Canada and around the globe, you can easily continue your education to earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 2 additional years.
A variety of opportunities will await you once you graduate. You will have the option to: continue your studies; obtain a professional designation; or immediately pursue your career in fields such as:
- Advertising
- Agriculture-business
- Banking
- E-commerce
- Energy industry
- Entrepreneurship
- Logistics
- Management
- Marketing
- Project management
- Retail management
- Running your own business
- Sales
- Start-up business
- Supply chain management
- Technology
Why Lethbridge Polytechnic Business Administration? Employable after two years – step right into a great career upon graduation, or, with transfer agreements in place at institutions across Canada and around the globe, you can easily continue your education to earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as two additional years.
A variety of opportunities will await you once you graduate. You will have the option to continue your studies, obtain a professional designation or immediately pursue your career in fields such as:
- Advertising
- Agriculture-business
- Banking
- E-commerce
- Energy industry
- Financial services
- Human resources
- Logistics
- Management
- Project management
- Retail management
- Sales
- Start-up business
- Supply chain management
- Technology
Why Lethbridge Polytechnic Business Administration? Employable after two years – step right into a great career upon graduation, or, with transfer agreements in place at institutions across Canada and around the globe, you can easily continue your education to earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as two additional years.
When you graduate, you'll be ready to work with children, youth and families in a wide variety of settings, including:
- Adolescent psychiatry
- Drop-in centres
- Family support
- Foster care work
- Group homes
- Hospitals
- Independent living programs
- Recreation and community centres
- Residential and treatment programs
- Safe consumption sites
- Schools
- Women’s emergency centres
- Young offender centres
- Construction estimator
- Construction inspector
- Construction manager
- Consulting
- Geo-technologist
- Government/municipality engineering
- Infrastructure designer
- Materials testing technologist
- Quality assurance/control technologist
- Roadway designer
- Structural designer
- Business and systems analyst
- Computer service technician
- Database designer/developer
- GIS developer
- Information systems project manager
- IT support specialist
- Mobile app developer
- Network analyst/technician
- Programmer analyst
- Software developer
- Software testing specialist
- Web developer and administrator
Graduates of the Bachelor of Criminal Justice Post-Diploma Degree program will be prepared to enter careers including the following:
- Business planner
- Case workers in provincial and federal justice organizations
- Communications officer
- Continued studies in graduate school
- Crisis support worker
- Municipal, provincial and federal government policy analyst
- Parole officers
- Probation officers
- Research assistant
- Supervisors/Managers in justice organizations
- Victim service worker
At the end of the program, you'll be prepared for work throughout the criminal justice system in positions such as:
- Federal correctional officer
- Halfway house counsellor
- Provincial correctional officer
- Victim services worker
- Youth worker
You'll leave our program with a comprehensive understanding of the criminal justice system and a valuable range of practical skills and abilities. You'll be ready to serve as either a sworn public safety officer or as a civilian employee, with:
- Emergency services
- Federal enforcement agencies such as Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada Border Services, Correctional Service Canada, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
- Municipal police services
- Other provincial enforcement and protection services including sheriffs
- Private security and investigation agencies
- Provincial police services
- Regional police services
Lethbridge Polytechnic graduates are employed throughout Canada and abroad in a variety of culinary opportunities including fine restaurants, hotels, cruise ships, catering companies, flight kitchens, hospitals, care facilities and convention centres. Opportunities also exist to own and operate your own restaurant or branch out into marketing and product development.
Recent graduates have found employment in the following roles:
- Banquet chef
- Banquet cook
- Business owner
- Caterer
- Chef
- Chef de partie
- Entrepreneur
- Food sales representative
- Line cook
- Prep cook
- Sous chef
Your diploma in Digital Communications and Media will prepare you for a wide range of positions working independently or as part of an organization. These careers include:
- Digital/broadcast journalist
- Freelance/entrepreneur
- Graphic and information design
- Magazine/newspaper content creator
- Marketing and advertising
- Media production company owner
- Media/public relations
- Photographer/videographer
- Podcaster
- Radio host/producer/scriptwriter
- Social media content manager
- Story editor
- Video editor
- Video producer/director/scriptwriter
When you graduate, your in-demand skills will open up opportunities in:
- Before and after school programs
- Child care centres
- Day homes
- Early learning programs
- Family group care programs
- Kindergartens
- Out-of-school care programs
- Parenting centres
- Preschool programs
- Recreational facilities
When you graduate, your in-demand skills will open up opportunities in:
- Before and after school programs
- Child care centres
- Day homes
- Early learning programs
- Family group care programs
- Kindergartens
- Out-of-school care programs
- Parenting centres
- Preschool programs
- Recreational facilities
An Engineering Design Technology diploma will prepare you for a position in this high demand field, possible roles after graduation include:
- Architectural technologist
- Building designer
- Building inspector
- CAD technologist
- Engineering design technologist
- Environmental consulting
- Infrastructure designer
- Manufacturing engineering
- Mapping/survey technologist
- Mechanical design technologist
- Process design technologist
- Structural technologist
- Environmental assessment officer
- Environmental compliance officer
- Environmental technologist
- Environmental investigator
- Pollution prevention officer
- Reclamation technologist
- Soils technologist
- Water survey technologist
- Water quality technologist
- Watershed management coordinator
With a diploma in Exercise Science, you'll be ready to work in a variety of capacities in the health and wellness industry, complete two industry certifications or continue your studies in a degree program. Qualified exercise professionals are found working in a variety of positions including:
- Fitness centre manager
- Health and fitness coordinators
- Health and wellness coach
- Personal training
- Physiotherapist assistant
- Strength and conditioning coach
Start here, go anywhere! General Arts and Science provides you with foundational skills that transfer easily to a wide variety of careers and academic programs ranging from social scientist to teacher, from business entrepreneur to nurse, and much, much more.
Start here, go anywhere! General Arts and Science provides students with foundational skills that transfer easily to a wide variety of careers and academic programs ranging from social scientist to teacher, from business entrepreneur to nurse, and much, much more.
Start here, go anywhere! General Arts and Science provides students with foundational skills that transfer easily to a wide variety of careers and academic programs ranging from social scientist to teacher, from business entrepreneur to nurse, and much, much more.
Our diploma program in Interior Design Technology will prepare you to work with design teams in a wide variety of fields.
- Commercial designer
- Concept artist
- Draftsperson
- Interior design technologist
- Kitchen and bath designer
- Millwork designer
- Product sales representative
- Residential designer
- Space planner
You will be prepared to work as a massage therapist in a growing number of fields, including:
- Chiropractic clinics
- Independent practitioners
- Long-term care facilities
- Massage clinics and spas
- Private health care providers
- Sports medicine clinics
Our Multimedia Production diploma will prepare you for entry-level positions in a wide range of fields, including:
- 2D/3D animation
- Front-end development
- Interactive advertising/marketing
- Interactive narrative design
- Mobile app development
- Motion graphics
- New media e-learning
- New media entrepreneurship/freelance
- Social media
- User experience design
- Web and interactive media design
- Web and interactive programming/development
- Web game/simulation design/development
- Conservation Officer
- Environmental Investigator/Inspector
- Fish and Wildlife Officer
- Fishery Officer
- Municipal Police Officer
- Park Patrol Officer
- Park Ranger
- Pollution Control Officer
- Resource Management Officer
- RCMP Officer
- Wildlife Investigator
Employability
- Natural Resource Law Enforcement Officer positions have specific physical requirements such as vision, hearing and physical fitness. The specific requirements differ with each agency. It is the applicant’s responsibility to confirm that they meet the requirements of the agencies with which they hope to work.
- Persons with a criminal record may have difficulty competing for jobs as Conservation Enforcement Officers in Canada.
- Employers often require that students hold a valid Standard First Aid or Wilderness First Aid Certificate and/or a CPR Certificate to be eligible for seasonal and/or permanent employment. Students are encouraged to obtain these certificates either prior to entering the program or during the first term.
- A number of workshops and short courses sponsored by various agencies are available on evenings and weekends. Students are encouraged to attend these sessions to enhance their credentials for employment.
Upon successful completion of the program, you will be eligible to write the Canadian Practical Nursing Registration Exam (CPNRE). Successful completion of the CPNRE exam designates you as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Career opportunities for the LPN exist in a variety of health care settings, which include:
- Acute care (medical, surgical, pediatric, maternity, etc.)
- Continuing care services (continuing care homes, supportive living accommodations, home and community care, rehabilitative care, palliative care, etc.)
- Renal services
- Public health
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Practical Nurses are part of an inter-professional collaborative health care team and play a primary role in providing safe, competent and ethical nursing care to the public.
This diploma program will prepare you for a career in a range of fields, including:
- Agriculture and livestock industry assistant
- Animal nutrition industry sales and consultant
- Animal research technician
- Laboratory assistant
- Livestock/farm technician
- Pet product assistant
Our diploma program will prepare you for work in a wide variety of environmental and natural resource management career opportunities, including employment as a:
- Biological technician
- Environmental technician
- Field Research technician
- Resource management technician
Employment is found with government agencies, private environmental organizations, environmental (non-governmental) consulting firms and natural resource industries (oil, gas, mining, and forestry).
Your diploma in Therapeutic Recreation Gerontology will prepare you to work in many settings, including:
- Community-based programs
- Group homes
- Hospitals
- Lodges
- Long term care
- Mental health programs
- Rehabilitation programs
- Seniors day programs
- Senior centers
- Supportive living