Student Services

At Brighton College, your educational success and professional development are important to us. We offer a number of services in the areas of career development, academic assistance and more including but not limited to:

A Brighton College exclusive job posting page – Brighton College Career Center (BCCC)
Career development services
Job search services
Academic advising services
Tutoring services
Study skills, exam taking, and time management workshops
International student documentation assistance
Networking events
Student appreciation days/birthdays

Certifications That May Better Your Career Opportunities

Depending on your chosen career path, one or more of these certifications may be important for your career opportunities and your ability to take on roles with more responsibility. Take the time to look at your desired positions on any job site to see whether they regularly ask for or require any of these regulatory certifications.

1. Foodsafe Level 1

This one-day course, featuring food handling, sanitation, and work safety, is designed for front line food service workers such as cooks, servers, bussers, dishwashers, and deli workers. The course covers important food safety and worker safety information including foodborne illness, receiving and storing food, preparing food, serving food, cleaning and sanitizing.

This course is arranged by Brighton College for Healthcare programs regularly. Please contact Brighton College Student Services at 604-227-3883 for registration.

Students may also take Foodsafe Level 1 on their own. Please see the link below for details.

http://www.foodsafe.ca/

2. Serving it Right (SIR)

This self-study course educates food industry employees about their legal responsibilities when serving alcohol.

The SIR certificate is available online. Please check the link below for details:

http://www.servingitright.com/

3. First Aid Level 1 (with CPR-C)

This one day course provides training on the provision of initial care to a life-threatening (or limb-threatening) medical emergency, either an illness or an injury.

This course is arranged by Brighton College for Healthcare courses regularly. Please contact Brighton College Student Services at 604-227-3883 for registration.

Students may also take First Aid level 1 on their own. Please see the link below for details on first aid providers in BC.

First Aid Level 1

4. WHMIS

The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is an online course to educate workers about potentially dangerous aspects of their jobs.

WHMIS certification is required for Healthcare courses. WHMIS is available online. Please check the link below for details:

http://whmis.ca/