- Monday
- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Thursday
- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Friday
- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Courses/Apprenticeships
Culinary Studies
The apprenticeship will teach students the fundamentals of being successful in a culinary setting. Areas that will be explored include safe food handling and food contamination as well as an opportunity to obtain their Food Handlers certificate. Familiarization of kitchen equipment with emphasis on safety. Proper sanitation of equipment and surfaces. The importance of personal hygiene and hand washing as it relates to food preparation.
Domestic/Housekeeping Studies
The student will learn general domestic/housekeeping duties and maintenance through this apprenticeship. They will learn how to effectively maintain a private residence or commercial building to make sure it meets sanitation requirements with the aide of a facilitator. The student will learn the basics of housekeeping including dusting, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dish washing, bed making and laundry. The student will learn safety procedures with equipment and cleaning solutions and exposed to WHIMIS training.
Health, Fitness Studies, and Finance
The student will learn the fundamentals of the 4 major components to fitness. Those include cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. There will be a strong emphasis on safe and effective program development as well as monthly goal setting. ACI is also working to create our own certification courses that can be offered to students to help further their Health and Fitness profession. The students will be introduced to Tae Kwon-Do and Self Defense courses. We have a strong partnership with First Ontario Credit Union and their team comes in to teach students financial literacy.
Horticultural and Maintenance Studies
Students will learn how to safely and effectively use equipment to mow and trim grass. They will learn the basics on pruning shrubs and bushes. They will also learn overall plant care. Wedding will be a skill learned as well; the student will be able to identify weeds and know the difference between weeds and plants. Seasonal tasks may be required this included but not limited to; planting annuals in the spring, cleaning up leaves and debris in the fall and snow removal in the winter.