Border Services (Fast Track) St. Clair College

Overview

Students will become familiar with the pertinent legislation, procedures, and documentation required to move people and goods across the border. In addition, they will also develop important communication, dispute resolution, and critical thinking skills. The  Border Services (Fast Track) programme at St. Clair College  is designed to provide graduates with foundational training to enable them to seek careers in the many industries and government agencies responsible for facilitating the movement of persons and goods across the borders.

Key facts

• Students utilize a variety of methods, including role-playing and hands-on activities, to demonstrate their understating and ability to combine the material covered in the core courses of this programme: Border Service; Immigration; Brokerage; Food, Plant and Animal Import Requirements; Counterfeit Documents and Fraud Detection; Investigation, Interviewing and Evidence as well as Criminal Code and Federal Statutes.
• The focus of the Control and Defensive Techniques course enables students to gain an understanding of the authority and the importance of being able to articulate why a particular use of force was exercised.
• In the Extremism & Fundamentalism in Canadian Society course, students examine the complexity and dynamics of political and religious fundamentalism using an integrated and interdisciplinary perspective.
• Because the programme is delivered in 12 straight months, many students return and take a second "fast track" law enforcement programme, providing them with two relevant 2-year diplomas in just 2 years. This makes them even better candidates for hire in the field of law enforcement.

Career Opportunities

Graduates from this programme will be prepared for the demands of being on the front line of global trade; seek careers in the many industries and government agencies responsible for facilitating the movement of persons and goods across the borders as well as careers in law enforcement.