Centre For Arts And Technology:
For 30 years our team has been involved in the leading technical and design schools in Canada. Throughout the entertainment industry, our graduates have made their names working on award-winning films and albums, live productions, design projects, acclaimed video games, and working inside major media companies. The Centre for Arts and Technology certificate and diploma programs prepare you for careers in 3D Animation, Digital Filmmaking, Audio Engineering, Event and Talent Management, Graphic and Digital Media Design, 3D Game Animation, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Network Security and other emerging entertainment industry and information technology careers.
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3D Animation:You are an individual with creative flair and a passion for animation. Animation is where giving life to your idea, is quite literally “giving life” to your idea. An object is inanimate without the nuances, and physical movement that expresses shock, sadness, joy, anger, or fear. Or the body language that clues us to tension or intention, arrogance, humility, or shame. Whether it be humanizing an animal or animalizing a human, animators must know how to create realism in motion and environment. This allows the willing suspension of disbelief, so essential in telling great stories. An Animators characters are the ‘story in motion’, not unlike real actors.
You will train at a leading animation school using the tools and techniques required for professional 
production work. You will learn and develop advanced character design for various genres and character types, expressing mood through motion, and visual storytelling.
Watching the movies and playing video games is where it all begins, allow us to take you one step further. Start your journey as an Animator today!
3D Game Animation:Your talent is your imagination, and it shows in your art. Your life is not a fantasy, yet fantasy is your life. You have a burning passion for games, for the action and interaction, for the incredible characters and amazing worlds. Somehow you feel you belong.
At the heart of the entertainment revolution is the game industry and a career as a game artist is your destiny. Games allow you to join complex fantasy worlds, tryout new identities, live out heroic stories, and test your abilities. You can even challenge or join forces with players on the 
other side of the world - and game artists and animators exist at the centre of the action.
You will prepare for entry into the workforce by completing your graduation and professional portfolio and demo reel. Along the way stop and pick up special weapons and tools in the form of fellow Centre students, industry contacts, added skills, experience and new technologies. Use these to expand your network and continue to advanced levels.
Now, put down the game controller and create the kind of game you’d want to play!
Audio Engineering:Imagine a world without tunes or a blockbuster movie with the sound turned down. Can't do it? Neither could we. If your world rocks on awesome sound and music then the Audio Engineering program at the Centre for Arts and Technology, a leading audio school, is where you need to be.
You will explore real-world projects and develop solid skill
s in the procedures and equipment used for professional multi-track recording and sound reinforcement environments for music/sound production and post-production for film/video, TV, and new media. You will learn in top quality recording studios, using the latest linear and non-linear recording technologies. You will then refine and apply the higher-level skills required for long-term career success in the audio industry.
Graduates are prepared for employment in music engineering/producing, audio-post, editing, ADR and Foley, sound design, audio for interactive multimedia and other emerging technologies, audio for game production, location audio, live sound reinforcement, and home-based or independent audio production. In other words Graduates from this audio school are prepared for reality and prepared for success.
Digital Filmmaking:In past years the cost of film had been a significant ba
rrier to most would-be film makers but the advent of affordable High Definition Camcorders and Computer Based Digital Editing has opened the flood gates. The tools and the opportunity are finally in the hands of the creators, the story tellers and here at the Centre for Arts and Technology Digital Film School we use the latest and greatest HD Camcorders.
Digital Film students will then be prepared for work as a non-linear digital editor and for the pursuit of creative or entrepreneurial vision as an independent filmmaker, commercial producer or documentary filmmaker. At our Digital Film School, Available in Kelowna British Columbia, Halifax Nova Scotia, and Fredericton New Brunswick, you will learn and work extensively with compositing and visual effects techniques by utilizing leading industry software technology.
Upon graduation from the Centre's Film School you will demonstrate traits shared by all independent filmmakers: personal drive, a passion for filmmak
ing, and a strong work ethic. As you may have guessed this isn’t your average Digital Film School program!
Digital Photography:Everyone knows that a picture is worth a thousand words, so while others pontificated and delivered wordy dissertations you snuck away and told your story with pictures. Learn digital photography and capture moments in time, agony, ecstasy, victory and defeat; record pinnacles of success and a fall from grace; record history and sometimes make it.
The Centre for Arts & Technology Digital Photography program, available in Kelowna British Columbia, Halifax Nova Scotia, and Fredericton New Brunswick, is immersive. This photography schools program is an in-depth, full-time, one year diploma program that provides you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence necessary for success in photography, photo journalism, and related visual arts fields. As a graduate from the photography schools Digital Photography program you will be in tune with the photography industry, its key historical developments, noteworthy photographers and technological advances.
The word photograph comes from Greek words meaning literally ‘drawing with light.’ We will teach you how to ‘draw’ but what you draw is yours to choose.
Event & Promotions Management:Are you a highly organized individual? Marketing extraordinaire? A passionate person who knows how to awaken, excite and inspire interest?
If you answered yes then the Centre for Arts and Technology is the backstage pass you’ve been waiting for. Through the Event and Promotions Management program, available in Kelowna British Columbia, Halifax Nova Scotia, and Fredericton New Brunswick, you will gain an entrepreneurial-based education fused with event specific knowledge and real-world experience.
The Event and Promotions Management program offers unique opportunities by focusing on current realities and trends in the market, including: project management, marketing, event analysis and planning, human resources, business communications, legal, finance and professional development. You will gain real-world skills planning and creating events while walking away with a knowledge based portfolio that will help get you the career you’ve been looking for.
Graphic & Digital Media Design:The Centre for Arts and Technology places your passion for everything creative into our unique and highly specialized Graphic and Digital Media Design program. With the Centre's animation training you will explore graphic art and design, commercial art, digital imaging and publishing, interactive multimedia, and web design.
Upon graduation from this Web design school you will possess skills and technical knowledge required for placement with leading industry firms. Through the graphic design program you will have learned how to build electronic storefronts, handle credit card processing, build interactive electronic books, design and build databases for eBusiness, and control streaming data between websites and electronic documents. Your portfolio will boast high end print layout for books, technical publications, magazines, and eDocuments.
The Centre’s Graphic and Digital Media Design program will effectively equip you with the animation training and necessary tools to gain a foothold in the Digital Media industry and begin designing your future.
Interior Design:You don’t just design interiors; you design environments, living areas and work spaces for everyday life. You build excitement, or hint at serenity, quietly inspire, or pamper with a luxurious richness. Your work is not set to canvas or clay, it is experienced. You are an environmental artist; A designer of habitat.
The Centre’s program offers professional interior design training through exceptional educators, talented staff and practitioners with a passion for design. Your learning is greatly enhanced through this sharing of wisdom and expertise. You will gain thorough knowledge and be immersed in the design process. You will gain technical skills including computer aided design and traditional drafting and rendering. You are instructed in construction methods, lighting design and materials specification. Graduates of the Interior Design program will be eligible to write the NCIDQ exam upon completion of the required work experience.
If your passion is to be an Interior Designer then the Centre’s program will be the beginning of your exciting career path. And fortunately, as an Interior Designer, you can design that career ‘path’ whichever way you want.
Network Security Specialist/Administrator:Hackers and viruses have reached epidemic proportions and companies face a plethora of accelerating security threats. This plague has driven hugely increased security budgets for hardware, software, and security professionals. The need for security professionals is expected to continue to increase exponentially.
If you’re ready for throwing yourself into the full program, then the 18 month Network Security Specialist program is where you will want to be. This program starts with the Network Security Administrator program and adds on an additional 9 months of training. Among the comprehensive content covered, routers and firewalls are two key areas. Industry standard tools are examined, including Cisco Routers, and Microsoft's premier firewall known as ISA server.
If you’re ready for a dynamic career on the cutting edge world of Network Security now is the time to apply for one of these intensely exciting programs.
Fashion Design & Merchandising:Today it is not enough for a designer to be creative; you need business sense. Fashion is more and more corporate driven and understanding the mechanics of your business is essential. Many of the really successful designers today, like Calvin Klein or Tom Ford, are engaged in all aspects of their business; from licensing strategies to ad campaigns and actually designing the clothes.
At the Centre for Arts and Technology our Fashion Design and Merchandising program, available at the Kelowna British Columbia campus, is for those passionate about the fashion industry; who wants to learn to design, create fashion, and market clothing reflecting their own unique style. You will take on roles as designers, manufacturers, marketers, and retailers and allow people already in the industry to cross-train and expand your skill sets increasing your versatility and opportunity for success. You will be taken from no knowledge of the industry to being able to pursue a multitude of careers based on individual skills and current industry demand.
Upon completing the 24 month program you will have specialized skills to carry a product through the various stages of idea, design, production, marketing, sales, retail, and delivery to the target customer. This unique program provides you with the 'big picture', including business, financial, and retail knowledge. This ensures you are ready to excel in meeting the challenges of the modern global fashion and apparel industry.
Veterinary Hospital Assistant:You are an individual who likes to work with animals, has an interest in animal biology and veterinary science, enjoys working with people and believes in the importance of high quality veterinary care and service. Our Veterinary Hospital Assistant program will equip you with the knowledge and skills essential to the success of primary animal care and prepare you to become an integral member of any animal care environment.
The Veterinary Hospital Assistant program, at the Kelowna British Columbia campus, prepares students for the fast-paced, quality controlled environment of a veterinary setting. Our highly trained instructors, with real world experience, are able to draw upon extensive work scenarios.
Graduates will also possess excellent interpersonal skills. With the Veterinary Hospital Assistant program students will also be trained how to perform the wide variety of clerical duties it takes to run an efficient veterinary hospital front office and will also become fluent in the language of veterinary medical terminology. Students will be well prepared, work ready and confident that they will be able to handle anything that comes their way.
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