About Emergency Communications & Response in MacEwan University

Do you like a challenge? Do you have what it takes to answer the call – for help? Emergency communications officers are a vital link in emergency situations, and can be the difference between life and death in a crisis. As technology and services evolve, there is a growing need for highly trained professionals with the skills and confidence to keep a level head under pressure.

Get Your Certificate in Eight Months

MacEwan University's Emergency Communications and Response certificate gives you the skills to successfully evaluate, dispatch and coordinate police, fire and emergency medical services, preparing you for an exciting career in the field of emergency communications. As the field becomes more complex and highly specialized, the demand for skilled professionals who can multi-task, utilize hi-tech equipment and think quickly and critically in a stressful environment has grown accordingly.

Keys to Success

Keyboarding and hearing skills are key to your employment success. Check with the communication centre where you are interested in becoming employed for any specific employment requirements.

Careers

The field of emergency communications continues to evolve. The growing demand for skilled professionals to work as part of the emergency response team has created career opportunities across Canada.

Graduates find employment with a variety of fire, police or emergency medical services in all levels of government. As technology continues to reshape the world of commercial communications, graduates will also find career opportunities with highly specialized communication centers.

From a highly specialized communication center to an emergency centre, coordinating emergency services within complex organizations, your education at MacEwan prepares you to work in the dynamic and evolving field of emergency communications.

Work as a dispatcher/emergency communication operator for any of the following potential employers:

• Municipal, provincial or federal fire, police and emergency medical communication centres
• Security organizations
• Transit
• Shopping malls – security
• Government
• Hospitals
• Oil companies
• Transport companies

Academic qualification equivalents

• Applicants must have a minimum overall average of 65 percent in high school courses

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :       overall band score of 6.5 and a minimum score of 5.5 in each band.
• TOEFL    :       86 and a minimum score of 21 in each section.
• PTE         :       overall score of 59 and a minimum score of 56 in each band.

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MacEwan University The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Before deciding to study in one of the Canadian universities, one must estimate the average cost of living in Canada. Tabulated below are the expenses one needs to incur on a monthly basis to study at MacEwan University. The tuition fees for international students are based on credits. Other fees include the service fees and course specific fees which can be checked online.

Cost of transportation is covered in tuition fee as the institute provides UPass.

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