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School Subject: Computer-related Courses

  • Radiation Therapists

    Legacy duties

    • Operate linear accelerators, cobalt 60, X-ray and other radiation therapy equipment to administer radiation treatment prescribed by radiation oncologists
    • Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation
    • Assist radiation oncologists and clinical physicists with preparation of radiation treatment plan
    • Assist in the preparation of sealed radioactive materials such as cobalt, radium, cesium and isotopes and the construction of devices such as plaster casts and acrylic moulds to assist with administration of radiation treatment
    • Monitor the patient's physical and psychological well-being during the entire course of treatment
    • Advise the patient regarding side effects of radiation
    • May train and supervise student radiotherapy technologists or supervise other radiotherapy technologists.

  • Purchasing Managers

    Legacy duties

    • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the purchasing activities of an establishment
    • Develop purchasing policies and procedures and control purchasing department budget
    • Identify vendors of materials, equipment or supplies
    • Evaluate cost and quality of goods or services
    • Negotiate or oversee the negotiation of purchase contracts
    • Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials
    • Review and process claims against suppliers
    • Interview, hire and oversee training of staff.

  • Police Officers (Except Commissioned)

    Legacy duties

    • Patrol assigned areas to maintain public safety and order and to enforce laws and regulations
    • Investigate crimes and accidents, secure evidence, interview witnesses, compile notes and reports and provide testimony in courts of law
    • Arrest criminal suspects
    • Provide emergency assistance to victims of accidents, crimes and natural disasters
    • Participate in crime prevention, public information and safety programs
    • May supervise and co-ordinate the work of other police officers.

  • Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Process Operators

    Legacy duties

    • Operate electronic or computerized control panel from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units
    • Control process start-up, shut-down and troubleshooting
    • Monitor outside process equipment
    • Adjust equipment, valves, pumps and controls and process equipment
    • Authorize or co-sign maintenance work orders
    • Shut down, isolate and prepare process units or production equipment for maintenance
    • Sample products, perform tests, record data, carry out statistical process control on process operations, and write production logs
    • Develop operator procedures for normal operation, start-up or shut-down of unit
    • Participate in safety audits and programs and provide emergency response when required
    • Ensure adherence to safety and environmental regulations
    • May rotate between different processing units during shift cycles
    • May work in a team with shared supervisory responsibilities and participate in training other workers
    • May be cross-trained in a skilled trade and work in the trade during shift cycles.

  • Other Administrative Services Managers

    Legacy duties

    • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a department providing a single administrative service or several administrative services
    • Direct and advise staff engaged in providing records management, security, finance, purchasing, human resources or other administrative services
    • Direct and control corporate governance and regulatory compliance procedures within establishment
    • Plan, administer and control budgets for contracts, equipment and supplies
    • Prepare reports and briefs for management committees evaluating administrative services
    • Interview, hire and oversee training for staff.

  • Nuclear Medicine Technologist

    Legacy duties

    • Prepare radiopharmaceuticals, such as radionuclides and other materials and administer them to patients or to biological samples
    • Operate radiation detection equipment, such as gamma cameras, scanners, scintillation counters, tomodensitometers and ionization chambers, to acquire data for use by nuclear medicine physicians in the diagnosis of disease
    • Perform diagnostic procedures using radioactive materials on biological specimens, such as blood, urine and faeces
    • Record and process results of procedures
    • Check equipment to ensure proper operation
    • Provide appropriate care for the patient during the examination
    • Apply radiation protection measures
    • May train and supervise student nuclear medicine technologists or supervise other nuclear medicine technologists.

  • Medical Secretaries

    Legacy duties

    • Schedule and confirm medical appointments and receive and communicate messages for medical staff and patients
    • Prepare, key in, edit, and proofread medical records, reports, articles, case histories and correspondence from machine dictation, shorthand and handwritten notes using computers
    • Interview patients in order to complete forms, documents and case histories
    • Complete insurance and other claim forms
    • Initiate and maintain confidential medical files and records
    • Prepare financial statements and billing procedures
    • Order supplies and maintain inventory
    • Determine and establish office procedures and routines
    • May supervise and train other staff in procedures and in use of current software.

  • Medical Transcriptionists

    Legacy duties

    • Transcribe machine dictation or rough notes from medical reports, correspondence, medical records and patient information
    • Proofread work for typographical and grammatical errors.

  • Metallurgical and Materials Engineers

    Legacy duties

    • Conduct studies and design, develop and specify the processes, and machinery to concentrate, extract, refine and process metals from ores
    • Conduct studies on the properties and characteristics of materials and design, develop and specify processes for moulding, shaping, forming and thermal treatment of metals, alloys and metallic systems, ceramics, semiconducting and other materials
    • Conduct chemical and physical analytical studies, failure analyses and other studies and recommend material selection, design of materials, corrosion control measures, operational testing and other procedures
    • Co-ordinate production testing and control of metal refining, smelting or foundry operations or non-metallic materials production operations
    • Supervise technologists, technicians and other engineers and scientists.

  • Library Technicians and Assistants

    Legacy duties

    • Assist library users in accessing books, films, photographs, maps, documents, electronic materials and other library materials
    • Catalogue new library acquisitions under the direction of a librarian
    • Issue for circulation library books and other materials
    • Perform manual and on-line reference searches and make interlibrary loans for users
    • Assist librarians in giving tours and providing children's and other specialized library programs
    • Enter the checkout and return of books and other library materials if necessary.