About the program
Throughout the program, you'll explore real-world challenges and learn practical strategies to address them. Critical thinking is integrated throughout the curriculum, supporting sound decision-making under pressure and helping you adapt to complex situations with confidence.
Along with leadership and operational skills, the program covers key aspects of employment law as it applies to managing people in a paramedic service environment. You'll gain a practical understanding of legal responsibilities and how to navigate them effectively as a leader.
By the end of the program, you'll be equipped with a well-rounded set of leadership tools you can apply immediately in your current role or use to take the next step in your career.
Program information
Admission requirements
- Current Advanced Emergency Medical Care Attendant (A-EMCA) certificate or equivalent
Admission procedures
- Apply at Ontario Colleges - www.ontariocolleges.ca
- Final selection is made following an assessment of the admission requirements
Graduate opportunities
Program outcomes
- Communicate effectively in leadership roles and as a team leader and/or team member in a Paramedic Service Environment
- Utilize project management processes and tools in order to effectively augment resources
- Apply performance management techniques and practices to leadership and management situations
- Apply team based approaches utilizing communication, coaching and leadership skills
- Develop critical thinking strategies in the Paramedic Service Environment
- Manage various aspects of Employment Law as it applies to management, employees and leaders
Program related resources
Program contact
- OntarioLearn Team Member
- OntarioLearn@conestogac.on.ca
Mark your calendar with our registration dates, so you can plan your future.
Spring registration: Opens March 2, 2026
Disclaimer
The College reserves the right to alter information including requirements and fees and to cancel at any time a program, course, or program major or option; to change the location and/or term in which a program or course is offered; to change the program curriculum as necessary to meet current competencies in the job market or for budgetary reasons; or to withdraw an offer of admission both prior to and after its acceptance by an applicant or student because of insufficient applications or registrations, over-acceptance of offers of admission, budgetary constraints, or for other such reasons. In the event the College exercises such a right, the College’s sole liability will be the return of monies paid by the applicant or student to the College.
Students actively registered in cohort delivered programs who take longer than the designed program length of time to complete their studies are accountable for completing any new or additional courses that may result due to changes in the program of study. Unless otherwise stated, students registered in non-cohort delivered programs must complete the program of study within seven years of being admitted to the program.