Applied Business Technology (Administrative Assistant) Certificate

Applied Business Technology (Administrative Assistant) Certificate is a Diploma program taught at Northern Lights College, Canada. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years) options.

Northern Lights College’s Applied Business Technology (Administrative Assistant) Certificate prepares students to work in business, government, and industry offices. Students study word processing, keyboarding, spreadsheets, automated accounting, bookkeeping, and the utilization of up-to-date Microsoft Office software. The program also includes business communications and office procedures to build soft skills for office work.

The program is delivered as a full-time in-class cohort during business hours for campus-based intakes. Online intakes offer a slower-paced version. Students complete a practicum placement that takes place over two weeks to apply new skills in an office environment. The program length is 54 credits (850 hours).

Modules

• ABTC 111 – Accounting I (3.0 credits)
• ABTC 112 – Keyboarding 1 (1.0 credits)
• ABTC 114 – Human Relations and Job Search Skills (3.0 credits)
• ABTC 119 – Computers and Groupware (3.0 credits)
• ABTC 120 – Business Math & Calculations (2.0 credits)
• ABTC 121 – Electronic Spreadsheet I (2.0 credits)
• ABTC 133 – Word Processing I (4.0 credits)
• ABTC 151 – Accounting 2 (4.0 credits)
• ABTC 153 – Word Processing II (4.0 credits)
• ABTC 154 – Administrative Procedures and Records Management (3.0 credits)
• ABTC 161 – Electronic Spreadsheet II (3.0 credits)
• ABTC 165 – Business English (6.0 credits)

The minimum requirements for admission in Applied Business Technology (Administrative Assistant) Certificate at Northern Lights College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Northern Lights College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Northern Lights College as pre-requiste for admission in Applied Business Technology (Administrative Assistant) Certificate.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Admission Requirements

• Math Requirements: Complete one of the following (or higher or equivalent): Math 10 or higher or equivalent; MATH 030 or higher or equivalent
• Applicants should have a basic familiarity with computers and a minimum typing speed of 15 wpm to help ensure that they meet the 45 wpm requirement of the program upon completion.
• Program Requirements: Residency Requirement 25% of courses must be completed at Northern Lights College
• Minimum Grade Requirements: 70% minimum in all courses
• All of: ABTC 111 – Accounting I (3.0 credits); ABTC 112 – Keyboarding 1 (1.0 credits); ABTC 114 – Human Relations and Job Search Skills (3.0 credits); ABTC 119 – Computers and Groupware (3.0 credits); ABTC 120 – Business Math & Calculations (2.0 credits); ABTC 121 – Electronic Spreadsheet I (2.0 credits); ABTC 133 – Word Processing I (4.0 credits); ABTC 151 – Accounting 2 (4.0 credits); ABTC 153 – Word Processing II (4.0 credits); ABTC 154 – Administrative Procedures and Records Management (3.0 credits); ABTC 161 – Electronic Spreadsheet II (3.0 credits); ABTC 165 – Business English (6.0 credits); ABTC 173 – Keyboarding II (2.0 credits); ABTC 182 – Automated Accounting (5.0 credits); ABTC 192 – Practicum (2.0 credits); ABTC 193 – Desktop Publishing (2.0 credits); ABTC 194 – Presentation Software (1.0 credits); ABTC 195 – Business Communications (4.0 credits)

English Requirements

• Applicants whose first language is English: Complete one of the following (or higher or equivalent): English Language Arts 11; ENGL 040
• Applicants whose first language is not English: Complete one of the following: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band less than 6.0.
• Applicants who have graduated from a Philippine post-secondary institution: Complete one of the following: Completion of a four-year Bachelor’s Degree that must include at least one baccalaureate-level English course in which a minimum grade of ‘C’ was obtained; IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band less than 6.0.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.nlc.bc.ca/programs/applied-business-technology-administrative-assistant-certificate/

• Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk
• Administrative Assistant
• Computerized Bookkeeping Assistant
• Data-Entry Clerk
• Financial Office Assistant
• Office Assistant
• Payroll Assistant
• Receptionist / Switchboard Clerk
• Records Management Clerk

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