Applied Business Technology (Financial Assistant) Certificate

Applied Business Technology (Financial 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 (Financial Assistant) Certificate prepares students to work in business, government, and industry offices. Students study accounting and financial services alongside administrative skills such as word processing, keyboarding, and spreadsheets, using up-to-date Microsoft Office software and office procedures.

The program is 41 credits (660 hours). It includes a one-week practicum placement to apply new skills in an office environment. Campus-based intakes are full-time in class during business hours, while online intakes are slower-paced to help students balance studies with other responsibilities.

Modules

• ABTC 111 – Accounting I
• ABTC 112 – Keyboarding 1
• ABTC 114 – Human Relations and Job Search Skills
• ABTC 119 – Computers and Groupware
• ABTC 120 – Business Math & Calculations
• ABTC 121 – Electronic Spreadsheet I
• ABTC 133 – Word Processing I
• ABTC 151 – Accounting 2
• ABTC 154 – Administrative Procedures and Records Management
• ABTC 161 – Electronic Spreadsheet II
• ABTC 165 – Business English
• ABTC 182 – Automated Accounting

The minimum requirements for admission in Applied Business Technology (Financial 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 (Financial Assistant) Certificate.

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

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 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 182 – Automated Accounting (5.0 credits); ABTC 192 – Practicum (2.0 credits).

Note: 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.

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: 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-financial-assistant-certificate/

• Financial Office Assistant
• Payroll Assistant
• Computerized Bookkeeping Assistant
• Accounts Payable / Receivable Clerk

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