Applied Business Technology (Office Assistant) Certificate

Applied Business Technology (Office 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 (Office Assistant) Certificate prepares students to work in business, government, and industry offices. The program teaches current administrative skills in word processing, keyboarding, and spreadsheets, and it covers up-to-date Microsoft Office software and office procedures. Students also develop soft skills for success in today’s offices.

Students complete ABTC 133 – Word Processing I and ABTC 191 – Practicum for Office Assistants, supported by courses such as ABTC 121 – Electronic Spreadsheet I, ABTC 119 – Computers and Groupware, and ABTC 154 – Administrative Procedures and Records Management. The program includes a one-week practicum placement to apply skills in an office environment.

The campus-based intakes run full-time in class during business hours. The online intakes offer a slower-paced version of the program for balancing studies with other responsibilities.

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 154 – Administrative Procedures and Records Management (3.0 credits)
• ABTC 165 – Business English (6.0 credits)
• ABTC 191 – Practicum for Office Assistants (1.0 credits)

The minimum requirements for admission in Applied Business Technology (Office 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 (Office 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
• 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.
• Program Requirements: Residency Requirement 25% of courses must be completed at Northern Lights College. Minimum Grade Requirements 70% minimum in all courses

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: 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-office-assistant-certificate/

• Receptionist / Switchboard
• Office Assistant
• Data Entry Clerk
• Records Management Clerk

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