Office Administration – Bookkeeping Assistant Certificate

Office Administration – Bookkeeping 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 Office Administration – Bookkeeping Assistant Certificate focuses on core accounting competencies for entry-level roles in financial services. Students study bookkeeping, payroll administration, and the use of industry-standard accounting software, supported by training in spreadsheets for financial analysis and reporting. The program also develops administrative capabilities such as word processing, keyboarding, and Microsoft Office applications, along with professional and interpersonal skills for the workplace.

The certificate includes a two-week practicum placement in a real-world office environment. It totals 33 credits (510 hours), minimum. Students complete required courses that cover Microsoft Office, administrative procedures and records management, business English, payroll, automated accounting, and a bookkeeping assistant practicum, plus an open elective.

Modules

• OADM 118 Human Relations and Job Search
• OADM 119 Computers and Software
• OADM 126 Microsoft Office Level 1
• OADM 127 Microsoft Office Level 2
• OADM 151 Administrative Procedures & Records Management
• OADM 165 Business English
• OADM 180 Introduction to Payroll
• OADM 182 Automated Accounting
• OADM 196 Bookkeeping Assistant Practicum
• MGMT 103 Foundations in Financial Accounting Level 1

The minimum requirements for admission in Office Administration – Bookkeeping 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 Office Administration – Bookkeeping Assistant Certificate.

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

*A.

Domestic students and students from countries that practice Standard Written English (see Appendix A) must have official transcripts demonstrating that they have met the English Requirements: One of the following with a “C” grade or higher: English 12 or English Literature 12 or English First Peoples 12, ENGL 050, ENGL 099 or  Alternatively, any university-level English course with a “C” grade or higher or graduation from Office Administration – Office Assistant Certificate.

Students who do not meet one of the above English requirements must complete the NLC Writing Assessment for appropriate course placement.

B. International students who do not meet the requirement A. above, and domestic students who received their secondary education in French or another language, must show that they have met the NLC English requirement: see Appendix A (General Academic English Language Proficiency Requirements)

Note that some course options have specific prerequisites. Meeting the program entrance requirements does not ensure course prerequisites have been met for all available courses

Students who complete the Bookkeeping Assistant Certificate can access learner pathways in the Accounting Diploma and Executive Assistant Diploma programs.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.nlc.bc.ca/programs/office-administration-bookkeeping-assistant-certificate/

• The Bookkeeping Assistant Certificate prepares students to work in a variety of financial roles that are widely available across sectors like business, government, healthcare, education, private businesses, and industry offices.

51 fully funded scholarships are listed for Canada. See Canada scholarships.