Office Administration – Office Assistant Certificate

Office Administration – 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 offers the Office Administration – Bookkeeping Assistant Certificate. Students develop core accounting competencies for entry-level roles in financial services, including practical skills in bookkeeping, payroll administration, and the use of industry-standard accounting software. They also complete training in spreadsheets for financial analysis and reporting.

The program includes administrative capabilities such as word processing, keyboarding, and Microsoft Office applications, plus professional and interpersonal skills for the workplace. Instruction includes a two-week practicum placement where students apply accounting knowledge and administrative skills in a real-world office environment. The program is available at Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, and Online, with Full-Time and Part-Time options.

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
• Open elective: choose any 3-credit elective

The minimum requirements for admission in Office Administration – 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 Office Administration – Office 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.

Residency Requirement: 25% of courses must be completed at Northern Lights College.

Minimum Grade Requirements: A cumulative grade point average of 2.00 (‘C’) or better must be obtained from all courses applied toward the certificate.

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.

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

• Work in a variety of financial roles widely available across sectors like business, government, healthcare, education, private businesses, and industry offices.

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