Office Administration – Office Administration Certificate

Office Administration – Office Administration 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. The program covers bookkeeping, payroll administration, and the use of industry-standard accounting software, with training in spreadsheets for financial analysis and reporting.

The certificate also develops office administration skills, including word processing, keyboarding, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Students complete professional and interpersonal skill development for workplace settings. The program includes a two-week practicum placement to apply accounting and administrative skills in a real-world office environment.

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 – Office Administration 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 Administration 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.

For 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.

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.

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