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Business Support Specialist

Businesses and organizations of all types and in almost every industry depend upon administrative support to execute practical, everyday operations and in order to do so employ large numbers of people equipped with the right business related skills or formal training.

What You'll Learn:

You will build solid office, business and computer skills in this program. You will master Microsoft Office 2007 software applications including Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher. You will learn accounting theory using paper based and a computerized Accounting system (Simply Accounting 2010). Our Practical Applications Workshops as well as Management and Entrepreneurship theory will help prepare you for the realities of a career in business.

This program consists of seven components:

• Work experience/practicum placement: minimum of 120 hours.
• Microsoft Office level one: participants will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point and Publisher.
• Microsoft Office level two: advanced applications of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint and Publisher; incorporating: document creation, brochures, mail merges, Powerpoint presentations and full integration between applications.
• Introduction to Accounting: Learn how to cope with the bookkeeping demands of a small business. Explore the concepts and application of both manual and computerized bookkeeping.
• Computerized Accounting (Simply Accounting 2010): learn computerized accounting including invoices, GST and PST, statements, payroll, payroll remittances, balance sheets, income statements and trial balances.
• Practical Applications Workshop Series: Get prepared for the practical realities of a career in business.
• Management and Entrepreneurship: Business Theory (planning).

Program Length:

10 months (includes a three week practicum)

Program Schedule:

September - June

Monday- Thursday 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Certificate includes:

• Emergency First Aid
• WHMIS
• World Host

Requirements of the job:

A positive attitude, flexibility, attention to detail and sound interpersonal/communication skills.

Employment Outlook:

The majority of students that earn a business support certificate become employed in service providing industries, ranging in everything from health and education to government and retail trade. The most rapidly growing industries all require support services of some kind and continue to generate most new job opportunities.

 

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