Applied Business Technology in Northern Lights College, Canada

Applied Business Technology in Northern Lights College

During the 2019–2020 academic year, on-campus delivery will be available in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John and online. For more information, please contact an Admissions Officer and see the timetables (to come) below.

The Applied Business Technology program prepares students to work in offices in business, government, and industry. The demand for administrative assistants in government, municipal offices, accounting firms, oil and gas, legal, and health care is growing, and employers actively seek our graduates. Students are trained in current software packages and administrative procedures in order to be prepared for employment upon graduation.

The vocational program teaches current office skills in word processing, keyboarding, spreadsheets, automated accounting and bookkeeping. Business communications and office procedures courses enable students to develop the soft skills necessary for success in today’s offices. Students utilize Microsoft 2013 software in the program.

Students enrol in and complete the full 39-week program as an Administrative Assistant. However, students may opt to exit after 23 weeks as an Office Assistant, or after 29 weeks as a Financial Assistant. Each stream includes a one- or two-week practicum placement as part of the program to give students the opportunity to apply their new skills in an office environment.

Career Options

Graduates are prepared for work in a variety of business settings in the public and private sectors such as: Administrative Assistant, Financial Office Assistant, Payroll Assistant, Computerized Bookkeeping Assistant, Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk, Receptionist/Switchboard, Office Assistant, Data Entry Clerk, and Records Management Clerk. 

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