Students learn accounting fundamentals and procedures in the Accounting portion of the program. As well, students have the opportunity to acquire related office skills in the Office Assistant component. Graduates of the Accounting Assistant Certificate program will be well prepared to work in an office and perform various tasks in manual or automated accounting. The program emphasizes the practical skills involved in accounting, clerking and the utilization of microcomputers. It is a first-level accounting program, combined with office skills and the use of microcomputers.
Homework assignments consist of exercises, problems and projects.
A minimum of a C grade is required to pass the program. All of the instructors in this program are highly trained, with many years teaching experience and both theoretical and practical experience in the business world. A free information session is usually held in March. There is currently a demand for accounting assistants in the Nanaimo area. Duncan and Victoria also have job opportunities.