Certificate in Administrative Professional

at Bow Valley College Canada

Enhance your prior post-secondary education with new skills. This post-diploma certificate prepares you for a career in software development, computer applications development, database management, and mobile development. Gain the tools you need to analyze and design solutions for business and consumer applications, including coding principles, systems analysis, and more. You'll be ready for a rewarding career in software development in many possible industries.

This program will be delivered in flexible learning spaces. A laptop computer with course-applicable software will be required (specifications below).

• Intel quad core CPU (i5 or i7)
• 8GB RAM (16GB recommended)
• 13 inch 1080p screen (15 inches recommended)
• a dedicated graphics card with 2GB of VRam
• 128GB solid state hard drive (256GB recommended)
• a portable hard drive (for data backup)
• Windows 10

Education assistants work in a classroom and support children with diverse learning needs. In this program, you'll train to be an education assistant through classroom learning and practicum experience in a school.

You can also take the Education Assistant Certificate part-time, online. If you take the program online, you can only take online courses. Learners in the face-to-face full-time program write the Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES) in semester one.

Do you plan on extending your education? Transfer your courses and complete the Disability Studies Diploma in over a year.

The Legal Assistant diploma is a two-year program and is suited for the students who wish to work with lawyers on a variety of legal matters. The course prepares the students to have strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills, an understanding of confidentiality, superior computer skills, prioritization and effective time management. The Legal Assistant Capstone course brings theory and practice together in a law office simulation.

The course delivery is flexible and offers the students an option to study online. The students are provided support and feedback via email from an online instructor. 
 

The Pharmacy Technician Diploma has full accreditation status with the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP) and prepares the graduates for the pharmacy examining board of Canada’s national certification exam. Registered Pharmacy Technicians have a broad work scope that includes responsibilities like performing final checks on prescriptions, receiving verbal orders from prescribers, compounding mixtures, preparing sterile products such as eye drop compounds, dispensing medications or intravenous mixtures. 

The program includes 350 lab hours at their state-of-the-art facility, integrates cutting-edge technology, emphasizes on hands-on training to produce competitive dispensary-ready graduates and teaches the students to prepare sterile products in authentic certified sterile production hoods and operate a PACMED® high-speed automated medication packager. All the students registered under this program have to write the Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES) assessment in term one of their programs. 

The program is for the students who wish to work and support children and adults with disabilities. The graduates of this program help in enhancing the living standards and lives of the people with disabilities, helping them live to their true potential and creating inclusive communities for all.
The demand for a well-educated workforce in this field is growing. Schools, companies, and communities are becoming more inclusive in their programs and services. They're looking for you as a valuable team player.
The graduates of this certificate may study for an additional two terms and earn a Disability Studies Diploma for themselves.

The one-year certificate program focuses on the practical skills and knowledge about health care fundamentals, medical terminology, and current computer and software skills. The course is also available online, making it easier for the students to pursue it from home.  During the course, the students gain the skills needed to manage the flow of electronic and paper-based information in a medical office setting.

The graduates of this program work in classrooms and support children with different learning needs. The program trains the students to b education assistants via practical training and classroom learning in a school.

The Child and Youth Care Diploma offered at Bow Valley College are suited for the students who wish to work toward the social and emotional wellbeing of the youth and young people by working in community, educational, organizational and familial settings. The program prepares the students to work with the youth and children undergoing emotional and behavioral changes. They also assist learners in understanding the scope of Child and Youth Care Counselors, including how to make therapeutic relationships to foster healthy children, youth and families, within their life-space.

On the completion of their graduation, the students can find themselves working in residential settings, community centers, schools, programs for street-involved youth, addiction services, parent-child education settings, etc.

The Business Administration Certificate examines general business concepts and focuses on developing introductory skills in accounting principles, management, organizational behaviour, and marketing. With a well-rounded business education, learners can apply their knowledge and skills to a variety of industries. Graduates are qualified for entry level positions in the areas of accounting, office administration, retail services, marketing, and sales. 

The Data Management and Analytics Post-diploma Certificate prepares learners to uncover insights from unstructured data sets to inform data-driven decision making. Learners will determine data requirements, plan for the data life cycle, model data, and use information technology tools to gather data and interpret results. Graduates of the program will have experience with relational database systems, data warehousing, data quality improvement, and visual analytics, along with an introduction to working with big data. Graduates will be able to design data analytics projects to help organizations across sectors make informed and actionable decisions. Resolving real-life business and organizational challenges will be central to project work.