Diploma in Administrative Assistant

at Academy of Learning Career College Canada

The Network Administrator Diploma program provides students with the necessary skills and knowledge to plan, install, and provide routine control and manage situations in relation to quality communications network services in an information system. It will provide in-depth knowledge on evaluating communications hardware, software and transmission service alternatives against changing business requirements, maintaining links with network suppliers, support for systems; localizing and rectifying faults in networks and handling non-routine problems. It will also provide expertise and practical assistance in delivering service that complies with statutory and other standards as well as strategic and tactical plans. The program prepares students for the following industry certification exams: CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Server+, CompTIA Security+, MCTS, and MCITP Server Administrator.

Objectives

• The ability to provide day-to-day onsite administrative support for software users in a variety of environments.
• The understanding to maintain, troubleshooting and administer the use of local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), hardware, software and related computer equipment.
• The skills to design and configure networks, recommend purchases of application servers, peripherals, and software.
• The training to evaluate, install and support computer hardware, networking software, and operating system software.

This program is designed to provide employment ready and comprehensively-trained graduates who can work in a dental office. With the aging population, the tremendous advancements in technology, and our demand for the best quality of life, the healthcare industry is facing a growing shortage of well-trained personnel. This program is designed to provide employment-ready, comprehensively trained graduates who can work in a dental office.

Objectives

These graduates are qualified to work in a hands-on administrative and support capacity in a wide variety of dental settings and occupations, including the nine types of dental offices:

• Endodontists: specialize in root canal
• Maxillofacial Radiologists: use imaging technology to diagnose disease in the head and neck
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons: operate on the jaws and mouth
• Oral Pathologists: diagnose oral disease
• Orthodontists: straighten teeth with braces/retainers
• Pediatric Dentists: specialize in children’s teeth
• Periodontists: specialize in gum disease
• Prosthodontists: replace missing teeth with bridges, crowns or dentures
• Public Health Dentists: promote preventative dentistry in the community

With the ageing population, the tremendous advancements in technology, and our demand for the best quality of life, the healthcare industry is facing a growing shortage of well-trained personnel. This program is designed to provide employment-ready, comprehensively trained graduates who can work in a dental office.

Objectives

• Full-range of computer and office skills, including current software applications, keyboarding skills, general office management, accounting, personal and professional development, and customer service.
• This program provides students with the basic knowledge, skills, and work experience needed to become permanently employable in any dental setting, with special skills suited to working in a dental practice. Skill development is delivered in two areas.

The Conference and Event Planner Diploma program is designed to prepare students for careers in the fast-paced and exciting world of conference and event management. Its objective is to expose students to a broad range of knowledge and processes, administration skills, and practical tools that will assist them in dealing with situations within a conference and event planning related career.

Objectives

• The knowledge and skills necessary to lead and/or assist in the development and/or implementation of conferences and events.
• An introduction to the most relevant aspects of planning and coordination of event logistics.
• Professional skills in high demand by employers such as negotiating, decision making, team-work, communication, customer service, leadership, research and problem solving.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications.

In the Graphic Designer diploma program, students learn the software programs that every professional designer needs to know: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Students learn techniques for creating digital images, illustrations, and layouts, and they develop a strong theoretical foundation in color, typography, and composition.

The Administrative Assistant diploma program introduces students to office administration and its many facets in the business world. This program provides graduates with the necessary skills to compile, verify, record, and process forms and documents, such as applications, agreements, and letters, in accordance with established procedures, guidelines, and schedules. Students will have the opportunity to learn today’s most popular office software applications.

Objectives

• Performing a variety of administrative and clerical functions
• Preparing reports
• Assisting with overall departmental functions

The Accounting and Payroll Administrator Diploma program provides students with the necessary skills to maintain a complete set of books, keep records of accounts, verify the procedures used for recording financial transactions, and provide personal bookkeeping services. It also provides students with the necessary skills and knowledge required to perform payroll administrative responsibilities in the payroll department. The student will write CPA’s exams to acquire the Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification. In addition to accounting and payroll expertise, students gain basic skills and experience in business correspondence, office procedures, performing a job search, and being successful in today’s workplace environment.

Objectives

• The ability to maintain employee attendance records to calculate pay and benefits entitlements using manual or computerised system.
• The skills to collect, verify and process payroll information and determine pay and benefit entitlements for employees with a manual or computerised system.
• The capability to prepare and balance period end reports and reconcile issued payroll to bank statements.
• The understanding to deal with statistical and accounting data and maintain accounting records.
• The background to prepare T4 and other statements.

The Home Inspection Diploma is designed to introduce students to a vast array of practical and technical skills and tools, preparing them for a career in the Home Inspection industry. This program provides training that meets with the professional standards of the Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors (CAHPI) and the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI).

Objectives

• The knowledge of roof inspections, focusing on system performance, safety concerns, and conformity with good construction practice.
• The ability to handle disputes with effective resolutions.
• The structural comprehension of components of a residential dwelling.
• The ability to inspect installed heating equipment as well as identify the energy source, type, material, conditions and any safety concerns related to this equipment.
• The knowledge to identify typical defects on cooling systems and apply correct inspection techniques.
• The awareness of an interior water supply and distribution systems.
• The ability to inspect all aspects of a dwelling’s exterior.
• The knowledge to build an independent business.
• The ability to create, write and deliver reports.
• The basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

Are you a design-oriented person who is comfortable with technology, creatively inclined as well as possess an eye for detail? If your answer is yes, then a career in the multi-billion dollar industry of Web design and graphics could very well be a great and rewarding choice for an exciting career. The demand for professionals who can effectively communicate and captivate an organization’s audience across all types of media is rapidly growing. Web design is increasingly dynamic and very quick to evolve based on an organization’s objectives and the consumers’ needs and has become the focal point for almost every industry around the world.

Objectives

• The ability to present creative ideas and understand how to assess client and end user needs.
• The knowledge to consult with IT professionals to determine how best to incorporate a Web site into existing frameworks.
• The skills to design the typography, layout, look and feel of Web pages, and incorporate graphics and interactive elements.
• The proficiency to source, select and organize information for inclusion on the Web site, and is able to test Web site functionality, as well as update Web content and maintain Web sites.

The objective of the Computerized Accounting Diploma program is to provide the student with the opportunity to acquire knowledge of business concepts, as well as gain the necessary computerized accounting and office skills. This program will provide graduates with the necessary skills to maintain a complete set of books, keep records of accounts, verify the procedures used for recording financial transactions, and provide personal bookkeeping services.

Objectives

• An understanding of how to handle confidential budget information.
• The ability to process financial reports and memoranda.
• The knowledge on how to work with statistical and accounting data.
• The capability of maintaining files and records.
• The background to perform a wide range of office support functions.