Accounting & Business Management Specialist Arnprior Campus | Ottawa Campus |

Accounting & Business Management Specialist Arnprior Campus | Ottawa Campus |

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Become an Accounting & Business Management Specialist

Start a career in Business Administration quickly and set yourself apart with a specialty in Accounting and Business Management. If you are a decisive person who has a passion for numbers and excels in a teamwork environment, the 38-week Accounting & Business Management Specialist program at Willis College’s Ottawa and Arnprior campuses could be perfect for you.

Lion’s Den Project – Entrepreneurial spirit at its best

During your Business Management semester, you team up with other students and present your business venture to a panel of judges from the community (similar to the Dragons’ Den TV show). To view a den, click here Lion’s Den. To learn more about how the Lion’s Den helps students, click here.

Is the Accounting & Business Management Specialist Program Right for You?

This program is an excellent fit for:

  • Someone who works well with numbers excels at problem-solving and is detail-oriented
  • A mature student with previous job experience looking to enhance and develop new or existing skills relevant to today’s job market
  • Someone who wants to specialize in emerging and in-demand industries
  • Someone who wants to fast-track to a new and exciting career in business
  • Someone looking for hands-on Business Administration and Accounting training

Total Program Length is 38 weeks
35 instructional weeks
Up to 3 weeks of breaks

Job Market

Successful graduates of the Accounting & Business Management Specialist program may pursue a wide variety of interesting and rewarding professions, including:

  • Bookkeeper
  • Accounting and Related Clerk
  • Supervisors, Office and Administrative Worker
  • Banking, Insurance & Other Financial Clerks
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Administrative Officer
  • Executive Assistant
  • Supervisor, General Office, and Administrative Support Worker
  • Customer Service Representative – Financial Services

Salary Information

Average Wage ($/hr) – $20.00
High Wage ($/hr) – $27.29
National Occupation Classification (NOC) for this program: 1241, 1311, 1431, 1432, 1434
Source: noc.esdc.gc.ca & www.jobbank.ca

Admission Requirements

Grade 12 (Secondary School Diploma) or GED equivalence

OR

Willis College Entrance Assessment. If you are a Mature Student (over 18 years of age), you can gain admittance by writing a free entrance assessment test. Note: students with foreign credentials, regardless of whether their documents have been translated/compared or not, should be tested to establish literacy in the English language.

Are you looking to apply as an International Student?

Find out more about international student admissions requirements.

Program Outline

  • Business Communications I - English Essentials I
  • Business Communications II - Written Communication I
  • Business Communications III - Oral Presentation I
  • Business Management I
  • Career Management
  • Digital Marketing Fundamentals
  • Financial Accounting I – Accounting Fundamentals
  • Financial Accounting II - The Accounting Cycle
  • Financial Accounting III - Special Journals & Reporting
  • Financial Accounting IV - Asset Accounting
  • Marketing I
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Windows & 0utlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • Payroll I – Introduction
  • Payroll II – Intermediate
  • Project Management I
  • QuickBooks with Payroll I
  • Sage Simply Accounting with Payroll I
  • Strategic Web Design
  • Taxation- Personal I
“My experiences at Willis College have been life-changing. In completing my program, I grew in many ways. My confidence increased and I was amazed at my own capabilities, which I didn’t recognize until coming to Willis. The atmosphere at Willis made me feel like I belonged to a large family; that we were all in it together to succeed. Hats off to the staff of Willis College because they work together as a team and everyone helps everyone. No one falls through the cracks. Thank you Willis College.” Sharon Schwartz Willis College

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