"I would recommend this program to anyone who needs the skills to compete in the world of office work. CDI taught me to be motivated and confident in my skills." - Richelda S., Office Assistant Graduate, CDI College
Modern offices demand highly skilled administrative staff. CDI College's Office Assistant program gives you the key skills you need to be an asset in any business environment. Courses focus on developing office support and professional skills, as well as word processing, database, spreadsheet, and presentation software applications.
Students also develop strong keyboarding, professional and administrative skills through our supportive, hands-on learning environment.
Students also develop strong keyboarding, professional and administrative skills through our supportive, hands-on learning environment.
This program is 25 weeks in length.
Job Opportunities
- Administrative Assistant
- Secretary
- Office Manager
- Executive Assistant
Office Assistant
Also offered in Ontario as Office Assistant - Ontario At:
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The program outline below is for Manitoba . Click here to see the outlines for Ontario.
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- This course will introduce students to skills and concepts that will help them achieve personal, academic, and career success.
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- This course covers working with the Windows operating system to manage files and folders and customize the desktop, creating documents, and using the Internet for communication and research.
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- This course offers a case-oriented, problem-solving approach for learning Microsoft Word. Students work with both basic and advanced features while creating a variety of documents such as letters, memos, forms, and reports.
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- This course offers a case-oriented, problem-solving approach for learning Microsoft Excel. Students explore both basic and advanced features while creating a variety of documents such as budgets, marketing and sales reports, forecasts, and statistical tables.
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- Students will explore both basic and more advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint while creating visually attractive and effective presentations.
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- This course offers a case-oriented, problem-solving approach for learning this powerful database management system. It covers the basic to more advanced features of Microsoft Access – from creating queries, forms and reports to advanced queries, Briefcase, macros and Visual Basic.
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- Excellent communication skills are essential in the smooth operation of a business office. In this course, the emphasis is on the application of language arts skills to produce grammatically correct communications.
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- In this course students continue to develop keyboarding speed and accuracy and practice using more advanced features of Microsoft Word.
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- The daily routines of a modern business office are examined, and the skills necessary to assist in the smooth operation of the office are presented in this course. A variety of presentation methods may be used including lecture, discussion, role plays, case studies and work simulations.
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- Students practice basic touch-typing techniques to develop skills in using the keyboard correctly.
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- Students work with basic and more advanced features of Microsoft Outlook to manage messages for efficient communication, maintain personal and business contacts, and organize appointments and tasks.
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- This course is designed to equip students with interpersonal skills identified by employers as essential for success in the professional world. Using a variety of instructional methods including case studies, group exercises, and discussion, students learn and practice key communication skills.
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- This course looks at the planning, preparation, execution, and follow-up stages of an interview. Students will learn about how people find jobs, employment expectations, transferable skills, effective telemarketing, job search management and many other helpful, career strategy topics.
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- This program includes a practicum component consisting of 100 hours of work at a job site.