Master the Art of Administration with Office Administration Program

Administration is a broad realm; therefore, while choosing an Office Administration program, you should make sure that it not only prepares you for the field but also provides you different options upon graduation.

This is one of the standout features of Centennial College’s office administrator schools’ Executive program, is two years program and allows for a seamless transition to further education or entry into the field. Along with this, through the additional education option, articulated programs with selected universities, institutes and professional associations, it allows qualified graduates to be eligible for any administrative position. These partnerships ensure graduates can apply academic credit towards further study, and include: Algoma University, Athabasca University, Davenport University and University of New Brunswick.

Students of Office Administration course, have the option to enter the field once they complete their two years at Centennial College. And, if they choose this option, they will find themselves employed as office administrators, administrative assistants, administrative support officers, senior secretaries and executive secretaries.

While their duties may vary depending on the jobs, their primary responsibilities would include day-to-day activities related to financial planning, billing and recordkeeping, personnel, and physical distribution and logistics, within an organization; planning work assignments for staff and supervising staff; and requesting new office equipment and repairs on existing equipment. The graduates from Office administrator schools usually find themselves in the upper levels of the management in a company.

To groom the students, the Office Administration program, emphasizes on handling the multiple functions performed by administrative assistants. The learners are encouraged to develop document production, note-taking and computer skills as well as are taught client service, communication, time management and supervisory skills through courses such as: Integrated Software Applications, Introduction to Word Processing, Transcription Techniques, Financial Procedures, Word Processing Applications, Microcomputer, Office Procedures and Communications, and more. Additionally, the training also consists of automated office systems such as word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software.

In addition to this, the students get a chance to apply what they learned in Office Administrator schools even before they come out as graduates as the program features a field placement during the last semester. They work in different settings alongside professionals who can help them to acquire optimum knowledge. Upon completion of the program, some companies may even hire the students who were placed with them.

To enroll in the Office Administration program, the students must maintain a minimum of C grade average and an overall minimum GPA of 2.0 as well as a at least have typing speed of 40 words per minute.

In addition, the applicants must have an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent or be 19 years of age or older. They are also required to have the English 12C or U credit or a skills assessment or equivalent. However, meeting the minimum admission requirements does not mean admission into the Office Administration — Executive program.