Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers

To work as an administrative officer in B.C., you may choose to earn the Canadian Certified Administrative Professional designation. The designation is earned by completing the Canadian Certified Administrative Professional (CCAP) program, for which you must be a member of the Association of Administrative Professionals (AAP).

Administrative officers

This instructional program class comprises any program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include courses in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.

Administrative assistant and secretarial science, general

Administrative Studies Diplomas

Supervisors of general office and administrative support workers supervise and coordinate the activities of workers in the following minor groups: Office support and court services occupations (1410) and Survey, statistical and data entry occupations (1411). They are employed throughout the public and private sectors.

Administrative officers oversee and implement administrative procedures, establish work priorities, conduct analyses of administrative operations and coordinate acquisition of administrative services such as office space, supplies and security services. They are employed throughout the public and private sectors. Administrative officers who are supervisors are included in this unit group.

To work as an administrative professional in B.C., you may choose to earn the Canadian Certified Administrative Professional designation. The designation is earned by completing the Canadian Certified Administrative Professional (CCAP) program, for which you must be a member of the Association of Administrative Professionals (AAP).

Administrative assistants

General office support workers

Administrative Assistant Certificates

This Administrative Studies Diploma is designed to assist individuals and communities to meet the leadership and management challenges of business, Indigenous self-sufficiency and self-government. You will gain a combination of general organizational knowledge, specific technical analytical and management skills, and be encouraged to develop a management style consistent with traditional and/or current Indigenous values, beliefs, cultures and customs. Additionally, you will be enriched with the practical knowledge that comes from working in Indigenous organizations and you'll be qualified to transfer certain courses into advanced studies of management and business in a variety of university degree programs.

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Administrative Studies Diplomas

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