Is Accounting for you?
Program Description
Every business needs someone to manage money. How much inventory do you have? What are your costs? revenue? profit? How do you implement an accounting system? What is a bank reconciliation? What can Excel, Outlook and Word do to help you improve efficiency? These are all questions you will answer in the 1350 hour Accounting Program.
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Time Commitment
This is a 50 week course with new intakes in September, November, January and April of every school year. The program consists of in-class learning from 8:30 until 3:20 Monday through Friday each week. Most students can expect to complete the program within 16 months, although it is possible to complete more quickly.
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Delivery Method
Our Accounting program is offered as an indiviudalized program. Although, you will always have a teacher in your classroom it is not the classroom you remember. You have 23 competencies to complete with digital resources, textbooks, teacher support and peer assistance to increase engagement and understanding. You are not sitting in a lecture listening to a presentation, or watching a powerpoint. You are given the resources to learn and develop the skills and competencies required by employers.
Program Content
Looking for a little more detail? These are the competencies covered in Accounting
Module Title | Code | Hours |
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Suitability for occupation and training | 961-012 | 15 |
Researching Information | 961-024 | 60 |
Tables and Charts | 961-034 | 60 |
Calculations Related to Source Documents | 961-042 | 45 |
Formatting Correspondence | 961-054 | 60 |
English Correspondence | 961-066 | 90 |
Processing Source Documents | 961-074 | 60 |
Handling Cash | 961-083 | 45 |
Legislation Affecting Businesses | 961-093 | 45 |
Professional Relationships | 961-102 | 30 |
Communication in French | 961-115 | 75 |
Payroll | 961-122 | 30 |
French Correspondence | 961-134 | 60 |
Processing Data | 961-144 | 60 |
Daily Tasks | 961-154 | 60 |
Efficiency | 961-165 | 75 |
Cost of Goods and Services | 961-175 | 75 |
End-of-Period Tasks | 961-185 | 75 |
Year-End Tasks | 961-195 | 75 |
Income Tax Returns | 961-204 | 60 |
Accounting Systems | 961-213 | 45 |
Career Development | 961-222 | 30 |
Enter the Work Force | 961-238 | 120 |
Admission Requirements
To be eligible for admission to this program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:
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Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent, for example, an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary V studies, or a postsecondary diploma such as the Diploma of College Studies or a Bachelor's degree. OR;
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Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary IV credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition for equivalent learning. OR;
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Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test (see the following table), or recognition of equivalent learning. OR;
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Persons who have obtained Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs established by the Minister are required to pursue general education courses, concurrently with their vocational training, in order to obtain the Secondary IV credits they lack in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs established by the Minister.
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Functional prerequisites
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This section identifies the modules or course codes for the actual programs of study in adult general education that are specific prerequisites in language of instruction and mathematics. Functional prerequisites includes the successful completion of specific prerequisites as well as the general development test (TDG). When a DVS doesn't require specific prerequisites in language of instruction or in mathematics, a dash ( - ) is displayed in the appropriate cell. For programs that lead to an AVS, specific prerequisites and the TDG do not apply (N/A).