CDI College

CDI College is Canada's national career-training leader in three core areas--business, technology and health care--with over 250,000 graduates and alumni and 100+ years' combined experience in providing focused, relevant career training. Our learning system is based on the top two methods of training for adult learners. Our instructor expertise provides informative and current, lecture-based education, while our competency-based training provides the relevant skill development for your chosen career. This winning combination prepares our graduates to meet, and surpass, the demands of today's employers.

Why Choose CDI College?

With over 30 years of experience in providing high quality Diploma education in business, technology and health care specific curriculum, the CDI College solution is the superior choice. You will benefit from these unique attributes when you start your career transition with CDI College:

• We prepare you for the real world through a practical, fast-paced, deadline-driven learning experience in three schools of learning: business, technology and health care.

• We have over 30 community-based locations across Canada. There's one near you!
• Our instructors facilitate, mentor and coach you in a supportive learning environment.
• Morning, afternoon and evening sessions make it possible for you to balance your education with your other responsibilities in life.
• CDI College graduates receive one of the most intensive job search modules available anywhere in North America.
• Hundreds of employers hire thousands of CDI College graduates every year. With over 30 years of graduates, we have a high alumni factor--CDI College graduates hiring CDI College graduates.
• Our name is recognized and respected by employers across Canada.
• CDI College is part of CDI Education Corporation, one of Canada's largest 500 companies.

Accounting and Payroll Administrator

The Accounting and Payroll Administrator program is designed to provide you with the fundamentals of practical accounting and payroll tools. Through vital hands-on training, you will develop accurate and reliable accounting and payroll procedures through the use of manual and computerized accounting applications. You will gain the ability to perform general accounting duties, using knowledge and skills to gather, record, organize, and analyze the financial data of an organization.

Strong accounting skills are a crucial component of a smooth-running business. Employment opportunities for accounting and payroll specialists are expected to rise in the coming years, with an increasing need for well-trained professionals.

Business Administrative Assistant

The Business Administrative Assistant program facilitates the development of clerical skills including typing, computer skills, oral and written communication, office organization, human relations, and self-management. This 600-hour program combines lectures, group discussions, production work, and exams and may include multi-media presentations, guest speakers, and co-operative learning. The coursework is easy to understand and on-line progress checks provide immediate feedback.

Business Administration - Management

The objective of this program is to expose the student to the most relevant aspects of business management and administration, while providing the student with the tools required for a career in business.

Because the business world is very dynamic, students are taught to keep up to date with the latest developments and business trends by reading financial newspapers, books, and magazines. Case studies are used to train students to think analytically and to apply their knowledge by solving problems and making decisions.

Furthermore, your active participation in our Learning System will help you to develop confidence in your abilities as a Business professional.

The business world is a constantly changing environment with opportunities for those individuals with the skills necessary to adapt to those changes. Careers in finance, banking, marketing, personnel, accounting, administration, entrepreneurship, and general management are available to those successful graduates who have the right combination of proper academic skills, personal drive, and dedication. In addition, graduates of this diploma program will have interdisciplinary skills... allowing them to be valuable members of the business community.

Business Computer Specialist

This program builds a solid foundation in fundamental computer and professional skills. Emphasis is placed on learning a variety of business application software, discovering what the Internet is all about, and gaining accounting fundamentals and skills in some of the most popular software applications in use today. Furthermore, it develops those professional skills which are highly sought after by all employers.

The program focuses on three key areas. First, the focus is on rounding out software application knowledge of spreadsheets, databases, presentations, and personal management software. Then students gain the common knowledge required to maintain a personal computer. Lastly, there is an emphasis on accounting, with training and then practice using the most common accounting packages used in today's small to intermediate and then large corporate offices.

Graduates of this program will be ideally suited for positions in small to medium-sized organizations here an individual with superior IT (Information Technology) and accounting skills is required. Typical positions for which graduates can expect to qualify include:

• Bookkeeper
• Call Centre Representative
• Help Desk Support
• Office Manager
• Office Administrator
• Sales Representative

Oil and Gas Administrative Assistant

The Oil and Gas Administrative Assistant program facilitates the development of clerical skills including keyboarding, computer skills, oral and written communication, office organization, interpersonal skills, and industry-related terminology and practices. The 1000-hour program combines lectures, hands-on learning via practical exercises, projects and exams, on-line progress checks for immediate feedback, coursework that is easy to understand and proceed through on your own, customizable learning paths, and group discussions.

Information

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