Office Administration Program

Want a great job and a rewarding career in an office setting?  With weekends off and benefits?  Get the skills employers look for.  After a short ten months of training in the Office Administration program, you can be a top candidate for your dream job.  

You will become a superstar in the following:

  • Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook, Access)
  • proofreading 
  • office and administrative procedures
  • communications strategies
  • keyboarding
  • employment strategies
  • and so much more!

Join us and complete the 10-month, 30-credit administrative assistant certificate at both the Cowichan campus and the Nanaimo campus, with each cohort beginning in September of each year.

Check out our Frequently Asked Questions section and Apply today.

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Join us at an info session

We offer information sessions on the last Monday of each month at 4 to 5 pm.  The chair of the program is happy to answer your questions. 
Please join via Zoom:

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:

https://viu.zoom.us/j/69229701186

Passcode: 580163

Meeting ID: 692 2970 1186

You can also contact the chair to get more information at oadm@viu.ca.

We currently offer the Administrative Assistant Certificate at the Nanaimo and Cowichan campuses.

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Administrative Assistant Certificate

The administrative assistant certificate gives students with the administrative and software skills that employers are looking for.

Classes begin in September each year.

  • Nanaimo Campus: September 5, 2023
  • Cowichan Campus: September 5, 2023

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Program Costs, Admission Requirements, and Other Info

See Office Administration Program details regarding current fees, prerequisites, start dates, and course info.

(All fees are subject to change without prior notice.)