Qualified Administrative Assistant Certificate (QAA)
DESCRIPTION
The Association of Administrative Assistants is a chartered, Canadian, non-profit professional organization founded in 1951 with a three-fold purpose: to establish a national standard of qualifications for administrative assistants and senior office personnel; to reach this standard byproviding advanced education; and to make management aware of the fully qualified administrative assistants’ value. Seven courses must be completed successfully within six years to qualify for the QAA certificate.
PROGRAM OF STUDIES
Detailed information is available on the Association of Administrative Assistants website.
Please note that courses may change and/or may not be offered every semester. Courses are offered under several different programs both in class and online.
| Association Course | Mohawk College Course |
|---|---|
Mandatory Courses: |
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| Business Administration |
TBD |
| Business English |
COMMLL041 - Communications |
| Organizational Behaviour |
BUSNOB371 - Organizational Behaviour 1 AND BUSNBU571 - Organizational Behaviour 2 OR BUSNPIR22 - Organizational Behaviour |
Elective Courses (choose 4) |
|
| Financial Accounting |
ACCTCB101 - Accounting 1 AND ACCT10014 - Accounting 2 - Financial |
| Business or Commercial Law |
BUSNCB436 - Business Law |
| Computer Technology |
COMPCO002 - Computer Skills for College |
| Interpersonal Communications |
TBD |
| Economics | ECONEB122 - Microeconomics AND ECONEB222 - Macroeconomics |
| Human Resource Management |
HRESGB273 - Human Resources Management OR MGMTBPC01 -Human Resources Management |
| Marketing | MRKTCB158 - Marketing 1 |
| Principles and Practice of Supervision |
MGMTMD221 - Effective Supervision-Human Relations |
| Project Management |
HRES10013 - Introduction to Project Management |
| Psychology | PSYCSS156 - Introductory Psychology AND PSYCSS271 - Developmental Psychology |
