Learn to communicate in an office setting, understand common office procedures and use technology to organize business information.

Open the door to a fast-paced office career with the one-year Office Professional certificate.

You practice collaboration and teamwork to complete a variety of business tasks and graduate with several Microsoft Office certifications, demonstrating your essential skills in word processing, spreadsheet, email and presentation software.

When you graduate, you can launch your office professional career or apply to the second year of SAIT's Administrative Information Management diploma.

Laddering and transferability
Upon completion of this certificate program, students can ladder into the Administrative Information Management diploma program.

Is this the right program for me?
To achieve success in this program, students should:

attend and actively participate in class
spend approximately six hours per week on each course outside of regular class time
be familiar with the use of a Windows-based computer and have basic skills in Microsoft Office
be prepared to work in teams
become familiar with and adhere to SAIT's academic policies.
Also, students who are engaged and take advantage of SAIT services and resources usually experience more success in SAIT's programs.

Professional designations and certifications
Students have the opportunity to write up to four Microsoft Office Specialist certification exams in this program:

Word 2013 Specialist
Excel 2013 Specialist
PowerPoint 2013 Specialist
Outlook 2013 Specialist
Additional certifications can be earned in the second year of the Administrative Information Management diploma.

Credentials
After successfully completing this program, graduates will receive a one-year SAIT Office Professional certificate.

Graduates can pursue job opportunities as a(n):

administrative assistant
office assistant
office administrator
mail and message distribution clerk
personal secretary
Related careers include:

legal assistant
accounting technician