CDI College, Vancouver campus:
CDI College is a leading career training institute in Canada offering diploma and certification programs in the fields of business, health care and technology. CDI College campus locations in BC include Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby and Abbotsford, and we also have career colleges throughout Canada in Ontario, Alberta, Quebec and Manitoba. Established in 1969, our courses combine classroom-based theory with practical application so that students complete their education with the most current skills and abilities required by employers in both the local and national job markets. In BC, CDI College is accredited by the Private Career Training Institutions Agency of BC (PCTIA).
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School of Business Diploma / Certification Programs:
- Accounting and Payroll Administration Program:
The objective of this program is to give you hands-on training in the key areas of accounting and payroll. In addition to these core skills, you will learn how to use computerized accounting programs such as Simply Accounting and ACCPAC, and will acquire all the necessary skills to keep a set of books, both manually and on a computerized system. CDI understands that certifications set you apart in the job market. When you graduate, you will meet the requirements to receive the Payroll Compliance Practitioner certification from the Certified Payroll Management Program (CPMP). This certification is nationally recognized as the standard of excellence for payroll training so you can be confident that your CDI diploma is recognized and respected in the business world.
- Business Administration Program:
This diploma program trains students in the most relevant, up-to-date aspects of business management and administration. In this business program, the curriculum reflects current trends and best practices in business administration. Courses include Business Essentials, Effective Business Writing, Marketing and Professional Skills. Students acquire computer skills, accounting knowledge and will learn about the fundamentals of project management, and gain important skills such as networking and communications. After graduation, a wide variety of career options are available in fields such as finance, business administration, office management, human resources and more!
- Legal Administrative Assistant Program:
The Legal Administrative Assistant program is an intensive study of the legal profession. In this program, you will learn legal office procedures, terminology, court systems, legal record keeping and bookkeeping. Students will not only enhance their keyboarding and transcription skills, but will also receive hands-on training in the two major word processing programs. Course material in this program will include wills and estates, real estate, corporate and commercial law, civil litigation, and family law. After graduation, you will be well prepared to begin your career as a legal admin in lawyers' offices or as an assistant in legal departments of financial, real estate and other firms. Every office needs well-trained support staff, therefore the challenges and opportunities are endless once certified as a Legal Administrative Assistant.
- Computer Business Applications Specialist Program:
The Computer Business Applications Specialist program helps develop fundamental computer, office administration and professional business skills. Emphasis is placed on learning operating systems, discovering how to use the Internet to your advantage, and gaining in-depth knowledge of the most popular word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software applications in use today. Superior professional skills are developed in this business certificate program, which are always highly sought after by employers.
Upon graduating from the Computer Business Applications Specialist program, you will be able to operate computer application systems that will help to streamline day-to-day business operations. Successful graduates will be ideally suited for positions in small to medium-sized companies where superior software application skills are required.
- Computer Business Applications Specialist - Accounting Program:
The Computer Business Applications Specialist - Accounting program helps develop fundamental computer, office administration and professional business skills. Emphasis is placed on learning operating systems, exploring Internet tools and gaining in-depth knowledge of the most popular word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software applications in use today. Superior professional skills are also developed - those which are highly sought after by all employers.
- Event Coordinator & Management Program:
The Event Coordination and Management program at CDI College gives students event planning building blocks that can be applied to a variety of situations. Event managers are the glue that holds an event together; planners are often in charge of managing finances, contracts and negotiations, supervising staff and volunteers, and many other tasks that keep an event running smoothly. This business program also prepares students to pass key certification exams that are recognized within the industry and will help them secure employment. If you do your best work behind the scenes, event planning and coordination may be the career path for you.
- Travel & Tourism Program:
The Travel and Tourism program at CDI College combines technical computer training with sales skills, marketing techniques and world geography knowledge to guarantee your success in this fast-paced sector. This CDI College program will also teach you how to operate the two main computer reservation systems used in Canadian travel agencies; SABRE and Apollo. In addition, you will learn about cruises, ticketing, worldwide destinations, tariffs and travel agency operations.
The travel and tourism industry is the largest employment sector in the world and it offers many travel-related rewards. Graduates of this program have gone on to work in all sectors of the travel industry in positions like: airline attendant, travel agent, tour operator and cruise ship facilitator.
Note: CDI College only accepts inquiries here from persons living in Canada at present.
