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Effective office management and administration can hold the key to a successful business or institution. As more and more enterprises begin to appear on the market from a host of industries ranging from beauty salons to businesses to hotels to colleges, the need for skilled and qualified office management professionals has risen dramatically. Though there is a current need for office management professionals today, the field has become an increasingly demanding one. This is due to the fact that office environments are expanding and changing to suit increasing work loads, advanced technologies and international business ventures. An office management professional should be able to effectively manage this sort of set up. Courses designed to teach office management and administration will cover topics related to business administration as well as office management. Students will learn effective communication skills, telephone etiquette, formatting, content development, listening skills and professionalism in the work place. Students will also learn how to manage, edit and format business documents, as well as develop a high typing speed. Courses will cover office relations and procedures covering aspects like conflict resolution, team building skills, stress management and understanding communication styles. Programs will also cover the fundamentals of bookkeeping and teach students how to operate payroll, petty cash and banking relations. Students will also learn basic computer applications related to database management and creating spreadsheets. Knowledge of simple accounting software is an added bonus. Currently over 80% of office management and administration graduates have found employment on completion of their course. Jobs can be found in a number of areas including general office and reception, accounting, publishing houses, administrative assistant posts or data entry. There is a very large scope for growth in this field and it can offer a financially stable future as well.
Canadian Provinces with Career Colleges offering diplomas, programs or courses in Office Management and Administration
 Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Saskatchewan
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