Department of Business

Training for the career you can truly make your own.

Build a career in the industry you want, with the specialty you choose.
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Your Future with our Department of Business

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Focus College has spent the last 25 years creating business programs and courses to help shape the future of our world. Instructors in the Department of Business have worked as entrepreneurs and with various organizations and have gained valuable information.

Programs with Focus College allow you to gain the skills you need to succeed. Skip the stuff you’ll never use and learn only the important content. With the Department of Business at Focus College, you can gain a certificate, diploma, and even transfer to other universities to gain your degree.

Focus College’s Department of Business will help you meet your goals. With industry leading student and graduate support and campuses close to home, you’re bound to succeed.
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Our Programs and Courses

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Advanced Certificate in Business
The Advanced Certificate in Business program gives you the knowledge to become a success. Build a career after only one year of schooling, or transfer this certificate to the Focus College diploma program to build a bigger resume.
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Advanced Diploma in Business
The Advanced Diploma qualifications provide practical skills and theoretical business knowledge employers need. They allow advanced entry to universities nationally and internationally.

Advanced Diploma in Business covers the main aspects of international business including management, human resources, economics, and administration. It will equip students with an awareness of key issues and practices within a changing business environment.
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Office Manager
In only 3-months of training, this Officer Manager gives you the practical skills in leadership, management, and office training you need to succeed. This program start with a running start to allow students to graduate fast, while gaining everything they need to find meaningful employment.
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Accounting Assistant
Focus College’s Accounting Assistant Program is designed to get you working in the accounting industry faster. In three months you can gain the real-world skills you need to start working, and build a career you want.
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Virtual Assistant
The Virtual Assistant Program is designed to give people the real-world skills they need to build a career from home. This program teaches the depth of entrepreneurship in the online world, and provides students the knowledge they need to create a flexible career.
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The Future of Business in the Department of Business

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Studying in the Department of Business means you are getting the support and information you need. Focus College doesn’t deal with information you will not need in the working world. The knowledge you will gain through any program at Focus College will be critical to your success.

Studying with Focus College allows students to gain access to industry leading instructors and unmatched localized support. The entire team from admissions to student services to post-graduation support is there to help. Your success is the upmost important in the Department of Business at Focus College. Never feel alone, reach out, our team is here to support you.

Receive training from instructors who work in the field. Instructors who have hired graduates many times over in their own businesses. Join Focus College and join a group of individuals who strive for better futures. The Department of Business at Focus College ready for you.
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Learn More

To learn more, click on the program below that most interests you.

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Advanced Certificate in Business:

Advanced Certificate in Business

(The Focus College One Year Business Program)

An Advanced Certificate in Business from Focus College can get you ready to jump into a career or enter a partner university. Get started today! Get the Skills for a Business Career in 12 Months*

The business world continues to grow and change! Focus College can provide you with the skills you need to find your way in just one year*!

Career Opportunities

The Advanced Certificate in Business will prepare candidates for a wide range of positions that include:

Administration Supervisor

Office Manager

Business Manager

Assistant Manager

Banking Advisor

Personal Assistant

Planning Officer

Business Development Assistant

Sales Coordinator

Customer Service Coordinator

Finance Assistant

Trainee Manager

And More!

Who Will Benefit from the Program?

Actually, most people have a lot to gain from taking this program. Former students returning to school, anyone who wants to pursue higher education, adult learners with families, working individuals who wish to enhance their career prospects, and people who wish to start their own businesses.

University Progression

The Advanced Diploma in Business can provide advanced entry to degree-level study or a master’s degree program. Visit this page for information on the institutions that will consider advanced entry with Focus College’s diploma qualifications.

Program Description

The Advanced Certificate in Business provides current insight into the main aspects of local and international business with a focus on business management and human resource management. It covers business culture and strategy, managing people in small and large organizations and in different departments such as marketing, economics, accounting, business law, and IT.

The specific aims of the program are to:

Develop suitable competencies to enter a range of administrative, commercial or managerial positions

Prepare students for progression to degree courses delivered by partner universities in different countries

Develop skills for independent, lifelong learning and working with others

Develop and enhance transferable skills in planning, organizing, critical and evaluative thinking, and enable students to investigate business issues and problems in depth

Develop intra-/interpersonal skills relevant to a range of administrative, commercial or managerial positions in business organizations

Develop communication and presentation skills

Enable students to adopt an innovative, creative approach to their work and respond quickly to challenges posed by changes in the business environment

Requirements

Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent Canadian qualification OR relevant experience or mature students

In the case of students from non-English-speaking countries/territories, students will have to demonstrate their English proficiency at minimum IELTS Band level 6.0 OR equivalent. (In a case where a prospective student has no proof of English proficiency or an English proficiency level below IELTS Band 6.0, that student will be required to take the Focus College ESL “Crash Course”).

Advanced Diploma in Business:

Advanced Diploma in Business

Managing People and Organizations

Marketing: An Introduction

Economic Issues: An Introduction

Business Accounting

Communication: Business Communication

IT in Business: Spreadsheets

Information Technology: Application Software 1

Creating a Culture of Customer Care

Human Resource Management: Introduction

Presentation Skills

Personal Development Planning

Business: Graded Unit

Fees

Review our program pricing for full details

Scholarships and other financing options are available for qualified candidates

Details

This program is offered at the Kelowna and Surrey campuses. Students are required to maintain 80% attendance throughout the program. Approximately 10-15 hours/week is required from students to be successful in this program. In order to graduate, students must pass all units through the program with a grade of C or higher

 

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