Applied Business Technology Diploma

Students may exit at diploma, certificate or citation level. The two-year diploma program (which is currently under review) prepares students for advancement in office careers and/or for direct transfer into the third year of the Kwantlen Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Entrepreneurial Leadership. The first year of this program is the Applied Business Technology certificate.

The first year of study provides students with excellent workplace skills of an intensive, practical nature. The curriculum provides a background in Business Communications, Bookkeeping Basics, Computer Competency, Office Dynamics, and Word Processing, as well as courses specific to the specialty option selected by each student. These options are Administrative Assistant and Legal Administrative Assistant. Students may exit the program at the certificate level with skills appropriate to the office workplace.

The ten additional courses required for the diploma will provide students with enhanced knowledge, skills, and attitudes for the various office workplaces they have chosen. They will be better prepared for advancement and for supervisory positions with enhanced communication skills and knowledge of management, organizational behaviour, marketing, microeconomics, human resource management, project management and administrative management. Students also have the opportunity to select from a group of optional courses. Not all courses are offered each semester or each campus.

Graduates find employment in a wide variety of businesses, legal offices and departments. They may be considered for entry-level supervisory and office management positions in both the public and private sector.

Students who are recent high school graduates or are mature students with or without higher education. Students have a large variety of previous work experiences. Some students are seeking entry to the workforce, some are upgrading office skills, some wish for a change in career path, and others have completed higher education and are seeking a hands-on, learning environment with a practical focus.

Successful completion of the ABTY Certificate or equivalent:

To be eligible for transfer to the Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurial Leadership Degree, the prescribed bridging courses must be taken within the optional course choices.

Graduates are eligible for direct entry into the third year of Kwantlen’s Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Upon successful completion of the required courses, including 60 semester credit hours, students are awarded an Applied Business Technology Diploma.