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Virtual Assistant Certificate

Interested in working remotely for clients anywhere in the world?  Students will develop a business and marketing plan, learn Microsoft Office Suite, basic accounting, online collaboration and task management skills, and how to keep their business profitable. Gain skills to be an effective administrative assistant while building your own virtual assistant business.

 

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Certificate

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Full-Time

Tuition and fees

2025-26: $5,341

Program details

This program is for students who are interested in becoming virtual administration professionals, working remotely for clients who are anywhere in the world. This program will teach you skills to be an effective administrative assistant while building your own virtual assistant business. Students will develop a business and marketing plan for their business, efficiently produce documents using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Outlook), understand basic accounting functions and how to keep their business profitable, demonstrate an understanding for all aspects of office operations, develop online collaboration skills using software and various tools, and discover effective online communications for meetings, tasks, etc. 

Distance Education online delivery:
  • flexible program that allows you to choose when you study and work on your course materials
  • student-led and self-paced
  • ability to contact your instructor for any course assistance or questions
  • MAC and Chromebooks are not compatible with some courses, contact oadm@okanagan.bc.ca for more detail.

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Program Quick Facts

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Distance Flexible Flexible
Distance Nov. 2025
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Admission requirements

  • B.C. Secondary school graduation, or equivalent, or 19 years of age and out of secondary school for at least one year as of the first day of classes.
  • English 11 with minimum 50% or ; or a minimum score of 70% on an ºÚÁÏרÇø Office Administration English entrance test.

Program outline

Complete All of the following:
OADM 167 - Computer Essentials
OADM 174 - Keyboarding
OADM 185 - Professional Skills for Virtual Assistants
OADM 128 - Word Processing I
OADM 110 - Business Communications
OADM 129 - Word Processing II
OADM 136 - Office Procedures
OADM 130 - Business Math and Calculators
OADM 143 - Accounting I
OADM 132 - Organizational Software
OADM 186 - Online Collaboration Tools
OADM 155 - Accounting Software II
OADM 171 - Desktop Publishing
OADM 169A - Spreadsheet I
OADM 169B - Spreadsheets II
OADM 190 - Online Marketing
OADM 189 - Business Planning and Management
OADM 191 - VA Simulation
  • Minimum passing grade per course is 70%.

Residency requirements

A minimum of 50% of the program must be completed through OC.

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