Certificate Programs & Partnerships

Office Professionals Certificate Program

Program Purpose:

• The Office Professionals Certificate Program (OPCP) is for office support and administrative staff to respond to their increased responsibilities and accountability in the ever-changing and fast paced office environment. This program is designed to enhance their self-management skills; increase communication proficiency and enable participants to resolve problems more effectively to become high performance team members. 

Target Audience:

• This Certificate Program is for administrative and support staff to provide them with the skills and competencies to increase their confidence and contribution to the workplace while acquiring post-secondary credentials and transferable credits towards a university diploma. 

Program Structure:

• The OPCP consists of a series of identified Core and Elective Organizational & Staff Development (OSD) workshops.
• At the end of each OPCP workshop, the participant receives an assignment for completion to demonstrate their knowledge and application of the workshop content.
• Credit for the workshop is received after the participant has attended the workshop and passed the corresponding assignment.
• Workshop credits can be transferred to post secondary institutions in Manitoba.
• Participants have five years from the time of registration to complete the Office Professional Certificate Program.

Program Content:

• The OPCP consists of ten days of training; six days of identified Core OSD workshops and four days of identified Elective OSD workshops.
  
  
  

Program Costs:

• Payable on a course by course basis

Program Registration:

• To register for the OPCP Certificate Program, please complete and return an OSD Program Registration form.
  
  
• To register for each individual workshop, please complete an OSD Workshop Registration form.

Further Information:

For further information on the OPCP Certificate Program please contact OSD at 945-2276.