Fundamental Business Administration

CREDENTIAL: VCC Award of Achievement

Gain the skills needed for a solid start in the world of business through courses in finance, hiring, communications, sales, and marketing.

Tuition: 0*

Credential: VCC Award of Achievement

Hours: Part-time

Format: Class-based/Online

Campus: Varies

Admission requirements

General

This program is available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Program options for international students can be found at VCC International.
Applicants must be 16 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)
Applicants must submit official transcripts and educational documents as required by their course or program.

Missing prerequisites? Learn more about VCC's tuition-free in academic upgrading, university transfer or English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses.

Courses

The following courses can be taken individually or taken in the clusters laid out below to receive an award of achievement.

The Leadership Certificate consists of 12 courses: six required courses and six elective courses.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
LEAD 1102	Managing Change	.5
LEAD 1104	Problem Solving and Action Planning	.5
LEAD 1108	Facilitation Skills for Team Leaders	.5
LEAD 1111	Stepping Up to Leadership	.5
LEAD 1112	Using Leadership Language	.5
LEAD 1113	Building a Productive Team	.5
Elective Courses
Select six elective courses from the following (titles vary from term to term):		3
LEAD 1101	Critical Thinking
LEAD 1105	From Conflict to Collaboration
LEAD 1109	Speak Up
LEAD 1110	Creative Thinking at Work
LEAD 1114	Finding Time for Results
LEAD 1115	Coaching for High Performance
LEAD 1119	The Science and Art of Leadership
LEAD 1138	Business Communication for Leaders
LEAD 1168
LEAD 1169	Challenging Personalities
LEAD 1171	Training for High Performance
Total Credits		6

Plan of Study Grid
Fundamental Financial Management Skills		Credits
OACP 1105	Introduction To Payroll	1.5
OACP 1129	Accounting For NonAccountant	2
OACP 1130	Introduction To Bookkeeping	1.5
	Credits	5
Fundamental People Management Skills
LEAD 1151	Human Resource Management	2
MSKL 1102	Team Skills	2
MSKL 1103	Essential Management Skills	2
	Credits	6
Fundamental Business Communication
CMPT 1301	Word Excel PowerPoint	2.5
LEAD 1138	Business Comm for Leaders	0.5
TECW 1101	Technical Communication	0.5
	Credits	3.5
Fundamental Sales & Marketing Skills
BUSI 1315	Media and Public Relations	2
CMPT 1437	Social Media	0
LEAD 1153	Sales and Marketing Management	2
	Credits	15
	Total Credits	4

This guide is intended as a general guideline only. The College reserves the right to make changes as appropriate.

* This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Fees and other costs

Within each Award of Achievement, students may register for two courses and get the third course at a 50% discount, if registering within one calendar year.

Fundamental Financial Management Skills	Tuition	Tuition with Discount
OACP 1105 Introduction To Payroll	$214	$214
OACP 1129 Accounting For NonAccountant	$200	$100
OACP 1130 Introduction To Bookkeeping	$226	$226
	$640	$540

Fundamental People Management Skills	Tuition	Tuition with Discount
LEAD 1151 Human Resource Management	$392	$196
MSKL 1102 Team Skills	$393	$393
MSKL 1103 Essential Management Skills	$393	$393
	$1,178	$982

Fundamental Business Communication Skills	Tuition	Tuition with Discount
CMPT 1301 Word Excel PowerPoint	$449	$449
LEAD 1138 Business Comm for Leaders	$194	$97
TECW 1101 Technical Communication	$205	$205
	$848	$746

Fundamental Sales & Marketing Skills	Tuition	Tuition with Discount
BUSI 1315 Media and Public Relations	$490	$490
CMPT 1437 Social Media	$181	$91
LEAD 1153 Sales and Marketing Management	$392	$392
	$1,063	$973

Fee description	Fee Amount	Notes
Application fee	0
Tuition	0	Tuition Breakdown 0 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 3 0 - 4
Student union	0
College initiative	0
Materials	0	not including textbooks
Campus resource	0
Laundry	0
Tools (deposit)	0
Coverall (deposit)	0
Uniform (deposit)	0
Medical & Dental	0
U-PASS	0
Graduation	0
Program-specific extra fees	0
Total

This program is available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Program options for international students can be found at VCC International.
Applicants must be 16 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)
Applicants must submit official transcripts and educational documents as required by their course or program.

Missing prerequisites? Learn more about VCC's tuition-free in academic upgrading, university transfer or English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses.