The Office Administration program prepares students for engaging careers in the field of office administration and is designed in the Yukon, with Yukoners in mind. The Office Administration program holds significance in the North and remains transferable to regions outside of the Yukon. Upon graduation, our hands-on training allows students to enter directly into a variety of workplace settings and industries (e.g. private, public, nonprofit).
We have updated our certificates and are thrilled to be offering updated courses beginning in September 2025. The program offers three unique 30-credit certificates that begin each September:
- Administrative Assistant
- Financial Assistant
- Medical Office Assistant - new this year!
Each certificate provides specialized training in communications, office procedures, computer applications, and accounting with a specific focus on preparing graduates for employment in busy office environments. Office Administration offers a transformational and hands-on learning experience that provides opportunities for students to adapt to continuously changing technology, culture, and societal norms. Along with job-specific skills, the Office Administration program places importance on interpersonal skills, and individual, organizational, and community wellness.
Students can complete one of the Office Administration certificates in as little as nine months and may choose to return and complete another Office Administration certificate by completing an additional semester within five years of graduation.
Graduates of this program leave with hands-on and critical-thinking skills, giving them the confidence to creatively adapt and develop innovative approaches for today’s dynamic workplaces.
Graduates of this program will have practise in the following outcomes:
- Research, assess, and share reliable information to meet organizational needs
- Apply fundamental financial practices to maintain accurate records
- Coordinate and organize information and people to ensure efficient and healthy workplaces
- Work mindfully in diverse settings while engaging in lifelong learning to maintain relevancy and individual wellness
- Communicate efficiently to meet the needs of various audiences and purposes
- Support organizational and community wellness by developing cultural awareness and applying principles of reconciliation in their daily lives
You may join each certificate's cohort and take courses as a group to complete a certificate, or you may take one course at a time. The only prerequisites we require to join our Office Administration program are English and math 10, and once you are a student at Yukon University, you can take most of our courses without having to take previous Office Administration courses. Feel free to join our Office Administration program and take full-time or part-time studies, or become an open-studies student and take up to two courses a year to try them out.
If you don't have the math 10 or English 10 prerequisites to join our Office Administration program, you may take or upgrade these courses with our Academic and Skill Development team.
Each of our three certificates have the same courses that are offered in the fall semester:
- Workplace Administration and Collaboration
- Office Procedures for Today's Offices
- Introductory Accounting
- Business Communications
- Computer Applications for Business
- Yukon First Nations Core Competency
Each certificate has specialized courses that are offered in the Winter semester:
Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Elective
- Office Procedures for Administrative Professionals
- Advanced Word Processing
- Communications Elective
Financial Assistant
- Financial Elective
- Intermediate Accounting
- Computerized Accounting
- Practical Accounting Applications
Medical Office Assistant
- MOA Elective
- Introduction to Healthcare in Canada and the North
- Medical Office Procedures
- Basics of Physiology, Anatomy, and Pharmacology for the MOA
All certificates have a keyboarding competency, and the last course for each student to complete is the fieldwork/practicum course from mid-April to mid-May.
You may complete the Office Administration program full-time over 9 months, or you may choose to take courses part-time over one or more years.
Office Administration graduates are workforce ready for a variety of workplace settings and industries (e.g. private, public, nonprofit). Examples of office administration jobs include the following:
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All courses in the Office Administration program are delivered face-to-face at the Ayamdigut campus in Whitehorse, and students are encouraged to bring their laptops to the classroom. If you don't have access to a personal laptop, one may be provided to you for courses that require a laptop.
For students using their own laptop in class, you will require the following:
- Windows-based PC* that is less than five years old with up-to-date browsers
- Current operating system - Windows 10
*Chromebooks are not sufficient, and Mac products are not compatible with the Microsoft-based software used in this program and may put students at a disadvantage to successfully complete the program.
A typing speed of 25 n.w.p.m with 98% accuracy is a requirement for graduation from the Office Administration program.
Our minimum admission requirements are 65% or greater in Math 10 and English 10 (or equivalent). If you don't have these prerequisites, you may complete them at Yukon University with our Academic and Skills Development team.
Yukon University recognizes that a greater understanding and awareness of Yukon First Nations history, culture, and journey towards self-determination will help to build positive relationships among all Yukon citizens. As a result, all students and staff will be required to achieve core competency in knowledge of Yukon First Nations.
For details, visit Yukon First Nations Core Competency
Fees
Tuition for credit programs is calculated per course credit. See money matters for more information.
Some programs and courses have additional fees - see Ancillary Fees.
Student financial awards
Education is an investment in your future, your family and your community. Yukon University is pleased to support that investment by offering some of the most competitive tuition rates in the country, as well as several student financial awards to help offset your educational and living costs.
Financial assistance
There are government programs, scholarships, bursaries, awards and First Nation funding available to financially support you throughout your academic career.
See money matters for more information, or talk to our financial advising staff in the Student Services Centre. Email or call 867 456 8574 to make an appointment.