Diploma
80 Weeks
16-week Co-op
The National Payroll Institute’s (formerly The Canadian Payroll Association) PCP designation is the foundation for a successful career in payroll. The PCP courses will help you gain an in-depth understanding of the legislative requirements to keep your organization compliant throughout the annual payroll cycle. When you achieve the designation, you join a growing community of supportive professionals and gain access to the resources you need to stay current and compliant.
The PCP designation requires three core payroll courses, an Introduction to Accounting course transfer credit and one year of weighted payroll work experience:
All PCP courses, including the Introduction to Accounting transfer credit course, require a passing grade of 65%. For more information visit www.payroll.ca, or email the Professional Certification Department at certification@payroll.ca.
This program provides students with a comprehensive foundation of knowledge in business management, and equips them with the analytical skills they need to effectively function in various technical and operational capacities. Graduates will be prepared to seek gainful employment as business professionals, or start their own business in the Accounting and Finance industries.
This program has a Transfer Pathway with Yorkville University: https://brightoncollege.com/about-us/transfer-pathways/
Students must earn a minimum score of 60% for each academic course completion. Students must obtain 65% on all National Payroll Institute’s courses and 65% on the Introduction to Accounting course to transfer to NPI. Successful completion of all listed courses (including a 640-hour co-op) is required for program graduation.
The Brighton College Advanced Business Management in Accounting Diploma provides students with a comprehensive business foundation and the analytical skills necessary to effectively function in various technical and operational aspects of business or to start their own business. Moreover, this diploma will enable student to work in the Accounting and Financial industry. Participants will gain valuable and comprehensive knowledge that reflects the most current practices and emerging trends in today's dynamic global environment.
Brighton College has partnered with The Canadian Payroll Association (CPA), to deliver the Payroll Compliance Practitioner Certification (PCP) certification courses. The process consists of three courses from the Association and Introduction to Accounting from the college. Once the student passes the three CPA exams and pays the transfer fee for the Introduction to Accounting mark, they will be considered a PCP Candidate. Effective January 1, 2015, individuals who wish to obtain the Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification must have at least one year of weighted payroll experience obtained within five years prior or five years after the start of the Payroll Compliance Legislation course. The student must pay the membership fee when the student applies for certification. For more information regarding fees please visit www.payroll.ca. Students who do not wish to obtain the Payroll Compliance Certification may enroll in the Brighton College payroll courses. Students will be evaluated with Brighton College payroll assignments and exams.
This program is instructor-driven, allowing students to navigate quickly through a solid foundation theory. The curriculum includes learner-centered, experiential lectures and workshops facilitated by experienced instructor. The program includes a co-op that is completed at one of various small and mid-sized businesses throughout the lower mainland. A Brighton College Business Management in Accounting Diploma will be granted to students who successfully complete the program.
This program is a pathway program to Yorkville University's Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Management program. Graduates from this program have the opportunity to transfer their credits to the total credits required to earn a BBA degree from Yorkville University.
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Upon completion of this program the successful student will be able to:
This course will help student review basic mathematics and introduce to student some business mathematical concepts. The topics will include algebra, time value of money, future value, present value, annuity, investment evaluation, and other basic financial concepts. Some common business software such as Microsoft Outlook will also be introduced in this course.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
Students will practice business writing skills, applying the mechanics of style, developing proofreading and editing skills and using words effectively. They will apply verbal and non-verbal styles to a variety of business communications. The students will also practice career and interpersonal skills necessary for success in the workplace, such as conflict resolution and business etiquette. They will work in teams to examine administrative, ergonomic and efficiency functions of a business office. Students will also learn about using PowerPoint to deliver demonstrations, training, and presentations in a professional manner.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
This course explores the fundamental use of Microsoft Office’s word processing software: Microsoft Word. Students will learn how to use Word to create, save, edit, format, and manipulate documents in a professional manner.
Duration: 20 hours, 1 week.
Prerequisite: none.
This course explores the fundamental use of Microsoft Office’s spreadsheet creation software: Microsoft Excel. Students will learn how to use Excel to create spreadsheets, perform calculations, generate charts from data tables, and print results.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
This course introduces the students to the construction and interpretation of financial systems, records, reports and statements, including how vital accurate and complete financial data is for a business to ensure its ongoing success. This course is the first in a series of courses to build a solid base in accounting from both a practical and a theoretical perspective.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
This course is a continuation of the work stated in Introduction to Accounting. This course provides students’ introductory knowledge about the construction and interpretation of financial systems, records, reports, and statements. It also shows how vital accurate and complete financial data is for a business to ensure its ongoing success.
Duration: 40 hours, 2 weeks.
Prerequisite: BAF140.
Improving organizational effectiveness by studying behavior in organizations is the focus of this course. Students develop the ability to evaluate their own behavior and that of others by critically examining performance and activities at the individual level, the group level, and the organizational level.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of marketing concepts and how they can be applied to any type of organization or service. This course examines the controllable and uncontrollable elements of marketing, strategic planning, market characteristics, marketing research techniques, market segmentation and target market selection.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
This course introduces students to the Canadian legal system, dispute resolution, and torts. Topics of study include product liability, contracts, sale of goods, agency, employment, business structures, personal and intellectual property, e-commerce and international trade.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
This course introduces the role of human resource management and its contribution to the effectiveness of organizations and their employees. In today’s rapidly changing business world, organizations are realizing that their greatest asset is their employees, and that the effective management of people is a key factor in their overall success. This course provides an overview of essential human resource management concepts and techniques, specifically related to the main areas of human resource management activity. Whether you become a business owner, supervisor, manager or human resources professional, this course will provide you with helpful information and insights to help you deal with issues relating to people in organizations.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
This course is an exploration of problem-solving tools and strategies that can be applied to practical, every day dilemmas. Students will develop their analytical skills and improve their ability to confront confusion, ambiguity and fallacies in their daily life.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
This course introduces students to the principles of micro and macro economic theory. Topics of study include, market fundamentals, supply and demand, consumer and producer behavior, monopoly and competition, and the determination of national economic activity. The course prepares students to weigh political and economic issues as they relate to business ventures.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
This course introduces the basic principles of financial valuation, including the time-value of money and the risk/return tradeoff; to develop tools for the quantitative analysis of corporate and/or individual financing and saving decisions, as well as of capital budgeting decisions.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: BAF140.
This course offers students an opportunity to learn and practice a combination of selling fundamentals and selling strategies needed to succeed in today’s business environment. The focus of the lecture/workshop is all of the skills required for developing and implementing relationships, product, customer, and presentation strategies.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
This course provides an overview of theories and concepts in business ethics and leadership. This course will help students to understand ethical reasoning in the business context and introduce them to the concept of corporate social responsibility. The course will also cover theories for effective leadership and practical advice for business leaders. Students will develop a personal definition of leadership and define personal leadership values, understand cultural influences on leadership and explore power, influence, engagement and motivation.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
Strategic management in organizations is vital to the long-term effectiveness of any organization. This course introduces students to a variety of strategic processes including improving the quality of decision-making in a time-sensitive global environment. Students examine traditional principles of strategic management enhanced by contemporary new analytical concepts.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
This course introduces the methods and applications of statistics in business; data analysis, descriptive regression, data generations, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, inference in regression, linear programming and spreadsheet modeling.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: none.
Student will become familiar with the operation of the Simply Accounting program. This includes General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll. Students will learn and complete to set up a company from scratch using the program.
Duration: 60 hours, 3 weeks.
Prerequisite: BAF140.
Upon completion of Payroll Compliance Legislation, the student will have a thorough understanding of the compliance requirements. The student will be able to:
Upon completion of Payroll Fundamentals 1, the student will be able to:
Upon completion of Payroll Fundamentals 2, the student will be able to:
This course helps students prepare the required job search skills and knowledge they need to become employed. Students will learn the best known job search techniques to find viable opportunities, strategies to differentiate themselves from the competition and how they will add value to prospective employers in today’s competitive global economy.
Duration: 20 hours, 1 week.
Prerequisite: none.
A co-operative (co-op) work placement provides students with the opportunity to implement their newly acquired knowledge and skills from their academic program into relevant work experience. During the co-op, students will be considered employees who are actively engaged in productive work. The experience provides students with coaching, work-site monitoring and employer evaluations. Students will also gain deeper insight into the industry, explore their different career opportunities, and observe professionals in practical situations. They will acquire situation-specific skills and identify areas that may need to be developed further. To ensure a high quality co-op experience, the institution will monitor both the student and the employer throughout the co-op. At the conclusion of the co-op, students and employers jointly complete a written evaluation of the student’s performance to direct the future career development of the student.
Duration: 640 hours, 16 weeks.
*Under no circumstances can these Admission Requirements be waived by the student or the institution.
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