This course covers how refinishing products affect the environment and how to minimize those effects. Course content includes safe handling, storage, and disposal methods of products containing volatile organic compounds (VOC) as regulated by GVRD Automotive Refinishing Emission Regulation Bylaw No. 1296, 2019 and GVRD Air Quality Management Bylaw No. 1086, ...
More details RegisterThis online course introduces participants to customer handling and shop administration within the automotive service and repair industry. Potential candidates are: upgrading technicians, vehicle enthusiasts looking to expand their theoretical knowledge of the auto industry, career transitioners, and those seeking general knowledge for a career in automotive service advising. Topics discussed, but not limited to are: trends in the automotive industry, pay structures, flat rate schedules, ...
More details RegisterDive into a comprehensive Canadian Red Cross Standard First Aid and Basic Life Support course. This immersive course spans 2 days of in-person training. This course encompasses everything from minor injuries to life threatening situations. In this course, Basic Life Support is included which helps prepare pre-hospital or in-facility responders to recognize and intervene when patients are suffering from cardiac and respiratory arrest. The BLS curriculum is meant to support the delivery of ...
More details RegisterEver thought about being your own boss? Whether you are thinking about selling your jewelry, accepting consulting work, or taking private clients as a counsellor or personal trainer, this course will help you to understand your needs, opportunities, and responsibilities as a small business owner. You’ll learn how to set up a new business, how to get the word out about your product, and how to manage your time and finances as work comes in. Set your new venture up for success with this ...
More details RegisterPrepares mechanics for the Authorized Vehicle Inspector certification which permits the inspection and decaling of private and commercial vehicle classes. Course includes: up-to-date information on the inspection program and BC regulations; Inspection Facility responsibilities; performing inspections to current standards; and completing the latest on-line inspection forms. Practical tests and a written test are required for successful completion. Required to Pass: 80% on the multiple choice ...
More details RegisterLittle or no previous experience keeping the books for a small business or non-profit? Learn the basics of manual "pencil and paper" bookkeeping and avoid making errors entering data into your software system. Includes the accounting cycle, recording transactions to journals and ledgers, tax remittance as well as how to read financial ...
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Prerequisite: It is advised that students are comfortable with basic Windows operations and are familiar with Excel prior to this course.
This course provides an essential introduction to bookkeeping, including theoretical foundations and hands-on knowledge. Learn how to complete all the functions of the accounting cycle from transaction analysis to closing the books. Topics include the accounting model, basic financial statements, general ledger, and government ...
Prerequisite: Bookkeeping Level I with B or better.
Learn to manage a payroll accounting system, with an emphasis on the calculation of earnings and deductions to conform to federal and provincial laws and accounting best practices. Find out how to complete forms required by law and the necessary accounting entries performed as part of basic payroll recordkeeping. This is a general course that is not specific to any one ...
Students explore how to think like an entrepreneur, including the motivations, attitudes and actions of entrepreneurs; through both “big picture” principles and messy, real world examples and hands-on applications. Areas of exploration include ways to discover, pursue and assess opportunity, understand why the work matters and what it really involves for success (e.g. break rules and expectations, get rid of self-limiting beliefs, embrace failure) and how to improve thinking like an ...
More details RegisterStudents acquire a basic understanding of bookkeeping and accounting for the operation of a small business. Students will learn bookkeeping procedures such as the double-entry system, and will become familiar with financial statements, accounting terms and concepts for businesses small and large. Students will learn how to record business transactions from start to finish as part of the accounting ...
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