Nicola Valley Institute of Technology offers Office Administration Certificate, a certificate in Business Administration programme in Merritt, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 98 per credit for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Business Administration
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 98 / credit
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program is to develop office administration skills and provide the necessary administrative skills to provide administrative support at the entry level. It is designed for persons who want to upgrade their office skills for certification and those entering the office workplace for the first time. It is ideal for individuals who do not have previous education or background in computing.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Office Administration Certificate admits applicants who have completed Grade 10 or equivalent (Grade 12 graduation is preferred) or who hold Mature Student status, with a C minimum in English 10 or equivalent and a C minimum in Math 10 or equivalent, as set out on the programme page. No IELTS, TOEFL, or other standardized English-proficiency score is published for the programme; NVIT sets language requirements per program rather than centrally, and none currently applies here. No interview, portfolio, age requirement, or criminal record check is listed. The programme is offered in the Fall Term, with no further month specified. Applicants below the stated requirements are invited to contact the Department Coordinator or an NVIT Academic Planner about upgrading, and apply via Education Planner BC or NVIT's downloadable application form.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall Term
Application Deadline:NVIT accepts domestic applications on a rolling basis: general Fall-term applications are targeted by 31 July and Spring-term applications by 30 November each year, with offers issued in the order applications are completed and, if seats remain, continued acceptance up to the program start date. NVIT does not currently admit new international students for most programs: its Provincial Attestation Letter allocation was set at zero for 2025-2026, so new international applications are accepted only from Indigenous Peoples (per UNDRIP), Jay Treaty applicants, and permanent residents, who apply through EducationPlannerBC. NVIT publishes no international application deadline for these routes, and whether the zero-allocation restriction still holds for 2026-2027 was not confirmed on a page carrying that year. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
