Overview
This part-time online certificate is designed for tradespersons who would like to develop the skills needed to manage a trades business.
Learners will develop a variety of relevant business-related knowledge and skills including operations, planning, finance, marketing, human resources, health and safety, and ethics. Graduates will be well-positioned to manage a small to medium-sized trades-related business, to start their own trades-related business, or to use their newly developed skills and knowledge to improve their existing business.
Courses
| OEL1292 - 3 Building and Maintaining Customer Relationships |
| OEL1294 - 3 Occupational Health and Safety |
| OEL1295 - 3 Marketing a Trades Business |
| OEL1296 - 3 Operating a Trades Business |
| OEL851 - 2 Human Relations |
| Electives: Choose one elective:
OEL1293 - Financial Processes in the Trades OEL856 - Finance LDS |
Requirements & Program Information
Entrance and Certificate Requirements
- Students must have an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, and be 19 years of age or older.
- Students must successfully complete all courses within 7 years of acceptance into the program in order to graduate.
- Students must obtain a G.P.A. of 2.0 or 60% or higher to obtain this certificate.
Certificate Completion
- Once all Continuing Education certificate requirements have been successfully completed, a student may apply to graduate from their program of study.
- Program admission requirements, if applicable, will be reviewed at the time of application to graduate.
- All courses must be completed within the stated timeline outlined on the certificate webpage.
- Students who graduate from a Continuing Education, part-time certificate are eligible to attend a Convocation ceremony, with details provided upon confirmation of completion. A non-refundable graduation fee will be applied.
- Students must email conedregistration@saultcollege.ca when they believe they have fulfilled the requirements to graduate.
Certification
Upon successful completion of the online Business for trades certificate program, students will obtain a Sault College certificate.
Career Path
For more details on related occupations, job market information and career opportunities, see the Government of Canada website: http://www.jobbank.gc.ca.