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Office Administration-Medical Office Assistant Certificate


While NIC is not currently accepting applications for the Medical Office Assistant certificate due to changes in the province-wide delivery of this credential, NIC is now offering Medical Terminology courses. Applicants interested in Medical Terminology courses or other OAD programs should make an appointment with an educational advisor.

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Admission Requirements


1. Successful completion of the Office Assistant 1 Certificate.  Applicants with significant previous office experience may be admitted with the department member approval.  

2. Keyboarding speed requirement is 40 w.p.m.  The timing speed is based on the average of three 3-minute timings with three errors or less.  

Course Requirements


First 10 Months:

Complete the Office Administration-Office Assistant 1 Certificate

Next 10 Months:

Completion Requirements


  • To be eligible to receive a certificate, you must achieve a minimum of a B- in each course listed for the certificate; except OAD 102  requires exit speed of 50 wpm.