Office Administration

This is for administrative assistants, executive assistants, receptionists, office coordinators, and office clerks who have been working in the field for several years.
This is for people who are already working in an office environment and wish to get a certification for their competencies and for their knowledge .

Upon successful completion of the RAC Office Administration process, you will be awarded an AEC in Office Administration (Attestation of Collegial Studies) recognized by the Minister of Higher Education. This is a technical administration certification.

To be admitted in a RAC process, you have to meet the admission requirements of the CEGEP you are applying to.

The admission conditions and the inscription procedures may differ from a CEGEP to another.

You should be ready to provide legal documents such as: a birth certificate, a proof of education (high school or cegep diploma, etc), some grade sheets, a comparative evaluation or a foreign degree, a resume, etc.

As for individuals born outside of Canada, you will have to provide a proof of citizenship or permanent residency.

Furthermore, please note that the main steps pursued as part of the process are the same for everybody et always start by an information session, alone or in groups. This information session is provided by the CEGEP.

To know more about the step of a RAC process, please visit our RAC process page on this web site.

The eight competencies of the program refer to knowledge and skills related to office work, computer and information technology, as well as work organisation.

• Produce documents
• Use word processing software
• Process and present data
• Develop and adapt a records management system
• Integrate office administration tools into the tasks and responsibilities of an administrative assistant
• Use tools and services related to office work
• Organize and oversee work within the office
• Correct grammatical and linguistic errors in English texts related to business