Cestar College, Longueuil

Comptabilité, Accounting

• The duration of training is 1350 hours.

This course prepares students to perform work tasks in the role of an accounting professional. Over the course of 1350 hours, students will master the basic aspects of their chosen profession:

• Performing periodic accounting tasks,
• Processing of accounting data with the help of microcomputer and accounting software,
• Payroll,
• Preparation of analytical reports,
• Using spreadsheet features,
• Staying on budget,
• Filing tax returns.

Future accountants master a certain set of skills that will help them achieve career success: independence, a sense of responsibility, attentiveness and conscientiousness, a craving for working with numbers.

Completion of this program results in a Vocational Training Diploma (DEP): The DEP certifies that the student has successfully completed an intermediate vocational training program aimed at obtaining a profession.

Secrétariat - Médical, Medical Secretary

• The duration of the training is 450 hours.

The program is suitable for students who want to gain competitive knowledge and skills in the field of medical secretariat. Students are expected to possess important qualities for working in medicine: ease of communication, sensitivity to human problems, initiative, and autonomy.

The curriculum contains 450 hours of specialized classes, in which students will consider topics such as:

• Carrying out user consulting operations,
• Preparation of medical documents,
• Activities related to the management of medical supplies,
• Accounting transactions related to medical procedures,
• Performing the functions of the Secretary-General.

Completion of this program leads to a Professional Specialization Certificate (ASP): The ASP allows you to deepen the knowledge gained during your DEP training in a related field or specialization.

Secrétariat - Juridique, Legal Secretary

• The duration of the training is 450 hours.

The course is designed to prepare students who are interested in law and wish to pursue a career as a legal secretary. The curriculum consists of 450 hours of specialized classes under the guidance of qualified experts.

Legal secretaries assist lawyers, especially in client service, dealing with various stakeholders, managing deadlines and agendas, transcription, writing, drafting, and reviewing applications, notarial documents, government forms, or other legal documents. Secretaries are called upon to perform administrative work specific to the legal environment and to perform general secretarial tasks. These individuals work in a variety of public, parapublic, and private legal environments, including ministries, courts, legal services, litigation, law firms, notary offices, or bailiffs' offices.

At the end of the course, students receive a Certificate of Professional Specialization (ASP).

Spécialiste du Bureau Médical, Medical Practice Specialist

• The duration of training is 1935 hours.

The program provides students with a unique opportunity to combine a secretarial professional training course and a medical secretarial certificate program. The curriculum is designed to allow students to explore two different aspects of the business profession, ensuring that each graduate is well prepared for the demands of the job market. 

Students will study in technology classrooms equipped with the latest commercial and medical software, and they will be taught by faculty members who are experienced medical office professionals, healthcare providers, and administrative professionals.

Through the course, students will learn how to use business software and patient billing systems, discover the Quebec insurance system, gain knowledge of medical terminology, basic accounting, and all the administrative tasks necessary to succeed.

Completion of the program leads to the Vocational Training Diploma (DEP) and the Certification of Professional Specialization (ASP).

Secrétariat, Secretariat

• The duration of training is 1485 hours.

As part of their day-to-day duties, administrative assistants independently perform administrative tasks necessary to support supervisors and professionals. The course aims to teach students basic skills, impart knowledge, and teach how to interact with small and larger-scale business owners.

Topics covered during 1485 hours:

• Ensuring the quality of the documents produced,
• Monitoring of administrative correspondence,
• Participation in the management of material resources,
• Carrying out current accounting operations: bookkeeping, bank deposits, monitoring of supplier and customer accounts,
• Document
• Providing periodic technical support for the use of equipment and the integration of new personnel,
• Organization of meetings and events,
• Writing documents and developing presentations, tables, diagrams and templates,
• Interaction with customers,
• Revision, correction and formatting of documents,
• Entering text and data on a computer,
• Translation of texts,
• Updating information posted on websites or social media.

At the end of the training, apprentices receive a Diploma of Vocational Training (DEP), which allows them to take up positions such as secretary, administrative assistant, human resources specialist, typing worker, and others.