Each course includes forty hours of online instruction, delivered in four-hour classes over ten weeks.
Certificates are awarded to those who complete the course with at least 80% attendance and participation.
Costs for the courses are covered through a federal funding program, making these courses free to participants.
Here are the details on course content, instructors names and the schedule:
Financial Fundamentals Level 1
Instructor Kelly Mitchell
Tuesdays from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm beginning January 14.
Topics covered include:
• Bookkeeping fundamentals
• Financial statements
• Budgets and cash flow projections
• Government reporting requirements
• Tax compliance
• Pricing products
• Basic financial analysis
Financial Fundamentals Level 2
Instructor: Kelly Mitchell
Thursdays from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm beginning January 16
Course topics include:
• Business structures
• Balance sheet
• Assets
• Capital purchases and disposals
• Budgets as a planning tool
• Cash flow as a planning tool
• Petty cash
• Preparing for lenders
• Inventory – accounting and management
• Succession planning
Please note: Financial Fundamentals Level 1 is considered a prerequisite for this course, but the instructor will evaluate your financial competency if you do not have the Level 1 course and wish to apply.
Website Design
Instructor: Georges Hanna
Thursdays from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm beginning January 16
Course Topics include:
• Web creation options
• Web host versus domain registrar
• Installing website on host
• Website designs
• Menu options
• Pages and posts
• Adding images
• Adding video
• Landing pages
• Photo prep
• Website tracking/reporting tools
Please note: This course does not cover an e-commerce store.
Excel Level 1
Instructor: Lorie Deas
Wednesdays from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm beginning January 8
Course Topics include:
• Building and using spreadsheets
• Templates
• Formulas
• Customizing spreadsheets
• Copying and pasting
• Autofill
• Formatting and printing data
• Charts and graphs
Mandatory Core Concepts:
• Formulas – sum, min, max, average, autosum, cell reference, absolute reference,
general calculations, and formulas between sheets
• Formatting – date, accounting, numbers, currency, and percentages
• Printing – single sheet, portion of sheet, all sheets, fit to page, page break preview, and
lock headings at top of printouts on multiple sheets
Marketing For Business
Instructor Rick McMullen
Wednesdays 8:30 am until 12:30 pm beginning January 15
Course Topics include:
• Strategic marketing fundamentals
• Marketing research
• Relationship marketing
• Successful selling techniques
• Pricing for profit
• Digital marketing
• Creating a promotional campaign
• Marketing budget
Register for these courses here
We selected the top five courses based on interest from our October survey. There was interest in other courses and we encourage you to check with your local Chamber of Commerce or business organizations for courses offered through the WEI program. Some of those are listed below, as well as the provincial Workplace Education link which will connect you with a regional coordinator.
Annapolis Valley Chamber of Commerce
Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce
