Are you an Immigrant, Canadian-born or Aboriginal who is considering a career as a Payroll Clerk?
If so, our Payroll Certificate Program can help you get started.
This program, in partnership with the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN) will enable you to:
- improve your English communication skills
- improve your knowledge in Administration and Management, Clerical, Accounting, Personal service and Human Resources
- adapt and improve your existing skills to Canadian standards
- work towards upgrading your education to advance your career in finance
What does a Payroll clerk do?
- process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions
- compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers
- compile employee time, production, and payroll data from the time sheets
- record employee time information in order to maintain and update payroll records
- awareness in tax and deduction laws changes
Did you know?
Payroll Clerk salaries range from $34,000 at the junior level up to $88,500 at the senior manager level.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Landed immigrant or Canadian citizen with a minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent
- have a minimum Canadian Language Benchmarks for Academics (CLBA) score of 5
- Canadian-born or Aboriginal graduated from Grade 12 or have passed the Tests of General Educational Development (GED)
- Unemployed or a recipient of Employment Insurance or Alberta Works Income Support
- highly motivated to work as a payroll clerk
- committed to complete the 8-month program
- meet the selection process requirements, including providing required documentation, passing a math and communication test, and attending an interview with the program partners
- meet the requirements for financial support or pay for yourself
Program Start - End Date: May 1 - December 21, 2012
2012 Information Sessions:
(information session -1 hour; assessment test - 2 hours)
1. January 26 @ 1:00 P.M. at 8914-118 Avenue
2. February 2 @ 5:00 P.M. at 8914-118 Avenue
3. February 16 @ 1:00 P.M. at 8914-118 Avenue
4. March 1 @ 5:00 P.M. at 8914-118 Avenue
For more information, please contact:
Qing Cai
Coordinator, Finance Programs
Phone: 780.945.2288
E-mail: qcai@emcn.ab.ca
Are you an Immigrant, Canadian-born or Aboriginal who is considering a career as a Payroll Clerk?
If so, our Payroll Certificate Program can help you get started.
This program, in partnership with the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN) will enable you to:
- improve your English communication skills
- improve your knowledge in Administration and Management, Clerical, Accounting, Personal service and Human Resources
- adapt and improve your existing skills to Canadian standards
- work towards upgrading your education to advance your career in finance
What does a Payroll clerk do?
- process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions
- compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers
- compile employee time, production, and payroll data from the time sheets
- record employee time information in order to maintain and update payroll records
- awareness in tax and deduction laws changes
Did you know?
Payroll Clerk salaries range from $34,000 at the junior level up to $88,500 at the senior manager level.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Landed immigrant or Canadian citizen with a minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent
- have a minimum Canadian Language Benchmarks for Academics (CLBA) score of 5
- Canadian-born or Aboriginal graduated from Grade 12 or have passed the Tests of General Educational Development (GED)
- Unemployed or a recipient of Employment Insurance or Alberta Works Income Support
- highly motivated to work as a payroll clerk
- committed to complete the 8-month program
- meet the selection process requirements, including providing required documentation, passing a math and communication test, and attending an interview with the program partners
- meet the requirements for financial support or pay for yourself
Program Start - End Date: May 1 - December 21, 2012
2012 Information Sessions:
(information session -1 hour; assessment test - 2 hours)
1. January 26 @ 1:00 P.M. at 8914-118 Avenue
2. February 2 @ 5:00 P.M. at 8914-118 Avenue
3. February 16 @ 1:00 P.M. at 8914-118 Avenue
4. March 1 @ 5:00 P.M. at 8914-118 Avenue
For more information, please contact:
Qing Cai
Coordinator, Finance Programs
Phone: 780.945.2288
E-mail: qcai@emcn.ab.ca