Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
Payroll Certificate Program

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