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The Business Fundamentals certificate at Northern is a one-year program designed to give you the essential skills to launch your professional journey.
This program also serves as the entry point for Northern's two-year business diplomas in fields like Marketing, Accounting, Human Resources, and others.
Begin with practical introductory classes covering key areas such as hiring practices, documentation, business communication, and leadership principles.
Later, you'll examine advanced concepts for sustaining business success, studying microeconomics, workplace dynamics, and how entrepreneurial ethics connect with corporate social responsibility.
To be eligible you must possess the equivalent of an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
Proof of Senior High School Diploma/Certificate with an equivalent Grade 12 Mathematics (50% min.) and/or Business/Commerce stream.
English Proficiency (we will require one of the following): IELTS Academic International English Language Testing System: minimum overall score of 6.0 must be achieved with no individual band score under 6.0; however, we will accept one band at 5.5.; TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) – Computer-based overall minimum score of 79; PTE (Pearson Test of English) Academic – Graduate Diploma: 58+.