Alberta · Certification
Approved Subject Areas
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Checked 4 October 2026. Tradesecrets and the Government of Alberta do not endorse TradesAtlas.
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Accounting
- Preparation of financial statements and reporting
- Accounting issues related to business
- Analyze key financial information related to business
- Prepare accounting documentation for payroll
- Interpretation of financial data
- Record business transactions
- Prepare cash flow statements
- Evaluate assets, liabilities in a business entity
- Introduce financial tools and their application to corporate financial management\ income tax accounting
Administration
- Planning
- Staffing
- Budgeting
- Provide Direction
- Business Office Technology
- Setting company policy
- Outlining company objectives
- Information management
Business Law
- Understand legal issues facing business such as liability
- Contract law
- Employment law
- Human rights
- Credit collection
- Insurance
Business Mathematics
- Basic principles of business math
- Estimate and evaluate answers to business math problems
- Apply math skills to budgets and banking
- Use graphs and charts
Communications
- Written business communication skills
- Oral business communication skills
- Electronic business communication skills
Economics
- Understand overall economic, financial and monetary conditions to analyze economic activity and forecast trends
- Perform cost benefit analyses and feasibility studies
- Provide advice on the financing of capital requirements
- Understand consumer behaviour of humans
- Analyze government and global forces affecting business
- Understand sustainable business practices
Entrepreneurship
- Take a business idea from creation to implementation
- Leadership Skills
- Risk Analysis
- Securing venture capital
- Develop a financial business plan
Finance
- Management of money and other assets
- Financial planning and decision making
- Analyze business problems
Human Resource Management
- Attract and retain employees
- Employee performance management
- Conflict management
- Employee relations
- Motivating and team building
- Interpersonal communication in the workplace
Industrial Relations
- Labour relations
- Conflict management
- Labour law
- Collective bargaining process
- Understand the nature and administration of collective agreements
Leadership
- Innovation and creativity in the workplace
- Leaders as coaches
- Art of motivating employees toward growth
- Influencing others
- Maintaining morale
- Leading teams for high performance
- Lead change
Management
- Organizational performance improvement
- Decision making
- Risk management
- Ethics
- Supervision of business
- Time management
Marketing
- Customer relations
- Principles of marketing
- Advertising and promotion
Operations Management
- Manage an operation and improve the operation
- Manage inventory
- Source out products and raw materials
- Develop a facilities plan
Organizational Behavior
- Understanding multi-generational issues in the workforce
- Understanding organizational behavior
- Organizational dynamics
Project Management
- Planning, organizing and executing a project
- Cost estimates
- Budget project management and cost control
- Team building
- Productivity improvement
- Tools for project management
- Project risk management
- Managing projects from start to finish
Public Administration
- Public finance
- Governance leadership
- Government management
Supervision
- Effective leadership skills
- Employee relations
- Understanding diversity in the workplace
- Conflict management
- Develop work scheduling
- Employee training
- Manage productivity