Is it time to update your professional skills to advance your career? Look no further as we have a growing list of business and management courses to choose from.
COVID-19 safety update: Depending on the course or program Professional Development and Training may offer in-person classes. We want to ensure the safety of our students and instructors for in-person classes; therefore, we have strict health and safety protocols in place.
Contract Training
The Faculty of Management offers contract training in areas such as leadership, supervisory skills, conflict management, and employee engagement. We can customize training to suit your business needs. We are always looking for new course ideas to support our community of learners. If there are subject areas that you are interested in but are not offered at this time, please email the PD and T office at FOM_PDT@viu.ca
Find more information on VIU Contract Training.
Information Sessions
Come to one of our information sessions and learn how you can start a new career.
- The Payroll Compliance Practitioner Online Information Session NEW Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Time: 7:00 to 7:45 pm, via Zoom
If you are interested in attending one of the information sessions listed above, please email Rebecca Lin, Program Assistant, (Rebecca.Lin@viu.ca), and ask to be sent the Zoom link for the information session you would like to attend.
Credit and Non-Credit Courses
Accounting
- Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers (To Be Scheduled in 2022)
- General Insurance Essentials - Level 1 Licensing Salesperson/Adjuster Course (Fall intake - Cancelled)
Management
- Conflict De-Escalation for Frontline Staff and Customer Service Professionals: online workshop (a) Thursday, October 28, 2021 (b) Tuesday, November 30, 2021
- Conflict Management: Navigating Conflict in the Workplace (Oct. 22 - 23, 2021)
- Management Skills for Supervisors (all courses in this program may be taken individually)
- Interpersonal Skills (Sep. 23 - Oct. 16, 2021)
- Team Building Skills (Oct. 21 - Nov. 18, 2021)
- Administrative Skills (Nov. 25 - Dec. 18, 2021)
Marketing
- Social Media and Digital Marketing for Business (Feb. 5, 12, 26, and Mar. 5, 2022)
Project Management
- Foundations of Project Management (Oct. 05 - Nov. 04, 2021, evenings)
Certificate and Certification Programs
- Management Skills for Supervisors - Fall 2021
- Payroll Compliance Practitioner Program - starts October 2021
To register for a credit class, click on the course link for further instructions. To register for one of our non-credit classes, use Web Registration if you have any concerns, please call VIU Registration at 1-866-734-6252 or email FoM_PDT@viu.ca or pdt@viu.ca
Computer training courses and Bookkeeping Certificate program please email ccscowichan@viu.ca; Other courses on this page are arranged by fom_pdt@viu.ca.
Important Notice
Courses must meet minimum enrollments in a run. If minimum enrollments are not met 2 weeks prior to a course starting then a decision will be made to cancel the course, therefore we encourage prospective students to register early.
Employers
Purchase seats for your staff in any of our courses with the Company Seat Plan.
Benefits
- Ensure your staff gets timely standardized training
- Obtain cost-effective, efficient upgrading
- Add or remove seats up to 10 working days in advance
- Replace any employee - right up to the course date
- Your company will be invoiced for your employees’ tuition
Not seeing what you are looking for? Send questions to pdt@viu.ca.
