BOOKKEEPER & FINANCIAL OFFICER TRAINING PART TWO – READING AND UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Online
2026-06-01 09:00 - 2026-06-02 16:00 (America/Inuvik)
Many bookkeepers spend a lot of time recording financial transactions that are used to create financial statements each month. It is not unusual for bookkeepers, along with business owners and managers, to lack a full understanding of the valuable information included in these statements. This workshop goes through the sections of basic financial statements including balance sheets, income statements and supporting documents to give you a thorough understanding of the information they contain. You will learn how to use common ratios used by lenders and investors to determine the health of a business or organization, as well as ways to thoroughly analyze the information contained in the statements.

Course Objectives:To learn how the double entry accounting system worksTo develop an understanding of the principles of accounting used in financial statementsTo learn what information is included in a balance sheetTo learn what information is included in an income statementTo learn how to analyze the information in financial statementsTo learn how to read a statement of cash flows

Date: June 1 & 2, 2026Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Location: OnlineCost: $600.00

Business Administration Math Entry Course
2026-06-02 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-04 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-09 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-11 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-16 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-18 18:00 - 19:30
Are you interested in attending the Business Administration Program but are missing the Math prerequisite or need to refresh your math skills?

This course will introduce students to the mathematical principles needed to be successful in the Business Administration Program. It will act as a pathway to admittance for students who may not currently meet the admission requirements or wish to refresh their skills before starting the program. The course will cover the concepts underlying math theories, principles, and usage. These fundamental skills are necessary to be successful in the BA Program for the development of numerical literacy.

Dates: May 5, 2025 – June 18, 2026Times: Tuesday and Thursday Evenings from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.Instructor: Joanna HartleyTuition: $475.00 plus the cost of the e-textbook (approx. $88.00)Textbook: Foundations of Mathematics with Geometry, Trigonometry, and Statistics, fourth Edition, by Kugathasan & Kox (Publisher: Vretta). Price: E-Textbook package $88.00.Prerequisites: English 150 or English 30-2, Math 145 or Math 20-2 or 20-1Location: Online via TEAMS/Moodle

Formatting the Worksheet - Online
2026-06-04 09:00 - 12:00
Make your Excel workbooks look professional and readable by learning how to properly format all the aspects of your spreadsheet. In this 3-hour session, you will learn how to work with:

Formatting dates & numbers

Cell alignment

Fonts & sizes

Borders

Colours and patterns

Format painter

Themes & Styles

Conditional formatting

Date: June 4, 2026Time: 9:00 a.m. – NoonCost: $175.00Instructor: Heather Lyon

Charts & Tables - Online
2026-06-18 09:00 - 12:00
In the Excel program, you can convert your data from a spreadsheet into a table and/or chart. Learn how you can turn dry financial and statistical information into a vibrant visual display that will have a powerful impact on your audience!

Charts vs. Tables

Creating a chart

Changing chart types

Changing chart layout and location

Using sparklines

Creating a table

Creating a Pivot Table

Date: June 18, 2026Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Cost: $175.00Instructor: Heather Lyon

BOOKKEEPER & FINANCIAL OFFICER TRAINING – PART THREE - COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING - Online
2026-06-23 09:00 - 2026-06-25 16:00, 2026-06-29 09:00 - 2026-06-30 16:00
This is Part 3 of the Bookkeeper & Financial Officer Training Program. You do not have to have taken part 1 as long as you have some basic knowledge and experience with bookkeeping. This 5-day session uses an accounting simulation package to teach you more about the various aspects of bookkeeping while learning how to enter financial transactions using the QuickBooks Desktop software program. Topics include Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Banking & Cash Accounts, and GST.

Dates: June 23 – 25 & June 29 & 30, 2026Times: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Location: OnlineInstructor: Heather LyonCost: $1,000.00

Mental Health First Aid for Northern Peoples - Face to Face in Yellowknife
2026-06-23 09:00 - 2026-06-25 16:00
The Mental Health First Aid Northern Peoples course is guided by a number of important principles such as respect, cooperation, resilience, community, harmony, generosity and resourcefulness. Many of these values are used to guide Indigenous ways of living. This course was designed to respect the importance of holism and balance. That means that the whole person – mental, physical, social, emotional and spiritual parts of a person – must be considered when providing Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). It also means that for someone to be healthy, all parts must be balanced. Mental illnesses are still feared and misunderstood by many people, but the fear will disappear as people learn more about them. The Mental Health First Aid training course was developed to equip you with the tools needed to provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health problem or is experiencing a mental health crisis.

Topics covered:

TOPICS COVERED IN MHFA Northern Peoples

Substance-related disorders

Mood–related disorders

Anxiety and trauma–related disorders

Psychotic disorders

The 18-hour evidence-based MHFA Northern Peoples course has been proven to give participants:

Confidence and skills to engage someone with an emerging mental health problem or in a mental health crisis

Greater recognition of mental health problems

Decreased stigma

Improved mental health for themselves

Dates: June 23 – 25, 2026Times: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Location: Aurora College, Yellowknife CampusInstructor: Wanda Roberts/Lea Barbosa-LeclercCost: $350.00

First Aid/CPR Workshop
2026-06-24 09:00 - 2026-06-25 16:00 | Thebacha Campus, Fort Smith
Learn how to save lives by enrolling in our comprehensive two-day coursefocused on first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and AED for adults,children, and infants. This course is perfect for professionals or anyone whowants to improve their knowledge for personal reasons.

Date: June 24 & 25, 2026Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Cost: $350.00Instructor: Blyth and BatheLocation: Thebacha Campus, Fort Smith

Excel Extras - Online
2026-06-26 09:00 - 12:00
You know the basics of the Excel program. Now learn about what else you can do to make working with this program even easier and more effective in this 3-hour session. Topics include:

Working with graphics

Inserting a screenshot

Sorting & Filtering

Using hyperlinks

Using comments

Drop-down lists

Grouping & Subtotals

Quick Analysis

Date: June 26, 2026Time: 9:00 a.m. – NoonCost: $175.00Instructor: Heather Lyon

Last Day to Accept Full-Time Applications
2026-06-30 00:00 - 23:59
For Education & Training and Developmental Studies Aurora College practices rolling admissions so seats may close before this time as programs become full.

Summer Term Starts
2026-07-02 00:00 - 23:59

Registration Opens
2026-07-15 00:00 - 23:59, 2026-11-16 00:00 - 23:59

Last Day to Accept Part-Time Applications
2026-07-31 00:00 - 23:59

Summer Term Ends
2026-08-31 00:00 - 23:59

Fall Term Starts
2026-08-31 00:00 - 23:59

Registration Closes
2026-09-11 00:00 - 23:59, 2027-01-15 00:00 - 23:59

Add/Drop Deadline
2026-09-11 00:00 - 23:59
*Also the last day for tuition to be paid or for a student to be setup with a payment plan through Finance Division.

Course Withdrawal 1/3 of Course
2026-10-02 00:00 - 23:59
50% refund to student & no academic penalty

Course Withdrawal 50% of Course
2026-10-23 00:00 - 23:59
No refund, no academic penalty

Last Day to Accept Full-Time Applications
2026-11-27 00:00 - 23:59

Last Day to Accept Part-Time Applications
2026-12-04 00:00 - 23:59

Fall Term Ends
2026-12-11 00:00 - 23:59

Winter Term Starts
2027-01-04 00:00 - 23:59
