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Approved Programs of Study
Complete one of these programs of study to receive credit toward the Blue Seal Program.
Approved Programs of Study for FULL Credit toward the Blue Seal Certificate
Complete 150 hours of study through one of these programs of study to receive your Blue Seal.
Please Note: It may be possible to complete some of these programs in less than 150 hours of study. You must complete 150 hours to receive your Blue Seal.
- Training providers may make changes to program length without our knowledge. Always check with your training provider to confirm the hours of study before you apply.
- If your program includes optional courses of varying lengths, make sure your choices result in 150 hours of study.
Alberta
Academy of Learning Career College
- Business Administration Diploma
- Business Management Diploma
- University Certificate in Management Applications
- University Certificate in Management Foundations
Bow Valley College, Calgary
- Business Development & Sales Professional Certificate
- Business Management Certificate
- Human Resources Certificate
- Project Management Certificate
Mount Royal University, Calgary
- Human Resource Management Extension Certificate
- Management Development Extension Certificate
- Marketing & Strategic Communications Extension Certificate (before September 2016)
- Strategic Management Extension Certificate (after September 2015)
NIWE Academy of Cosmetology and Massage (formerly National Institute of Wellness and Esthetics) Calgary
- Entrepreneurial Business Success
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology NAIT Edmonton
- Business Fundamentals Certificate
- Business Fundamentals - Management Specialization Certificate
- Business Fundamentals - Supervisory Specialization Certificate
- Business Management Certificate
- Supervisory Development Certificate
Northwestern Polytechnic, Grande Prairie
- Business Administration Certificate
- Entrepreneurship Certificate
- Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Certificate
- Business Proficiency Designation Program
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology SAIT Calgary
- Applied Management Certificate of Achievement*
- Applied Project Management Certificate of Achievement*
- Business Administration - Automotive Management Diploma
- Construction Estimating Certificate of Achievement
- Construction Management Certificate of Achievement-Residential Major
- Construction Management Certificate of Achievement-Commercial Major
- Construction Planning Certificate of Achievement
- Food and Beverage Leadership Certificate of Achievement
- Operational Excellence Certificate of Achievement
- Construction Administration Certificate, Faculty of Extension
- Certificate for Front Line Leaders
- General Management Certificate
Canada
British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Associate Certificate in Business Administration
PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada
- Maintenance Management Professional Certification MMP
- Certificate in Business Skills Program
- Organizational Development Certificate
Approved Programs of Study for PARTIAL Credit toward the Blue Seal Certificate
Complete a combination of these programs to accumulate a total of 150 hours of study to earn your Blue Seal.
Each of these programs, or two in combination, must be taken with other approved Achievement in Business Competencies (Blue Seal) program(s) to accumulate a total of 150 hours of study, necessary to apply for the Blue Seal Certificate.
Alberta Construction Safety Association ACSA
- Leadership for Safety Excellence (16 hours)
Christian Labour Association of Canada CLAC
- Supervisor Training (39 hours)
Construction Labour Relations - An Alberta Association CLRA
- Better Supervision Training Program (54 hours)
Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta
- Professional Electrical Contractor Program (90 hours)
Keyano College Fort McMurray
- Management & Supervision Certificate - in partnership with MacEwan University (42 hours)
- Project Management Continuing Education Certificate (112 hours)
MacEwan University Edmonton
- Business Analysis Professional Development Certificate (119 hours)
- Leadership Essentials Professional Development Certificate (56 or 63 hours, depending upon electives)
- Leadership Professional Development Certificate (42 or 49 hours, depending on electives)
- Management and Supervision Professional Development Certificate (49 hours)
- Management Essentials Professional Development Certificate (70 or 77 hours, depending upon electives)
- Managing Conflict Professional Development Certificate (42 hours)
- Project Management Professional Development Certificate (112 hours)
- Supervisory Essentials Professional Development Certificate (70 or 77 hours, depending upon electives)
- Mechanical Contracting Project Management Course (70 hours)
Mechanical Contractors Association of Alberta
- Canadian Mechanical Contracting Education Foundation
- Advanced Supervisor Training Program (before July 2017 / 33 hours)
- Supervisor Training Program (after July 2017 / 33 hours)
- Supervisory Training Program (39 hours)
- Project Management Program (65 hours)
Mount Royal University Calgary
- Change Management Extension Certificate (135 hours)
- Entrepreneurship Certificate of Completion (56 hours)
- Leadership Development Extension Certificate (before September 2015 / 135 hours)
- Leadership Development Extension Certificate (after September 2015 / 60 hours)
- Marketing and Strategic Communications Extension Certificate (after September 2016 / 102 hours)
- Organizational Change Management Extension Certificate (before September 2015 / 135 hours)
- Organizational Change Management Extension Certificate (after September 2015 / 75 hours)
- Pillars of Management Certificate of Completion (60 hours)
- Project Management Extension Certificate (before September 2014 / 90 hours)
- Project Management Extension Certificate (September 2014 - December 2017 / 120 hours)
- Project Management Extension Certificate (January 2018 / 136 hours)
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Edmonton
- Construction Trades Business Startup Certificate (30 hours)
- Project Leadership Certificate (84 hours)
- Project Management Certificate (84 hours)
Northwestern Polytechnic (Grande Prairie)
- Asset Planning and Management Certificate - in partnership with Keyano College (98 hours)
- Basic Bookkeeping Certificate (78 hours)
- Business Foundations of Leadership Certificate (72 hours)
- Management Essentials Certificate (72 hours)
Red Deer Polytechnic (Red Deer)
- Leadership Development Certificate (80 hours)
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Calgary
- Applied Management Certificate of Achievement (144 -149 hours)*
- Applied Project Management Certificate of Achievement (144 - 149 hours)*
- Lean Management Certificate of Completion (77 - 147 hours)*
- Project Management Certificate of Completion (70 hours)
- Sales for Technical Professionals Certificate of Completion (77 hours)
- Train the Trainer Certificate of Completion (63 - 70 hours)
- Employment Law Certificate of Achievement (40 hours)
*These programs of study award a certificate to the student for study hours equivalent to as little as 144 hours to more than 150 hours. As a result, these programs fall into both credit categories: partial credit programs and full credit programs.
- Certificate for Front Line Leaders (120 - 148 hours)
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