Certificate in Accounting Program (Live Online and In-Class)

Course Descriptions

Faculty

Subject to change without notice

Obada Al-Dimashki

Obada Al-Dimashki is an engaging and interpersonal business professor with extensive experience teaching at various post-secondary institutions across Canada. His teaching has covered several business topics including international business, finance, supply chain and management. Along with his teaching, His industry experience includes international supply chain management at a major industrial group and he has served as a reserve Combat Logistics Officer with the Canadian Armed Forces.

Ummul Banin Bhaimeya

Ummul Banin H Bhaimeya has over 17 years of practical accounting experience, mainly working for public practices. She has a vast knowledge of organizations within various trades. She earned her Chartered Accountancy Professional (CPA) designation from ACCA UK in 2004 and has held her Certified General Accountant (CGA) designation for ten years. With her practical knowledge and strong foundations in accounting, Ummul is thrilled to instil the knowledge into students who share her enthusiasm for Financial Accounting.

Sanjay Bhatia

Sanjay Bhatia is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) with more than 15 years of international experience working in the fields of bookkeeping, accounting, and taxation in the United States, India and Canada. He is passionate about developing technical and professional skills of students demanded by employers in today’s highly competitive industry. He believes in sharing his wealth of experience and knowledge by imparting result-oriented education to future professionals.

Rhonda Darbyson

Rhonda Darbyson has over 20 years of practical business experience as a small business owner, administrative assistant, and bookkeeper in the retail, service, manufacturing, and non-profit sectors. In addition to performing all aspects of full-cycle accounting, she has also created business plans for several successful start-ups and written multiple funding proposals and job bids.

Cynthia Ellacott

Cynthia Ellacott is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) who has worked to enhance both large and small businesses by reviewing processes and making recommendations for changes. She has worked in the accounting field since she was a teenager in her family business. She started doing ledger accounting when she was thirteen before the start of accounting programs and obtained her accounting designation in 2000.

Zahra Kawa

Zahra comes to Ashton with over 15 years of experience in accounting and finance. Having worked in different capacities in public practice, private, public and not-for-profit organizations, her experience spans diverse industries such as aviation, transportation, construction, and telecommunications. As an educator, she has experience in facilitating CPA modules, in-class workshops and teaching CPA candidates. Zahra holds an Honours Degree in Commerce and has a Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) designation for British Columbia.

John Kurian

John Kurian is a professionally trained and experienced accounting instructor with over 20 years of experience in the fields of corporate accounting, finance, mergers and acquisitions, technology, and education. He is passionate about teaching and e-learning and draws on his practical experience when teaching accounting, business, and technology courses. He believes that good hands-on training and learning real-world experience are the keys to developing successful accounting knowledge and skill sets in managing business operations.

Tenaj Patterson

Tenaj Patterson is a graduate of an M.Ed in Business, an Honours Degree in Business Administration and has 10+ years in the accounting sector. As an educator, she has focused her career on preparing the future professionals of tomorrow. She has taught a plethora of courses within the business sector at various Universities and Colleges in Canada for the past 7 years.

Dilip Prabhu

Dilip is a Chartered Accountant from India. He also has a Bachelors of Science in Economics/Mathematics from the University of Alberta. Dilip has passed the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 exam and has worked as a financial controller in Canada for more than seven years. Prior to moving to Canada, Dilip was a Regional Financial Controller managing a large team based in Dubai, UAE for almost eight years. Dilip was in charge of finance and administration, overseeing many countries in the Gulf. He has extensive experience in financial accounting, auditing, budgeting, management discussion and analysis, and preparing business plans.

Emad Tawadrous

Emad Tawadrous is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) who was working as a taxation lecturer assistant for two years and as an accounting instructor for the past five years. He teaches accounting fundamentals, financial reporting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, payroll, computerized accounting with Sage and QuickBooks, management information systems, business math, and corporate and personal taxation.

Admission Requirements

Dates

Live Online

Full-Time:

• January 09, 2023 – April 04, 2023
  • Online classes are held Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm PST
  • Students must devote at least 20 hours per week to attending online classes, seminars, and laboratories online
  • Seminars and laboratory times are decided at the start of the cohort

• January 09, 2023 – April 04, 2023
  • Online classes are held Monday to Friday from 3:00 to 7:00 pm PST
  • Students must devote at least 20 hours per week to attending online classes, seminars, and laboratories online
  • Seminars and laboratory times are decided at the start of the cohort

Part-Time:

• January 10, 2023 – October 05, 2023
  • Online classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 to 7:00 pm PST
  • Students must devote at least 20 hours per week to attending online classes, seminars, and laboratories online
  • Seminars and laboratory times are decided at the start of the cohort

In-Class

Full-Time:

• January 09, 2023 – April 04, 2023
  • Classes are held Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm PST
  • Students must devote at least 20 hours per week to attending classes, seminars, and laboratories in-person
  • Seminars and laboratory times are decided at the start of the cohort

Fees

Tuition fees for the program are payable in three instalments. The first instalment is due 2 weeks prior to the start date. Students with guaranteed funding arrangements will be exempt from this requirement provided they produce proof of funding before the cohort start date.

All formats of the program are eligible for Canada Student Loans, other forms of government funding, and bank financing. However, students are responsible for making their own funding arrangements and are advised to contact the relevant funder well in advance of the start date to make an application.

Application and tuition fees for this program are as follows:

• Application fee: $40 (Domestic Students) or $140 (International Students)
• Tuition fee (Domestic): $3,450
• Tuition fee (International): $4,485

Note: Tuition fees do not include the cost of the required textbooks. The textbook fee is approximately $650.

Technical Requirements

Live Online Students

Ashton College uses web conferencing tools to help instructors and students connect and collaborate live online. For the online classes, students need to have a fully functional computer system with a webcam, speakers and microphone or headset and headphones, along with a reliable high-speed internet connection. Though the classes can be accessed using smartphones and tablets, we recommend using a laptop or desktop computer for a better learning experience.

This program was reviewed and approved by the Registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training.