Diploma in Administrative Information Management

Learn to set the bar in office software, productivity, organizing information and solving problems to help businesses run smoothly.

Become the backbone of a business with the Administrative Information Management (AIM) diploma. Learn to set the bar in office software, productivity, organizing information, and solving problems to help businesses run smoothly. This two-year program has unique benefits and is becoming a preferred credential for employers hiring administrative professionals.

Working in teams, you will hone your professionalism, critical thinking, and effective communication skills. You learn to create and manage solutions to business information needs through technology, meetings, office procedures, and more. Become an expert in project administration and planning events. You integrate business technology with real office procedures.

You can graduate with several Microsoft Office certifications, demonstrating your advanced skills in word processing, database, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Working for a simulated company, you integrate all your skills to manage information and creatively solve office challenges. Your final course is a four-week practicum placement. You apply everything you learned in a real workplace and demonstrate career readiness.

Fast facts

• Two-year diploma

• Fall start

• Includes a four-week unpaid practicum placement

• First-year courses are also available through Continuing Education

Credentials and accreditation

After successfully completing this program, graduates will receive a SAIT Administrative Information Management diploma.

Professional Designations and Certifications

You have the opportunity to write several Microsoft Office Specialist certification exams in this program:

• Word Specialist

• Excel Specialist

• PowerPoint Specialist

• Outlook Specialist

• Word Expert

• Excel Expert

• Access Specialist

Students who successfully complete Word Expert, Excel Expert, PowerPoint Specialist, and one additional certification can also earn a Microsoft Office Specialist Master certification.

Transfer options

The opportunity to advance your education through transfer to, within or from SAIT is available with:

• Athabasca University

• Lethbridge College

• Red Deer College

• Royal Roads University

• SAIT

• University of New Brunswick, Saint John

• University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)

Transfer options may also be available at other post-secondary institutions where credits from SAIT programs are evaluated on an individual basis. Interested students should contact the post-secondary institution of their choice for more information.