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General Office Clerks  (NOC 1411)
Moncton--Richibucto Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

General office clerks prepare correspondence, reports, statements and other material, operate office equipment, answer telephones and perform clerical duties of a general nature according to established procedures. They are employed in offices throughout the public and private sectors.

general office clerk, office assistant, office clerk, typist, word processor operator.

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General office clerks perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Key in, edit, proofread and finalize correspondence, reports, statements, invoices, forms, presentations and other documents, from notes or dictaphone, using computers
  • Respond to telephone, in person or electronic enquiries or forward to appropriate person
  • Provide general information to clients and the public
  • Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
  • Maintain and prepare reports from manual or electronic files, inventories, mailing lists and databases
  • Process incoming and outgoing mail, manually or electronically
  • Send and receive messages and documents using fax machine or electronic mail
  • May perform bookkeeping tasks such as preparing invoices and bank deposits
  • May sort, process and verify applications, receipts, expenditures, forms and other documents
  • May order office supplies, service office equipment and arrange for servicing in the case of major repairs.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Moncton, Bouctouche, Dieppe, Richibucto, Riverview, Sackville, Shediac, McEwen, Salisbury

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Education & Job Requirements for General Office Clerks in Moncton--Richibucto Region

Education and job requirements can vary by region. Workers in regulated occupations require a licence to work legally. Workers in non-regulated occupations do not require a licence, but employers may have other certification requirements.

Local Employment Requirements

Foreign-trained workers wanting to work in Canada in this occupation can find more information at the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials: http://www.cicic.ca/

[Report Publication Date: 2010-03-05 |  Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]

Local Skills Requirements

For additional information about essential skills, refer to:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/essential_skills/general/home.shtml

[Report Publication Date: 2010-03-05 |  Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]

Skills Requirements

There are often specific abilities, aptitudes and knowledge that are prerequisites to obtain employment in an occupation.

Most employers who advertise are looking for workers who have the following experience and skills:

Experience:
0-2 years

Specific Skills:
Receive and forward telephone or electronic enquiries. Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents. Send and receive messages.

Business Equipment and Computer Applications:
MS Word, Excel, general office equipment and Windows.

Keyboarding (Words Per Minute):
41 - 60 wpm

[Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]

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[ Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]

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Local Training

English Training

NBCC Fredericton
284 Smythe Street
Fredericton, NB E3B 3C8
Tel: (506) 453-3641
Fax: (506) 453-7944
www.nbcc.ca

NBCC Miramichi
P.O. Box 1053
80 University Avenue
Miramichi, NB E1N 3W4
Tel: (506) 778-6000
Fax: (506) 778-6001
www.nbcc.ca

NBCC Moncton
1234 Mountain Road
Moncton, NB E1C 8H9
Tel: (506) 856-2220
Toll free: 1-888-664-1477
Fax: (506) 856-3288
www.nbcc.ca

NBCC Saint John
P.O. Box 2270
950 Grandview Avenue
Saint John, NB E2L 3V1
Tel: (506) 658-6600
Toll free: 1-800-416-4080
Fax: (506) 658-6792
www.nbcc.ca

NBCC St. Andrews
99 Augustus Street
St. Andrews, NB E5B 2E9
Tel: (506) 529-5024
www.nbcc.ca

NBCC Woodstock
100 Broadway Street
Woodstock, NB E7M 5C5
Tel: (506) 325-4400
Fax: (506) 328-8426
www.nbcc.ca

Academy of Learning
208 McCallum Street
Miramichi, NB E1V 2A1
Tel: (506) 622-8935
Fax: (506) 622-8909
www.academyoflearning.com/NB/Home.aspx

Academy of Learning
219 Main Street, Suite 13
Bathurst, NB E2A 1A9
Tel: (506) 546-7441
Fax: (506) 546-7441
www.academyoflearning.com/NB/Home.aspx

Academy of Learning
250 Union Street
Saint John, NB E2L 1B2
Tel: (506) 652-8973
Fax: (506) 634-1997
www.academyoflearning.com/NB/Home.aspx

Atlantic Business College (Fredericton) Ltd.
1115 Regent Street
Fredericton, NB E3B 3Z2
Tel: (506) 450-1408
Fax: (506) 450-8388
www.abc.nb.ca/

Training in French

CCNB Bathurst
725 du Collège Street
P.O. Box 266
Bathurst, NB E2A 3Z2
Tel: (506) 547-2145
Toll free: 1-800-552-5483
Fax: (506) 547-7674
www.ccnb.nb.ca

CCNB Campbellton
47 du Village Avenue
P.O. Box 309
Campbellton, NB E3N 3G7
Tel: (506) 789-2377
Toll free: 1-888-648-4111
Fax: (506) 789-2433
www.ccnb.nb.ca

CCNB Dieppe
505 du Collège Street
Dieppe, NB E1A 6X2
Tel: (506) 856-2200
Toll free: 1-800-561-7162
Fax: (506) 856-2847
www.ccnb.nb.ca

CCNB Edmundston
225 du Pouvoir Road
P.O. Box 70
Edmundston, NB E3V 3K7
Tel: (506) 735-2500
Toll free: 1-888-695-2262
Fax: (506) 735-2717
www.ccnb.nb.ca

CCNB Péninsule acadienne
232-A de l'Église Avenue
Shippagan, NB E8S 1J2
Tel: (506) 336-3073
Toll free: 1-866-299-9900
Fax: (506) 336-3075
www.ccnb.nb.ca


For additional information about training institutions, visit http://www.canlearn.ca

[ Report Publication Date: 2011-05-24 | Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]
Information for Newcomers

Getting your language skills assessed

If you do not know what your English or French language level is, visit one of the Language Assessment Centres across Canada. They will assess your language level and direct you to the appropriate language training program.

[ Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada ]
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