A Mid-February Resolution 

Celebrate Family Day with Some New Education at BITTS

Happy Family Day 

It’s February, winter is still upon us, and the end-of-2023 holidays are long over. But now Family Day is here—that mid-February day-off in Ontario that’s only been in place as a statutory holiday for less than two decades. Everyone now has that extra day to relax, spend quality time at home, and be with their loved ones until the Easter holidays come. But what happens afterward…? Back to the grind? No real change in your livelihood or profession? Possibly. But there are options to avert these scenarios.

An Educated Resolution

So many of us make the classic New Year’s resolutions. Once the first of January in the New Year hits, we tell ourselves we’ll eat better. Or go to the gym more. Or take up a musical instrument. Or read more. As good as the intentions are, these resolutions are often broken shortly after they’re made. People are human and that happens. But Family Day can be a good reminder to rejuvenate or re-energize the intentions for those resolutions again, especially if you’re thinking of education. If you’re tired of the same old work grind or want a way to get a newer, better position, you still can. It’s easier than you think too.

The Shorter Option

It’s true that you might not be able to get into the local college or university course you’ve always dreamed of since those marks go in by the end of January. But those courses are competitive, expensive, and time consuming. If you’ve got a family and working life, those factors will affect you. Short courses are a great alternative option. Accounting, information technology, taxation, web development…you can get onto those professions with short, inexpensive courses that you can complete in no time in order to work in those fields.

Even better: BITTS offers all of these short course offerings and more. Visit bitts.ca to find out how you can make your February education resolution a reality.

BITTS Tax Preparation Courses 

Get Skilled in BITTS Tax Preparation Courses

The Fifth Season

The old joke in Canada that the extra season, a fifth that lies between spring and summer, is “tax season”. Rightly or wrongly, people need to know about taxation and how it affects their revenue, their work, and inevitably their income. Obviously, most people want to save on tax money and, while satisfying the government tax requirements, maximize their own profits. But it’s tough since there is so much legalese, jargon, and intricacies to understand. But that does not mean it’s impossible. It just requires a bit of education and BITTS can help with that.

Just for Yourself

Since everyone must pay their own income taxes, it’s becoming popular year-after-year that individuals learn how to file their own records. You don’t have to be an accountant—you just have to understand doing deductions, what to declare, understanding computerized filing systems, and the benefits of having Registered Retirement Savings Plans [RRSPs], charitable donations, etc. BITTS’s Personal Income and Tax Preparation course covers all these facets and more in a tight, twenty-five-hour course that anyone can take to file their own taxes efficiently.

Going Bigger

You get good at filing your own taxes. Then others ask you to help and pay you a bit. You realize you have a talent for tax filing but are thinking if there is any bigger, broader professional future in filing taxes. There is: corporate taxation. Companies of all shapes and sizes need professionals to help them strategize their tax filing, how to keep multi-faceted digital records, how to understand corporate tax law and its intricacies, and how to deal with tax audits conducted by government agencies. Again, BITTS has its own twenty-five-hour corporate taxation course to help you understand and apply these techniques for your own professional growth.

Want to master tax techniques? Become your own personal tax expert? Great! Contact bitts.ca to see how you can.

BITTS – Two Decades of Success

A Story of Strength & Perseverance

One’s professional life can be tough. Some days glow with successful results, others are filled with excruciating failures. This happens to most people, but when there’s a business to run, especially one in the education sector, there are a lot of unique hurdles to jump. After two decades of growth and success, BITTS can take a moment to positively reflect on how it’s risen in the modern educational field.

Growth with Method

Like a lot of businesses, BITTS started small. Established in Brampton, Ontario just after the Millennium, it offered very few courses to the people in the area. It was slow at first. There were several institutions in the area and the competition was huge. But by diversifying its course portfolio and meeting the needs of the people in Brampton and other parts of the Greater Toronto Area, BITTS steadily became popular and built its own reputation.

By the 2010’s, the BITTS brand added other facets to its roster, including testing services, consultation, and onsite, online, and hybrid courses. The agile staff at BITTS took note of what citizens needed and tailored their catalogue to get people the proper certificate and/or accreditation they needed for real-life working environments.

The Success Story goes on…

Reflection is good. Professionals can relish their success, but there should equally be a momentum to keep the business going from that reflection. BITTS understands this. We have had our celebrations, but the milestone we’ve had has pushed us to see what else can be done. What short new courses and certifications do people need to get into the workforce and/or change careers? How can we improve our first aid offerings to large organizations so that their staff quickly learn to save lives? Now that we’ve expanded our testing centers, how can we upgrade our staff optimally to fulfill statutory requirements and to raise the bar for standards in customer service?

It’s part of BITTS’s endless quest to be the best in the modern educational arena. We enjoy customer feedback, review practices regularly, and consult other parties for advice on how to provide our students or candidates with services they can’t get elsewhere.

BITTS is for all of us

Aspire, Persevere, Achieve – BE INFINITE

For more info on our multi-faceted services, visit bitts.ca and explore the many options there.

Why to Choose BITTS for Your Education Needs? 

There are a ton of schools out there. It’s hard to discern which ones are quality or not, especially with so much global competition. BITTS is not only aware of this but wants to rise to the challenge of being a cut above other schools and what they offer to today’s students. How? Well…

BITTS Has Much to Offer 

Some educational facilities specialize in only one area of study. That can be good but also limiting. These days, company employees, entrepreneurs, and even part-time job seekers need access to a full skillset. BITTS has everything from language learning to technology to administrative to even ayurvedic courses. If you’re interested in it, we’ve got it.

BITTS is Very Accessible 

Many schools boast modern facilities and study options. BITTS really has them—we have several educational and testing locations, all backed by an internal information technology team that can help deliver lessons, tests, and interactive practicums either onsite or online. BITTS prides itself on being able to make your studies as engaging and easy to access as possible.

BITTS has Combinations

Like to merge studies and testing? How about pathway programs? No problem. BITTS has both education and testing all under one roof. So many students need both a certificate, diploma, short and preparatory course completion, followed by testing results for further studies, work, or immigration. BITTS has recently integrated a comprehensive testing service that includes IELTS, CELPIP, PearsonVUE tests, Prometric, Yardstick, along with secondary-to-post-secondary educational associations. You can finish your studies, take your tests, and then move to the next step you’ve set for yourself.

BITTS has specialists

You need quality instruction and guidance, especially in today’s complex world. BITTS employs staff that understand educational guidelines, testing needs, and proper professional development. If you have questions before, after, or during your studies, the staff at BITTS can provide the answers you need.

Got a question about what you want to study or how to actualize your dreams? Check us out at bitts.ca and contact us there to see how BITTS can guide you.

The Benefits of Accounting- and Tax-Related Short Courses

If you’ve got a mind for numbers and organization, that’s a great thing. Not everyone does and companies are dying for real professionals in such areas. However, many people think that you need to take years of post-secondary education to even crack the accounting, tax, and payroll jobs available in the marketplace.

This just isn’t the case. It’s true that you should have some education in those number-based fields of some sort, but there are shorter options available.

Counting What’s Available

There are a lot of basic intricacies of accounting, tax preparation, and payroll administration, plus all their related facets. For the student, that sounds overwhelming. But it’s actually a benefit: you can choose which courses you want to devote your energies to. Some students need to start from the bottom, learning the basic accounting and bookkeeping theory before moving to the intermediate level(s). Others might have that background but wish to focus on QuickBooks software applications. It’s different for every student.

Whatever the case, it’s all available in a short course format. You can register, attend, and complete short courses such as these in no time at all.

Less can be Better.

You are likely already busy with work, family, and social obligations, and hence don’t have the time to commit to full-time undergraduate or graduate level accounting, tax, or payroll programs. That is why taking a short course in accounting or taxation not only saves you study time that you could otherwise spend with loved ones, it can get you on your desired professional pathway faster. With so much demand for people working in these number and money-based fields, getting your credentials from a short course can help you get right into work so that you can advance yourself in the role you’ve always wanted to be in.

If short courses in accounting, payroll, and taxation appeal to you, visit us at bitts.ca to find out how to get started. We’ve got the courses and staff to put you into the numbers of success.

Overview and Benefits of Learning Medical Office Administration

Not a Regular Office Job

Some office administration jobs can seem dull but medical office administration is anything but, as smart as they are, doctors, surgeons, and other medical professionals need someone to help with organization, planning, and internal systems solutions. These backup and support professionals ensure daily medical operations are executed with precision.

Today there is a huge demand for medical office administrators, and not just regular old behind-the-desk types. Medical office administrators are expected to be the best administrators in today’s marketplace, period.

The Package Deal

When students register for quality medical office administration courses, they soon realize they are getting a true package deal. It’s not just about filing, answering the phone, and keeping an appointment book for the doctor to be reminded of. Modern medical office administration requires study in learning proper medical records and scheduling software. It also involves awareness of mobile applications and regulations of record keeping. 

If you wish to become a real medical office administrator, you must be multifaceted in your skillset. Along with the day-to-day administrative duties, medical office administrators need to be CPR trained and certified, fluent in medical terminology, and ready to work in any medical setting once the studies end. In such a fast-paced environment as the modern medical field, nothing less in an administrator is acceptable. 

Get Ready

If you’re a confident administrator but still want a challenge, a change of careers, or an opportunity to support the best in medical care, it’s time to get ready. BITTS’s medical office administration course wants those administrators that are ready for hard, dedicated study, the desire to work in a multitude of environments—i.e., doctors’ offices, hospitals, seniors’ homes, and all.

Do you think you’re ready? Fantastic. Check out https://bitts.ca/course/medical-office-administration/ to get involved.

BITTS Certifications – First Aid Corporate Sessions

With so many companies working in physical and industrial environments, the need of first aid training has never been greater. Work can sometimes involve emergency or dangerous situations, and having as many qualified first aid staff on hand is heavily desired by employers nowadays. In the past, many professionals wanting to learn first aid had to take time off work to get their credentials and often at their own expense. But in the modern age, other opportunities to get first aid training are available.

Group Work to the Maximum

Corporate first aid training is becoming more popular for good reason. The blended training—half online and one day in the classroom—half online and 1 day in the classroom is short and can be done in one location, hence company superiors can involve as much staff in one place as they can. These group sessions also foster inter-staff collaboration and build working relationships between workers, especially those that have not otherwise ever interacted before.

What’s even better is that first aid training is physical. Many corporate meetings, seminars, and lessons are sedentary with much time spent listening to people talk but with no movement or communication between attendees. First aid is the opposite: while theory is taught, session participants get a chance to be on their feet and practice life-saving techniques, making for a much more interactive learning environment.

Other Benefits

Fully Red Cross-partnered institutions like BITTS understand that taking time away from work to do even short courses can cost companies valuable time, labour, and money. Therefore, they are happy to offer discounts to whole groups of class fees and can also provide the session at locations convenient to the workers or corporate group. 

Corporate first aid classes have so many positive attributes. Does it sound like something your company might need? Visit us at https://bitts.ca/redcross/ to see how your company workers can realize their collective first-aid learning goals.

Why You Should Take a Blended First Aid and CPR Course

Imagine yourself in a circumstance when a person close by collapses and ceases breathing. Anyone in your home, workplace, or shopping location may experience this. Your capacity to act might save someone’s life in a split second. This alone should be reason enough for everyone to complete a hybrid Red Cross CPR course.

CPR, also known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a life-saving emergency technique used to keep someone alive if they stop breathing so that their brain may continue to get oxygen until further medical assistance arrives. Giving chest compressions promotes blood flow to important organs. Most emergency patients do not obtain CPR, which greatly reduces their odds of survival or raises the possibility of brain injury even if they do.

Becoming CPR Certified

Getting a CPR certification will guarantee that you have the information and resources needed to assist someone in need. You will learn the basics of CPR, on how to administer rescue breaths while using your hands.

Why Should You Take a Blended First Aid and CPR Course?

For people who only have a limited amount of time to spend in a classroom setting and want to learn CPR, a hybrid course is the best option. The reasons why you ought to enroll in a hybrid CPR course include:

• A New Approach to Blended/Hybrid Learning

In recent years, blended/hybrid first aid and CPR course learning formats have gained popularity. In a hybrid learning environment, students complete online course material at home at their own pace before completing a practical skills test—an arrangement allowing for the completion of 50% of the course online and 50% in a classroom. Students can complete the primary content of the course wherever and whenever they wish. Also, students can practice and improve their learned techniques during the training’s practical portion while getting assistance from the in-class instructor.

• Plan to Finish the Course

Programs that combine traditional and online learning allow for scheduling flexibility. Students can launch the online software whenever they like by simply signing into a designated website from their laptop or smartphone. Students can enroll in these online programs at any time of day and can complete the modules from their preferred workspaces.

• Get Instant, Unlimited Access

After enrolling, students have unrestricted access to online CPR training. Students can break from learning before returning at any time to review the information and view the instructional videos.

To assist in learning, students can ask for a session to be repeated if they don’t comprehend all materials. This is an essential component that is generally unavailable in a traditional face-to-face class. Also, any device with an Internet connection can access the course: all modules are fit for any modern tablet, laptop, smartphone, or desktop computer.

• Acquire a Recognized Certification

By enrolling in a course at a reputable training center, students can be sure that both the certificate they obtain and the course selected are fully accredited by the Red Cross. 

In case you have any trouble locating your certification, BITTS can help in locating it.

Benefits of the BITTS IELTS Trial Test

Anticipation and Preparation:

The Best for New Year’s

Great news comes in all forms. Just as 2023 beckoned, BITTS International Career College got word that the British Council, the International English Language Testing System’s [IELTS] governing body, was offering its test centres the chance to offer trial IELTS tests.
This wasn’t good news. It was great news. Not only can BITTS International Career College offer something new, it was something universally helpful to IELTS candidates.

The IELTS Mock Exam to Beat All Others

IELTS exams are so arduous. They take over three hours to complete and the test itself pushes candidates’ language skills to the maximum. It’s maddening to so many that take it, and even anger-inducing to those that don’t get the results they want.
Many candidates know that it’s often necessary to take an IELTS preparatory class at a reputable college. These can be good but often, depending on the instructor and the course contents, outcomes can vary. The new British Council’s IELTS Trial Test is a step above this type of college course: candidates get a comprehensive IELTS scenario, putting them at the test-taker desk and going through each reading, listening, and writing module as a full mock exam.

Grand Takeaway

There’s the adage that training is useful but it’s no substitute for experience. That is very much the foundation that the British Council’s IETS Trial Test follows. It’s not just preparation—it’s the real test with real experience that any candidate would desire before the big IELTS test day. BITTS International Career College understands this and wants to give a rare opportunity to those that want to see IELTS glory in 2023.
If this sounds like something you’d like to take advantage of, contact us at bitts.ca to see how you can come aboard.

The BITTS IELTS Preparatory Courses for 2023

New Time for Success with IELTS Classes

Now that 2023 is in full swing, you might have that list of items you want to achieve in 2023. One of those could be the IELTS exam…that gruellingly tough, comprehensive English skills test. Is it hard? You bet. Alas, it is not any easier in the New Year.

But it’s not impossible. In 2023, you can begin to make headway to achieve the result you’ve always wanted on the IELTS exam. BITTS can help.

Only a Few Modules

If you have any experience with IELTS, you know it’s about modules: one listening, then one reading, another in writing, and finally the speaking one. With such a sectional layout, it only makes sense that a preparatory course for IELTS is modular as well.

BITTS’s IELTS preparatory modules are broken down into:

• IELTS Preparatory Classes—All modules. A twenty-five-hour course that covers all four modules. Our classes are three-to-four hours long, held either weekdays or weekends, with online or in-person classroom options.

• IELTS Preparatory Classes—Any two modules. Sixteen hours total. Classes are three-to-four hours long as well, with weekday or weekend classes plus online/in-person learning options.

• IELTS Preparatory Classes—Module specific. Eight hours total with a choice of one module— one of listening, reading, writing, or speaking. Classes are four hours long for two consecutive days, with weekday or weekend classes, and online or in-person learning options.

Speaking Sessions: Duration: 30 Minutes

• IELTS Speaking Module Training—A two-hour class held with an IELTS examiner. Again, you can choose between weekday or weekend classes, online or in-person classes. The module covers fifteen-minute individual sessions with the examiner, providing tips and tricks to approach your speaking exam, and examination of IELTS grade vocabulary, answer construction, use of idioms, etc.

BITTS’s thirty-minute speaking test lesson is divided into two parts:

• A fifteen-minute speaking question analysis and practice period.
• A follow-up fifteen-minute review and feedback seminar.

IELTS Boot Camp

But there’s more. For the more intense or time-constrained student, BITTS also offers IELTS Boot Camp modules that cover the IELTS review in an intensive learning session. All IELTS facets are covered almost to the timing of an actual test. If hardcore learning is your type of challenge, this Boot camp is for you.

• IELTS Tips Module—A two-hour “tips and tricks” class for the IELTS. Students can choose between weekday or weekend classes, with online/in-person lessons. Students cover tips and tricks to approach your exam, including vocabulary, homographs, homophones, synonyms, and idiom analysis to improve your lexical skills.

Ready to actualize your IELTS goals in 2023? Come and visit us at bitts.ca for more information. Let us help you achieve in the New Year.