Executive PA Diploma - CPD Certification - Tutor Support - NUS Extra Card

Study at Home with Tutor Support and get 120 CPD hours!

The Executive PA Diploma will enhance your career prospects or get you job-ready by giving you the contemporary knowledge and skills needed by a modern PA, EA or Secretary. It covers a wide range of skills including the key Microsoft Office applications, essential PA tasks and enhancing your personal effectiveness.

Full details of the course are in our prospectus, please enquire! The course structure allows you to study at your own pace with tutor support throughout. The Executive PA Diploma is delivered through our intuitive online learning system and along the way you will receive 3 CPD certificates with a total of 120 hours CPD certification.

For a full prospectus please make an enquiry!

Our premiere course, the Executive PA Diploma is our most popular Personal Assistant course and one of the most comprehensive home-study courses available for those wishing to pursue a career as a PA. It covers a wide range of skills and competencies but is designed to take you from first principles so no prior experience, knowledge or qualifications are required. The subject matter covers Office IT, (based on the latest version of Microsoft Office), Administrative PA skills and Personal Effectiveness.

CERTIFICATION

Upon successful completion of your course you will be awarded the appropriate Executive PA School and CPD certification. Throughout the course there are a series of "Tutor Marked Exercises". Your score on each assessment contributes to your overall course grade (PASS, MERIT or DISTINCTION).

COURSE DURATION

You study at your own pace but students typically complete this course in around 10 to 12 months approximately 5 to 7 hours per week. You have access to the course material through our online learning portal for 24 months.

COURSE CONTENT

Office IT User Skills

Spreadsheets (MS Excel) - Word Processing (MS Word) - Slide Presentations (MS PowerPoint) - Email (MS Outlook) - Desktop Publishing (MS Publisher) - Databases (MS Access).

PA Administrative Skills

Speed Keying - Diary Management - Organising Business Meetings - Organising Business Trips - Understanding Business Organisations - Developing and Implementing Office Procedures - Petty Cash Management and Bookkeeping.

Personal Effectiveness

Business Letters - Effective Communication and Active Listening - Networking and Social Media - Developing Interpersonal Relationships - Making Effective Presentations.

For a prospectus please make an enquiry.

• Anyone thinking of a career as a PA, Secretary or Office Administrator.
• Those with experience who want to bring their skills and knowledge up to date.
• People looking for CPD hours and certification.
• Graduates looking to develop their skills
• Administrators, Receptionists, Business Administrators looking to develop their skills and career

There are no entry requirements.

You will need a laptop or PC with Microsoft Office loaded on it and internet access. A printer is useful but not essential.

A career as a PA can be immensely rewarding in terms of both salary and job satisfaction.

Examples of job roles you can enter or progress in with this level of study include:

• Executive PA
• Secretary
• Office Manager

Salary expectation from £21,000 to £42,000 dependent on location