Administrative Assistant Diploma

Get a job as a trusted Admin Assistant:

A good admin assistant provides a vital support function in any busy office.

You’ll need to master the art of working under your own initiative to tight deadlines, as well as responding to the demanding needs of more senior colleagues.

With our Admin Assistant Diploma you’ll get high quality office based training which not only gives you great IT skills, but will also teach you how to speak the language of business. In fact with your completed diploma, you’ll have an excellent foundation to get a job as a trusted admin assistant in any office.

Effective Business Communication

This excellent course will raise your game when it comes to business communication skills, which are often top of the list of qualities demanded by employers.

Successful Meetings and Minutes

Taking clear and accurate minutes is a core task for any office admin, secretarial or PA job. This course will teach you all of the skills and techniques you need to take the stress out of minute taking.

Or Meetings and Minutes Seminar

This one-day tutor-led seminar is one of our most popular seminars ideal for anyone involved in organising meetings and taking notes at those meetings. You’ll learn how to prepare ahead of the meeting, how to take minutes and work effectively post-meeting to maximise your effectiveness and help manage your time successfully.

Typaz

In just 25 hours, typing speeds of 20-40+ words per minute are perfectly achievable, even if you have little prior experience. You’ll also receive guidance on ergonomics, technique and accuracy.

Or Typaz Speed

If you want to build speed and accuracy then consider our Typaz Speed touch-typing course. Lasting 15 hours, the course will take you to speeds of 40-60 words per minute.

Word

Our Microsoft Word course is designed to provide you with the essential skills you will need to be proficient in Word, in a work environment, in as short a time as possible.

Or Word Expert

This training in Microsoft Word will propel your Word skills forward to an advanced level. Over several lessons, you’ll become confident in a range of Word’s more sophisticated features.

Excel

Microsoft Excel is the world’s most popular spreadsheet program. This course is suitable for beginner to intermediate level. Over a series selfpaced lessons you’ll learn how to format your spreadsheet to best display your information,
handle simple and complex formulas, insert charts, learn how to insert functions such as IFERROR and much more.

Or Excel Expert

Our Excel Expert level course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to use this popular spreadsheet programme to an advanced level. Over a series of selfpaced lessons you’ll learn how to perform tasks such as
conditional formatting, recording and running macros, working with pivot tables and using statistical functions.

PowerPoint

Our PowerPoint training course will help you get to grips with this comprehensive presentation software. Flexible
to study, you can choose the version of Microsoft Office you wish to study on.

Or Access

An understanding of how to utilise Microsoft Access to its potential is a highly worthwhile skill to have at your command. This is a popular database application and is widely used across many employment sectors.

Outlook

This flexible study Outlook course takes you through everything you need to use this popular email system as
a work tool, from navigation and views through contacts and appointments, to tasks and folders.

ELECTIVE COURSES (choose two)
 Speedwriting
 Professional Receptionist Essentials or
 Professional Receptionist Seminar
 Telephone Techniques - Seminar
 Typaz Speed
 Bookkeeping Transactions and Controls Part 1

For those who wish to change career and work in an office environment

None

An ideal set of skills for those wishing to become an administrator in a modern office environment.