Entry requirements
Grade 3 English Language GCSE or L1 Functional Skill English, Grade 3 Maths GCSE or L1 Functional Skill Maths, 4 GCSEs at Grade 3
Course information
If you are looking for a career in an office environment, then this course will give you a thorough grounding in administrative, secretarial and personnal assistant (PA) skills. This course is suitable for anyone with a strong interest in business administration, who wants to develop a career as a personal assistant or general office administrator. The course covers a number of subjects including business communications, office procedures and e-document production. In addition to this you will have the opportunity to develop your word processing and IT skills. If you're ready to build a career in administration, then this is an excellent way to start! This course has a mixture of practical and theory based units covering a wide range of topics. You will cover written business communication, customer service, career planning, teamwork, organising business travel, co-ordinating meetings and carrying out financial transactions and diary management. You will also develop your typing skills by studying text production and word processing. Then to put everything you have studied into practice, you will undertake 1 week's work experience.
