Course description
Introduction to Secretarial and PA Skills Course - Virtual classroom
This is a beginner course to provide the skills that can act as a stepping stone to get your first Junior Administration or Secretary role. You can also use this course to gain the necessary foundation to enrol on our PA Course or Administration Diploma.
Benefits
- Provides a sound set of introductory office skills
- Builds confidence
- Enables early entry into the job market by creating job readiness.
- A successful pass will lead to a £100 credit towards more advanced Secretarial, PA and other Souters' vocational courses
Course Format
A two-day tutor-led course segment. This is then consolidated by supervision/assistance for one month of flexi-time study, which is designed to build your office skills around your schedule.
The two-day live course is also delivered Virtually.
Online Virtual Classroom Course
This course is taught in an Online Virtual classroom by an experienced tutor.
A virtual classroom enables a tutor to deliver a course to the attendees interactively, in which discussion and conversations are the same as a live classroom. The course contains the same content, schedule and practical activities as a live classroom course. This means that you can gain the same benefits of interactive classroom courses, using online software to attend the training from your work or home.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
The course is ideal for a wide range of people, who are looking to get their first job as a junior secretary, office administrator or receptionist.
It is ideal for school leavers, people new to the UK that are seeking to transfer their skills to the job market and people with limited / no work experience in the UK.
If you feel that you are suitable for more advanced courses, please look at our PA Course or Administration Diploma
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Participants who successfully complete the tests will earn CPD Certification.
Training Course Content
Course Content
- Duties of a Secretary and the job role
- The structure of a Company
- Health and Safety in the office
- Structure of Departments and Organisational structures
- Filing
- Emails and email management
- Proof-reading
- The purpose of the Office
- Briefing of Office, Secretarial and Admin function
- Mail management
- Touch Typing
- Stationery – Stock Control
- Telephone etiquette and procedure
- Client care skills
- Microsoft Word plus 1 other Microsoft Programme
- CV and Career Advice
The typing elements can be started early.
Why choose Souters
Offering courses since 1988
Interest free credit financing
Fully accredited training centre
Expenses
The cost of the course is £399, this is significantly cheaper than the majority of similar courses yet provides a top quality introduction into a job in an office.
Continuing Studies
This is a foundation course, so you can opt to continue your studies with the PA Course or Administration Diploma, depending on whether you prefer PA or Admin work.
The Executive PA Course or Office Manager Course will be the highest level that you can reach in these fields, after completing the PA Course of Administration Diploma.
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About provider
Souters is a renowned training provider that has been successfully delivering PA courses, Secretarial courses, Office Manager Courses, Administration Courses, Legal Secretarial courses, as well as Bookkeeping, Finance and Microsoft Office Training, since it was founded in 1988. Located in...
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