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Executive Plus Diploma |
If you are already a PA or are in the secretarial profession and want to be at the top of your game then the Executive Plus Diploma can accelerate you into a top role as an Executive Assistant with management responsibilities. This Diploma is designed for individuals who wish to gain advanced secretarial, IT and business skills to give them the extra advantage in preparation for a career as a Senior Executive Assistant providing an efficient and fully professional service to chief executives and other senior management.
At this level will need to have advanced IT skills, possess shorthand and accounting skills and have highest standards of integrity. Securing a highly valued role like this is well paid, interesting and very rewarding.
You will learn up to date Microsoft Office applications, get up to speed with the latest accounting packages and learn the more traditional secretarial skills including touch-typing and shorthand. In addition, you can enhance your business skills through one day seminars and specific professional training giving you everything you will need to excel in this role.
Successful completion of all the book-keeping courses will give you the opportunity to achieve either OCR and/or IAB Level 2 qualifications (additional home study is recommended).
Interested? Then click below for further information on:
- The courses that you study as part of the Executive Plus diploma
- The cost of an Executive Plus diploma and how you can pay for it
- Managing your studies whilst working or job hunting.
- More about the role of an Executive Assistant
- The salaries offered to Executive Assistants
- The jobs that are currently available for Executive Assistants
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You can contact us on 0800 112 3034, or click here to send us an enquiry if you prefer and we will be happy to answer your questions.
Need some help with job hunting? No problem - as one of our diploma students you will be eligible to attend our CV writing and interview skills workshops at no extra charge.
What does an Executive Assistant do?
The role of a senior Executive Assistant is to provide a dynamic, efficient and fully professional service. This important and key role is both demanding and challenging, and will require confidence, accountability, flexibility as well as highly effective communication and interpersonal skills. The individual must be highly organised and have the ability to co-ordinate multiple priorities within demanding and tight timescales.The PA at this level has management responsibilities with the highest standards of integrity; is one step ahead and has the ability to effectively organise others. The executive assistant will need to have advanced IT skills and the use of shorthand with accounting are excellent skills that will give you the extra advantage in securing the role that is highly valued, well paid, interesting and rewarding.
Below is an extract of the duties from a recently advertised Executive Assistant role :
- Establishing effective office and administrative procedures to strengthen and introduce improved management techniques
- Acting as a filter for the CEO to ensure all documents, briefs and tables are produced on time to high quality
- Providing support in preparation, planning and finalising of all Board documents
- Preparing for and following up meetings, including booking venues etc
- Arranging travel for CEO
- Rationalising the recruitment process, liaising with recruitment agencies and conducting interviews
- Producing and maintaining the Staff Manual
- Maintaining professional senior contacts with key European offices, Ambassadors and Senior government officials
- Implement a new IT CRM System
