Administrative Assistant Journey
R1 960.00
It can go by many names, such as office administrator, office assistant, personal assistant, or administrative assistant, but to achieve professional success and enhance the value of your role, you need to optimize your knowledge of administrator essentials. Administrative assistants can help a company succeed by keeping things on track.
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Course fee
Cost: R1 960.00
Deposit: R490.00
Monthly instalments: R490.00 x 3
Duration: You will have Skillsoft access to this course for 12 months. The average time required to work through the syllabus is:
- 27 courses (12h 57m) / 10 others (2h 32m)
- Optional additional resources are available to enhance your learning in your own time.
About the course
Course code: C01337
Course overview:
Mastering skills that every administrative professional needs to perform will prepare you for handling wide-ranging and ever-changing tasks, including managing files, routing phone calls and emails, working with schedules, and more. Administrative assistants can help a company succeed by keeping things on track.
This Journey is based on real-time market information from Lightcast and focuses on the role of the Administrative Assistant within organisations.
The tracks you will cover include:
- Administrative Skills
- Research & Writing
- Organizational Skills & Attention to Details
- Office Management and Budgeting
- MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word basics
- Managing up and Across with Influence and Persuasion
What are Aspire Journeys?
Aspire Journeys are guided learning paths designed and published by Skillsoft. These courses provide:
- A clear starting point across the roles and responsibilities of tomorrow.
- Exercises for on-the-job applications to put what you’ve learned into practice.
- Verifiable, shareable, and portable digital badges so you can celebrate accomplishments along the way.
- A diverse array of learning tools from the books to audiobooks to video courses, and more.
The learning path for each journey comprises tracks of content in a recommended order. Completing all content within a track completes the track. Completing all tracks within the journey completes the journey.
Modules and topics covered:
Administrative Skills
- Administrative Support: Developing Your Essential Skills
- Administrative Support: Working in Partnership with Your Boss
- Administrative Support: Interacting Effectively with Colleagues
- Administrative Support: A Positive Professional Image
Research & Writing
- Taking Effective and Professional Notes
- Getting the Details Right: Spelling Basics
- Abbreviating, Capitalizing, and Using Numbers
- Creating Well-constructed Sentences
- Troublesome Words and Phrases: Usage Mistakes in Writing
Organizational Skills & Attention to Details
- Set Your Workspace Up For Success
- Get Organized and Stop Procrastinating
- Be Productive by Working Efficiently
- Sharpening Your Focus to Stay on Track
Office Management and Budgeting
- Promoting a Positive Work Environment
- Gaining Insight through Organizational Awareness
- Basic Budgeting for Non-financial Professionals
- Comprehending Financials: A Guide to Financial Statements
- Financial Statement Analysis for Non-financial Professionals
MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word basics
- Creating, Opening & Saving Documents in Word 2019 for Windows
- Editing Documents in Word 2019 for Windows
- Calendar Tools in Outlook 2019 for Windows
- Organizing Emails in Outlook 2019 for Windows
- Creating & Saving Workbooks in Excel 2019 for Windows
Managing up and Across with Influence and Persuasion
- Building a Win-win Relationship with Your Manager
- A Difficult Boss Doesn’t Have to Be a Difficult Problem
- Capturing the Attention of Senior Executives
- Building Personal Power through Influence
Admission requirements
Academic grade: No minimum school pass requirements or formal prerequisites.
Language: Proficiency in English (course material and support only available in English).
Expertise level: Beginner
Equipment: Access to a PC or laptop with a reliable internet connection.
Effort: Self-paced learning online.
Accreditation status
Course type: Short course
Industry partner: Skillsoft
Certification: Certificate confirming course completion.
Certification issued by: College SA
Assessment details:
Each track concludes with a final internal exam that will test your knowledge and application of the topics presented throughout that specific track.
There are no external certification exams for this course.
What to expect
Dedicated support team
We understand that students may require guidance and support to navigate the learning journey, and our Client Services team is always ready to assist them in every possible way. Our team is readily available during office hours and can be contacted via email, phone, WhatsApp and social media.
Skillsoft Learner Management System (LMS) access
Skillsoft is an online learning management system that offers all students enrolled for any of our IT Academy courses compelling content, interactive videos, quizzes, mentoring and practical simulations/virtual labs. The platform allows students to learn at their own pace.
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