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This diploma is ideal for those new to this profession or those who want to refresh their PA/Secretarial skills.
This diploma is ideal for those new to this profession or those who want to refresh their PA/Secretarial skills.
This diploma is ideal for those new to this profession or those who want to refresh their PA/Secretarial skills.
Gone are the days when being a secretary meant simply taking care of the typing, filing, and answering of phones. Today, a great Personal Assistant is central to the smooth running of any business, ensuring day-to-day activities happen in the most efficient manner. With our PA/ Secretarial Diploma, you’ll learn the essential skills to be a highly regarded Secretary or Personal Assistant, problem-solving and prioritising workloads to allow executives and managers to work more effectively.
If you’re keen to gain a job working as a Secretary or Personal Assistant, you’ll require excellent skills with technology, organisation, flexibility, plus strong interpersonal and communication abilities. This diploma is designed to develop your keyboarding speeds, teach you how to master the most common business software packages, and teach you excellent communication techniques.
You’ll also be able to choose from a number of elective subjects to complement your diploma, and the skills you’ll learn are transferable across many different industries. Our PA/Secretarial Diploma will open doors for you to myriad opportunities as a highly qualified administrative professional.
A Pitman Training diploma is one of the most prestigious training programmes you can complete from one of the most highly regarded training organisations in the world. Businesses recognise the Pitman Training name as a sign that you have been trained to the highest level. With your PA/Secretarial Diploma, you’ll have world-class skills to get a job as a highly valued, well-paid PA.
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The Pitman Training PA/Secretarial Diploma is designed to teach you a core set of secretarial skills that employers look for in their support/admin staff.
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There are no formal pre-requisites required for this diploma.
Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: –
Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.
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As the name of this diploma suggests, with this credential on your CV, you could look to work as a Personal Assistant, Secretary, Senior Administrator, or Office Administrator. From there, you could enhance your career progression and aim for roles such as EA, VA or Office Manager. Or you could look to work in a more specialised field as a Medical Secretary or Legal Secretary.
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