Diploma Overview
Whether you are already working as a PA or aspiring to become one, this comprehensive programme is aimed at ambitious people who really want to make their mark. In addition to developing your IT and office skills as a personal assistant, you’ll find your confidence grows as you find your ability to apply your knowledge at work develops every day.
"My Diploma has given me a very strong foothold in my career and it has helped me progress from a secretarial to a PA position in my current employment. It has enabled me to have a career in my chosen field, especially one where vacancies are scarce and it has highlighted opportunities for me which, without the training, would definitely not have been there."
The role of the Executive Personal Assistant is both a demanding and rewarding one. It requires a competent and highly organised individual with exceptional foresight, working unsupervised in a pressurised environment. A Personal Assistant is a professional who acts as a ‘life-organiser’ to the senior management or company directors. They manage and oversee everything from making travel arrangements to minute taking at boardroom level. A good PA will always be one-step ahead of their manager and who knows and understands how everything works. The Executive PA will need to have advanced IT skills as well as highly developed interpersonal and negotiation skills coupled with a high sense of discretion and confidentiality. Shorthand is an excellent skill that will give you an extra advantage when applying for that all important job. The Pitman Training Executive PA Diploma will give you a broad range of skills to take to your dream job. You will learn up to date Microsoft Office applications, as well as learning the more traditional secretarial skills of shorthand and touch-typing. In addition, you can extend your business skills through one day seminars, advanced IT training and specific profession training. Learning these skills is easy with Pitman Training. Our tried and trusted methods are the best available. You will work at your own pace in our comfortable premises, helped by experienced tutors as required. You choose your own hours and keep the reference materials when the course is over. On completion, you will receive a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers.
This Diploma is designed for Individuals who wish to gain comprehensive secretarial, business and computer skills in preparation for a career as a Personal Assistant at high-level management.
Benefits
• The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace.
• Personalised workbooks to use as a reference guide on completion of your training.
• The opportunity to gain a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers.
This Diploma provides you with both excellent IT and business skills to support senior executives.
Guideline Learning Time
12 weeks’ full-time or 320 hours’ flexi study (with shorthand)
10 weeks’ full-time or 260 hours’ flexi study (without shorthand)
(full-time is based on approx 20-30 hours a week)
Students should discuss all options with a course advisor.
Please note Pitman Shothand is an optional subject
Core Courses
Computer Keyboard Skills
Keyboard Speed Development
Effective Business Communication
Word Expert
Excel Proficient
Excel Expert
Go…Make a Difference!
PowerPoint
Access
Word
Audio Transcription
Pitman Shorthand
Outlook
Elective courses
Introduction to Computers
Create, Manage & Integrate Files
Internet Skills
Shorthand Speed Development
Publisher
Basic Book-keeping
Get into Marketing
Get into PR
Get into HR
Get into Journalism
Legal Secretary - Introductory Module
Elective Seminars
Click on a seminar to find out more
The Executive PA
Meetings and Minutes
Number of electives required: 4
