Is This for You?

This diploma is ideal for those new to this profession or those who want to refresh their PA/Secretarial skills.

Award and Associated Qualifications

cpd

Awarded 200 CPD points upon successful completion

About the PA/Secretarial Diploma

This diploma is ideal for those new to this profession or those who want to refresh their PA/Secretarial skills.

The skills needed for a rewarding secretarial or administrative job

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.

Essential secretarial skills that employers are looking for

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.

What will you get in return?

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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Aims and Objectives

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.

Courses Included

Microsoft Office

Excel

Microsoft Excel is the world’s most popular spreadsheet program. In Part 1, you will learn how to use the core features of Excel, such as…

Microsoft Office

Excel Expert

In this course, you will learn advanced-level features of Microsoft Excel, such as macros, PivotTables, PivotCharts, and data analysis tools to help you make data-driven…

Microsoft Office

Microsoft SharePoint

In this course, you will learn how to use the core features of Microsoft SharePoint to store, organise, share, and access information from any device.

PA Courses

Microsoft Teams

In this course, you will learn how to use the core features of Microsoft Teams to set up and start meetings, send messages, collaborate on…

Microsoft Word Courses

Microsoft Word

Being confident in Microsoft Word is essential for anyone who either works or aspires to work in an office environment, it’s therefore very important to…

Microsoft Word Courses

Microsoft Word Expert

In this course, you will learn advanced-level features of Microsoft Word, such as templates, document protection, Track Changes, forms, macros, and more.

Microsoft Office Courses

Outlook

This flexible study Outlook course takes you through everything you need to use this popular email system as a work tool, from navigation and views…

Touch Typing Courses

Typaz

In just 25 hours speeds of 20-40+ words per minute are perfectly achievable, even if you have little prior experience. Comprising 10 lessons, you’ll also…

Elective Courses

In addition to the core courses, you also choose an additional four elective courses. Below is a list of recommended courses but there is a wider list available. Please speak to a Course Advisor for full details of how best to tailor this Diploma to your requirements.

Touch Typing Courses

Audio Transcription Level 1

Audio Transcription is a valuable skill, with applications in many industry sectors. This audio typing course will teach you how to operate audio transcribing equipment…

Communication Courses

Effective Business Communication

This excellent course will raise your game when it comes to business communication skills, which is often top of the list of qualities demanded by…

General Office Skills Courses

Google Docs

Google Docs is the online word-processing application that forms part of Google’s G-suite, which is used by organisations all over the world.

Personal Development Courses

Health and Safety Essentials

This is a flexible study course, so you’ll have the freedom to study whenever suits you. The interactive e-learning system makes this an extremely accessible…

Microsoft Office Courses

PowerPoint

Our comprehensive PowerPoint training course will help you get to grips with this popular presentation software. Learning with us will teach you how to produce…

Shorthand & Speedwriting Courses

SpeedWriting

Our SpeedWriting course is a new way to learn the BakerWrite™ SpeedWriting system in just six hours. It will help you accurately record the spoken…

General Office Skills Courses

Successful Meetings and Minutes

If you work as a Secretary, Administrator, PA, EA or Office Manager for instance, your role may involve taking notes or minutes at meetings.

PA Courses

VA Essentials

If you’re thinking of becoming a Virtual Assistant, our VA Essentials course will help give you a rounded overview of what is involved in running…

General Office Skills Courses

Zoom

This course will show you how to use the essential features of this popular video-conferencing platform to bolster your skillset for today’s business environment.

Pre-Requisites

There are no formal pre-requisites required for this diploma.

Finance Options

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: –

Self-Funded:

  • Flexible payment plans to help you spread the cost* available at many of our centres;
  • You could opt to pay upfront.

Company Funded:

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.

What we can help with:

  • Providing a comprehensive training programme outlining learning outcomes
  • Tailored personnel letters
  • Communication with finance departments to arrange payment options (upfront or payment plan*).

Funding & Grants:

There may be the opportunity to apply for funded grants that can help towards the cost of training. These include the Skills Development Scotland ITAs and the ReAct programme in Wales. All schemes will have different terms and conditions that will need to be met in order to qualify for a grant and these are managed by each individual centre.

We’d recommend you speak to a Course Advisor in your local centre to find out whether they are registered to offer any such schemes and discuss your requirements further.

* Terms and Conditions apply. Speak to a Course Advisor for full information on the options available to you.

Career Path

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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