Become a Qualified Executive Assistant

Executive Assistants are administrative professionals who support an organization’s executive or another high-level administrator. They perform various office management duties, provide clerical support and often handle tasks that have a direct effect on the success of the business, such as training staff.

Start your career in executive assisting today.

This program prepares you to enter and grow in the secretarial field. Upon graduation, the new Executive Assistant is able to meet the challenges of the new millennium with the skills most urgently required by employers. And with Academy of Learning, each graduate will attain a sense of achievement while creating the foundation of a successful career. Our curriculum provides skill-building and practical training through relevant core courses, delivered through our innovative Integrated Learning System™ (ILS).

Successful graduates will have advanced to expert level skills in typing, the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook), business correspondence and office procedures, basic graphics and web skills, and an understanding of management.

Personal Attributes Required

  • Good Client/Customer Skills
  • Good Interpersonal Skills
  • Good Organizational Skills
  • Self-Motivated
  • Ability to Work Independently
  • Excellent Presentation Skills

Career Opportunities

In the corporate environment, a skilled Executive Assistant can be an invaluable member of the management team. Opportunities and compensation are better than ever in this area. This type of position may lead into the management stream for those who perform well and possess the skills.

Duties and Responsibilities of an Executive Assistant

  • Meticulous attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills
  • Responsible to upper management for maintaining, editing, and processing reports, budgets and statistical research, etc.
  • May supervise other secretarial or clerical staff

Program Outline

  • Keyboarding

    Minimum 55 words per minute (WPM)

  • Operating Systems and Computer Skills

    Expert understanding of Windows, Personal Computers, Internet Fundamentals for Business

  • Word Processing

    Expert level proficiency with Microsoft Word

  • Spreadsheets

    Advanced level proficiency with Microsoft Excel

  • Database Management

    Basic level of proficiency in Microsoft Access

  • Presentation Software

    Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Publisher and Advanced level proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Business Skills

    Office Procedures Levels 1 &2, Microsoft Outlook, Customer Service, Business Correspondence Levels 1 & 2, Grammar Essentials for Business Writing, Management Fundamentals

  • Graphics & Web Skills

    Adobe Photoshop Basics, Dreamweaver 1

  • Employability Skills

    Job Search and Résumé Writing, Thought Patterns For A Successful Career