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Executive Assistants

Optimize your company’s efficiency with a professional and efficient executive secretary.

The professional course for Executive Assistants is designed to prepare students for positions as executive secretaries or executive assistants in corporations, organisations, or institutions. The professionals trained in this course are responsible for providing essential administrative support to the senior executives and managers of an organisation. Their role is crucial in ensuring the smooth running of the executive office and the effective management of the company’s administrative activities.
Executive assistant training modules include

  • Administrative management

    Students learn basic administrative management skills, including the planning, coordinating, and organizing office activities.

  • Communication

    Executive assistants require excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as they are often responsible for drafting correspondences, reports, presentations and managing internal and external communications.

  • Diary management

    They are responsible for managing executives’ calendars and schedules, planning meetings, business trips, and other important events.

  • Note-taking and report writing

    Executive secretaries must be able to take effective notes at meetings and write accurate and relevant reports for senior management.

  • Document management

    They handle document management, archiving, report writing, presentation preparation, and database creation and maintenance.

  • Computing and technology

    Computing and office technology skills are essential, including mastery of office software (such as Microsoft Office) and management of electronic document management (EDM) systems.

  • Confidentiality

    Executive secretaries often deal with sensitive and confidential information, so they must exercise discretion and professionalism in their duties.

  • Multitasking

    They often juggle several tasks and prioritise activities according to management needs.

  • Interpersonal skills

    Executive assistants must be able to work closely with managers, colleagues, and external stakeholders, and maintain a high level of customer service.

After graduating from this course, students can find employment opportunities in a variety of sectors and organisations, including private companies, government organisations, educational institutions, non-profit organisations, law firms, advertising agencies and many others. Their role is essential in supporting management and contributing to the effective management of business activities.
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