Administrative Assistant

Hours: 160 / Access Length: 12 Months / Delivery: Open, Mentor Supported
Retail Price: $1,195.00

Course Overview:

As an office professional, you only have to do one thing: everything! And there never seems to be enough time to do it all, much less learn how. But if you really want to ramp up your job performance – and add value to your employer – you need to take this Administrative Assistant course. This course offers an almost endless supply of savvy advice, great tips, proven tools, and powerful strategies for dealing with both everyday job responsibilities and requirements.

So whether you’re brushing up your skills, keeping up with new developments in business, increasing your own marketability, or just starting a challenging and rewarding career, this comprehensive course is just the right thing to move your career forward!

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Type quickly and effectively
• Identify the steps to complete general office procedures
• Comprehend the basics of working within Microsoft® Office
• Identify the steps for creating business documents using professional language
• Identify the basic requirements for bookkeeping and accounting in the office

Course Outline:

Administrative Assistant Module 1
Typing Practice & Improvement

• Pre-Test Your Typing Ability
• Finger Positioning Exercises
• Typing Practice Games
• Typing Progress Tracking
• Improve Your Typing Skills
• Increase Your Typing Speed

Administrative Assistant Module 2 General Office Procedures

• The New Administrative Assistant
• The Daily Routine
• Telephone Usage & Etiquette Tips
• Mail Services and Shipping
• Travel Arrangements
• Transportation Reservations
• Dealing with Meetings
• Meeting Agendas and Minutes
• Time Management
• Creating Action Plans
• Keeping Accurate Records
• Filing Systems and File Cabinets

Administrative Assistant Module 3 Office Equipment and Computers

• Understanding Office Equipment
• Using Microsoft Windows
• Using Apple Macintosh
• Navigating with Mac OS X
• Email Accounts & Programs
• Organizing Your Email
• Using the Internet
• Computer Networking
• Web Conferencing
• Data Security
• Troubleshooting Computer Problems
• Office Ergonomics

Administrative Assistant Module 4 Using Microsoft Office

• Common Microsoft Office 2010 Features
• Using Microsoft Word
• Using Microsoft PowerPoint
• Using Microsoft Excel
• Using Microsoft Publisher
• Using Microsoft One Note
• Using Microsoft Outlook
• Using Microsoft Web Applications

Administrative Assistant Module 5 Business Documents

• Creating a Great Business Letter
• Appearance and Paragraphing
• Interoffice Memorandums and E-Mails
• Reports and Report Templates
• Press Releases
• Editing and Proofreading
• Forms of Address
• Legal Documents and Terms
• Grammalogues
• Notary Public Forms
• Agreements and Contracts
• Legal and Real Estate Terms

Administrative Assistant Module 6 Language Usage

• Grammar
• Using Adjectives and Adverbs
• Language Usage and Style
• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Avoiding Redundancies
• Phrases and Words to Omit
• Common English Usage Problems
• Spelling and Spell Check
• American English vs. British English
• Punctuation: Using a Period or Comma
• Writing Numerals
• Roman Numerals

Administrative Assistant Module 7 Financial Activities

• Bookkeeping and Accounting
• Business Taxes
• The Company’s Bank
• Business and Financial Information for Small Businesses
• U.S. Weights and Measures
• International Weights and Measures (Metric)
• Business Math
• Career Advancement
• Growing as the Company Grows
• Presentation Skills
• Communication Skills
• Office Management and Supervision

All necessary materials are included.

System Requirements:

• Cable and DSL internet connections are recommended for the best experience.

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 2 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone (Webinar / Live Online sessions)

• Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 (Home, Pro)
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is denoted in the above course outline.