BENEFITS
- Provides a sound basic set of office skills
- Builds confidence
- Enables early entry to job market through creating job readiness in the student
- £100 credit to other Secretarial or Business Admin courses
COURSE CONTENT
Office skills
- Company structures and job roles
- Health and Safety
- Purpose of the Office
- Duties of a junior secretary
- Receptionist functions and duties
- Telephone etiquette and procedure
- Incoming and outgoing mail
- Basic HR dept functions
- Proofreading
- Touch typing to 25wpm
- Copy typing
- Beginner training in MS Word, and your choice of one of MS PowerPoint, Outlook or Excel (all available in both 2003 or 2007)
FORMAT AND OUTCOME
There will be a two-day tutor led course segment followed by supervision and assistance over a one month period on flexi-time to suit your schedule. After the initial induction course, times are flexible to suit.
A Certificate is issued on successful completion
DATES AND DURATION
The MS Office and typing elements of the course can be started early if the student needs to train more quickly; just ask about this or call in.
The course is structured to assist people who cannot attend full time over one month. We provide tutor led classroom sessions for two days and thereafter you may attend on flexi-hours. Some training can be carried out at home online. Next start date 7th June 2012; you may start earlier than the start date if you want to start MS Office and typing training beforehand.
WHAT DO I NEED TO JOIN, WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
The main requirement is a standard secondary education, common sense and the desire to get ahead.
The course is ideal for people looking for a first job as a junior secretary or receptionist. It is also good for school leavers and foreign workers looking to train for a first office job in the UK.
For course cost please see booking page for this course at www.souterstraining.com
