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PA Secretarial Course

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Prior experience working in an office?  Then you may be eligible to have a discount on the course fees and complete the course under our Fast Track option!  

 

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Overview

This course will provide you the key Diploma to be a PA covering Secretarial skills.

Studying this one OCR Diploma course will give you advanced Secretarial skills and enables you to start applying for quality Secretarial/PA positions.

You would then have the option of adding on more OCR Diplomas at a later date to develop your qualification portfolio to cover the full range of skills required for top PA jobs.

If you enrol to study other OCR Diplomas within 12 months of completing this course, you will be entitled to a 10% discount.

Qualifications

You will be studying for the

OCR Level 3 Diploma in Text Processing

and the

LEWIS COLLEGE PA Secretarial Diploma

OCR is a leading UK exam awarding body, committed to providing public qualifications at GCSE and A Level, as well as a wide range of vocational qualifications for those studying at College – either part time or full time.  They develop their qualifications in close consultation with teachers, industry leaders and government to ensure they are relevant for learners today and meet employers’ requirements.

OCR is part of the University of Cambridge which is Europe’s largest assessment board.  They play a leading role in developing and delivering exams/assessments across the world, operating in over 150 countries.

Modules

OCR Level 3 Diploma in Text Processing

Text Production

Developing your skills in producing different types of business documents requiring advanced English and proof reading skills

Word Processing

Developing your editing skills on multi page documents using a full range of Word tools, creating complex tables, documents in columns and leaflets

Document Presentation

Learning how to use desk top publishing in Word to create advanced display documents including diagrams

Mail Merge

Learning how to set up mail shots using Word for letter templates and Excel and Word for data files

Audio Transcription

Producing business documents from dictation requiring advanced English and proof reading skills

Shorthand Transcription

Writing speech at a verbatim level up to 70 wpm, useful for business meetings and taking messages OR Business Presentations

Business Presentations

Using PowerPoint to create slide presentations using a range of different slide formats

Speed Keying

Developing your touch typing skills and speed to over 55 wpm 

Duration

You can study this course full-time, or part-time – studying the number of hours per week that suits you and fits in with your other commitments.


We recommend that you study at least 5 hours a week, which can be broken up into one hour study slots perhaps, or 2-3 hours on a Saturday and Sunday if you find that easier.

Some students wish to study as quickly as possible – and complete the course in as short a time as possible.

The choice is yours!

For your guidance, if you study regularly these hours, you should complete the course within:

5 hours per week on average  

7 months

10 hours per week on average

4 months

20 hours per week on average

3 months

Over 30 hours per week on average

2 months

 The maximum duration within which this course needs to be completed is 7 months.

The course is put on hold whilst you or the College are on holiday - enabling you to have holiday breaks whilst studying your course.