Lewis College LogoLewis Secretarial and Computer College Ltd
5 Ilsham Road, Wellswood
Torquay, Devon
England, TQ1 2JG

Email: admin@lewiscollege.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1803 299955

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Lewis Secretarial and Computer College Ltd
5 Ilsham Road
Wellswood
Torquay
Devon
England
TQ1 2JG

Tel: +44 (0)1803 299955
(Office hours only)

 

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General Secretarial

BRIEF DESCRIPTION


This course is ideal for those who wish to be a professional secretary, and is available through our distance learning scheme and is tutor led.

The course will train you to a higher than average standard, giving your more confidence in the work you will need to do as a general Secretary.

This course is less demanding than others which include Computer/IT skills.

You need to study between 5-10 hours per week on average and based on this study time the course will take about 3 months to complete.

You have an overall time limit of 5 months within which to complete this course.

Included in the course is our unique Career and Job support service - which includes helping to design a professional CV, developing your interview techniques, looking at your options based on where you live and the types of businesses you would like to work in, supporting you as you apply for jobs and go for interview.

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COURSE PROSPECTUS

You will cover all the key secretarial skills you will need to work as a general Secretary. You will learn how to produce professional business documents from drafts and audio dictation using digital software, edit multi page documents, use mail merge facilities, and desk top publishing features to enable you to produce complex documents. 

QUALIFICATIONS

You can gain 2 Diplomas on this course with the OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and Royal Society of Arts) Examining Board as follows:

Level 2 is optional - should you wish to save time and reduce your exam entry fees.

Diploma in Text Processing Level 2 (optional)

  • Text Production
  • Word Processing
  • Audio Transcription
  • Mail Merge 

Diploma in Text Processing Level 3

  • Text Production
  • Word Processing
  • Audio Transcription
  • Document Presentation 

You will need Microsoft Word to complete this course.

You will also need a computer with a printer and headphones (for the audio module) as well as Internet connection.

How does distance learning work?  Read our How We Teach page to find out more.



For current course fees, details about start dates and to answer any queries you may have, please either telephone 01803 299955 or email us - see our Contact Form.

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