The Executive PA Programme
Are you an ambitious individual looking to work for the best? Do you see yourself working alongside and supporting a Partner, Chairman, Director or CEO? Do you need the practical, transferable skills and confidence to be able to progress as a PA, Executive Assistant or Team Co-ordinator?
The Executive PA Programme is the ideal training programme for those wanting to start out as a PA, Executive Assistant or Team Co-ordinator. The content and method of your training reflects the nature of current PA roles, where employers require you to be multi-skilled and dynamic. As well as developing core PA skills, there is a strong emphasis on your communication and networking skills, and these are built into The Executive PA Programme in a fun and sociable way.
Your 24 weeks of training culminate with a two-week internship, arranged by Quest Professional’s in-house recruitment team. This taster of working life in London is a key feature of the training programme and on many occasions leads on to full-time employment. The Executive PA Programme is a fantastic starting point for those wishing to add value to any organisation.
The Executive PA Programme Contents:
Whilst students may be familiar with IT, Quest advances their knowledge of the business application of these functions
- MS Word including mail merge and advanced functions
- MS PowerPoint for business presentations
- MS Outlook and Diary Management
- MS Access
- MS Excel
- Budgets and expenses
- Travel and itinerary planning
- Minutes & meetings
- Complex diary management
- Telephone skills
- Touch typing
- Shorthand
- Audio typing
- Practical business workshops – putting your skills into practice
- Exploring business case studies – analysis, problem solving and business strategies
- Series of "mock" work scenarios
- Prioritising and meeting deadlines and team requirements
- Planning, implementation and time management
- Budgets and organisation
- Evaluation
- Understanding global financial markets
- Corporate finance and basic accounts
- Key issues in world news and politics
- Personal finance, tax and VAT
- Website design, digital PR and marketing
- Letter writing
- Emails and memos
- Understanding report writing
- Proof reading, grammar, spelling and punctuation for business
- OCR Text Production (external exam)
Includes delivering a professional presentation
- Professional presentation techniques
- Delivery style, voice and image
- Developing yourself and others – identifying learning and working styles
- Introduction to Transactional Analysis – enhancing your communication skills
- Business makeup
- Analysis of key industry sectors
- Identifying leading companies
- Linking your strengths to future jobs
- Job market analysis
- Creating professional CVs
- Targeted covering letters
- Interview preparation
- Competency-based interview techniques
- Contacting consultancies & companies
- Introduction to selected recruitment agencies
- Personalised career action plan
- Contracts, salaries, tax and employment law
A wide range of trips and professional talks to enhance first-hand experience and apply knowledge
Upon successful completion of the 22 weeks, students progress to a two-week placement at a recognised company within Central London, arranged through the College.
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Start Dates
The Executive PA Programme
Entry Requirements
The Executive PA Programme
Professional and exam charges
OCR/other public examinationsInvoiced by Quest in the final term of all 24 and 36 Week courses
To see the dates that the courses start on and the course fees, please visit the Dates & Fees page:
Dates & Fees