Executive PA Diploma

• The Pitman Training Executive PA Diploma will give you a broad range of skills to take to your dream job. You will learn up to date Microsoft Office applications, as well as learning the more traditional secretarial skills of shorthand and touch-typing. In addition, you can extend your business skills through one day seminars, advanced IT training and specific profession training.
  
  Learning these skills is easy with Pitman Training. Our tried and trusted methods are the best available. You will work at your own pace in our comfortable premises, helped by experienced tutors as required. You choose your own hours and keep the reference materials when the course is over. On completion, you will receive a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers.

Computer Keyboard Skills

• Learn how to touch type accurately, using the correct keyboard technique. This may help to reduce the risk of RSI (repetitive strain injury).

Keyboard Speed Development

• Develop your typing speed to improve productivity using graded copying exercises and timed dictations. A number of stages are available, taking you up to a speed of 70 wpm.

Effective Business Communication

• Learn how to communicate effectively in business by letter, email, telephone and presentation. This will cover correct use of grammar, punctuation, principles of letter writing and CV writing.

Business Document Production

• Develop skills and understanding of routine and complex business documents and the conventions used in their production and presentation.

Microsoft Word

• Learn word processing skills to a good business standard. This will enable you to create professional looking documents, produce tables, insert pictures and much more.

Microsoft Word Expert

• Learn advanced word processing skills including mailmerge, creating graphs, creating and running macros, creating an index, table of contents and more.

Microsoft Excel

• Learn spreadsheet skills to a good business standard. This course will enable you to create a spreadsheet, enter data, formulas and functions; create charts and more.

Microsoft Excel Expert

• Learn advanced spreadsheet skills, covering areas such as importing and exporting data, creating and using templates, linking workbooks, data management, using analysis tools and pivot tables.

Microsoft PowerPoint

• Gain competency in creating slide presentations. Areas covered include formatting, inserting tables, pictures, sound and hyperlinks; applying transition and timing effects.

Microsoft Access

• Develop database skills from initial design stage. Covers the creation of tables, reports, queries and forms, relationships, wizards and more.

Microsoft Outlook

• Learn how to share, manage and schedule information electronically. Covers the use of email, electronic calendar, scheduling meetings and appointments; creating and assigning tasks and creating address lists.

Audio Transcription

• Learn audio typing techniques to produce business documents to a high degree of accuracy and skill.

Go Make a Difference.....

• Learn how a difference can be made both professionally and personally through self-development.