Virtual Assistant (VA) Diploma

Become an invaluable resource from your own home. A Virtual Assistant (VA) can often be a saviour to a sole trader or small business. When it’s essential to keep overheads as low as possible, utilising the services of a Virtual Assistant is one of the most sensible business decisions they might make. Working for yourself as a Virtual Assistant offers a unique and varied career opportunity. You’ll be your own boss, so be able to set your working patterns as you wish. Many businesses don’t need a full-time PA or Administrator so, rather than pay out a monthly salary, they will often utilise the services of a VA on an as and when basis and pay simply for what they need. The areas you offer support a business with are varied. You might help them deal with their admin and general office workload, manage their social media accounts or maintain the company’s financial records, it all depends on what their needs are. This offers a great variety to keep the days interesting. With the flexible method of study available, you can study this Diploma whenever suits you in any of our handy local centres. Flexible training which fits around your commitments Support on hand from our friendly course advisors Get the skills and confidence you need to achieve your career goals!  To provide you with essential skills to enable you to excel in the above role, using not only the traditional secretarial skills, including shorthand and typing, but also learning the latest Microsoft Office 2013 applications and undertaking specific professional training.