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Accredited Executive Personal
Assistant Training

Executive Personal Assistants and Management Assistants are managers and professionals in their own right; therefore, continuous training and development is essential to maintain industry standards and best practices. The following list of accredited courses gives a sample of the type of courses a PA professional should undertake to provide the best possible personal assistance to her principal. Professional PAs should also belong to a professional PA organisation for suppport and guidance.

LCCI
- LCCI Private Secretary's Diploma

OCR
- Certificate in Information and Communication Technology
- Level 3 Award in Administration
- Diploma in Administration (Business Professional)

Pitman Training
- Executive Plus Diploma
- Shorthand

EDI
- Certificate in IT User Skills
- Certificate in Customer Service
- Certificate in Business Skills
- Diploma in Business Skills
- Level 4 NVQ in Business and Administration

CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing)
- Introductory Certificate in Marketing

EDEXCEL
- BTEC National Award in e-business
- BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business

ASCENTIS
- Award in Languages for Travel and Leisure

CIPD
- Human Resources courses

Reed Learning
- Certificate in Professional PA & Secretarial skills

Event Management Training
- Event management, project management and PR training

Virtual Assistant Certification
- Professional Virtual Assistant
- Master Virtual Assistant



OTHER PA PROFESSIONAL
COURSES

Association of Personal Assistants (APA)

Take your Personal Assistance skills to the next level with concise and relevant training courses for Personal Assistants and Executive PAs. I can personally recommend APA's professional development training courses, which include the certificates and diploma listed below. These courses approach the Personal Assistant role as that of a manager, so they present some effective ways to help your principal achieve his strategic goals. Aside from being very popular with senior PA professionals, these courses represent some of the best training for today's Executive PAs and PA trainees. They can be delivered onsite at your organisation provided the minimum criteria for attendance is satisfied. Fill out the training enquiry form below and an APA representative will contact you.

APA Courses:
- PA Professional Certificate
- Diploma in Personal Assistance
- PA As A Manager
- PA Apprentice

APA Training Enquiry Form

Please note that all fields followed by an asterisk must be filled in.
Company Name
First Name*
Last Name
E-mail Address*
Country*
Business Phone*
Enquiry



PA PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Personal Assistants, Executive Assistants, Management Assistants & Virtual Assistants

The following PA professional bodies are a sample of the PA organisations available to Executive Personal Assistants, Management Assistants, Secretaries and Administrators. Every professional has its own professional organisations; therefore, membership of a PA professional body will reinforce the status of PAs as professionals and managers in their own right. These organisations should also allow PAs to network with other PAs for best practices, problem solving and sales leads.


Association of Personal Assistants (APA)

Assoc of Executive and Administrative Professionals (AEAP)

Institute of Legal Secretaries

Assoc Medical Secretaries, Practice Mgrs, Administrators & Receptionists (AMSPAR)

Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA)

Institute of Professional Administrators (IPA) (formerley IQPS)

European Management Assistants (EUMA)

Australian Institute of Office Professionals (AIOP)

Association of Administrative Professionals New Zealand Inc. (AAPNZ)

VA Assist U

International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA)

The Virtual Association for Administrative Professionals



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