Executive Office Skills
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Executive Office Skills
About the Level 3 Executive Office Skills Certificate
In any given office, there are a number of systems and procedures in place to make sure things run smoothly. However, understanding and implementing these systems takes hard work and a wealth of relevant corporate knowledge. This course has been specifically designed to equip office staff with the skills they need to become successful senior leaders.
This home learning course is made up of five informative units. These engaging modules aim to teach our learners all they need to know about working in an office environment. During the course of this distance learning qualification, students will learn about everything from customer service and personnel administration to communications and project management.
Who should study this course?
This course is aimed at individuals who want to develop their abilities within an office environment. Whether you already work in an office and want to further your career, or you want to secure your first office-based job, this course can help you reach your goals.
You do not need any previous qualifications to enrol on this executive office skills course at learndirect. You don’t even need any previous office experience. All we ask is that you have an interest in the topic and the motivation to engage in home study.
What happens after the course?
On successful completion of this online qualification, you will have gained the theoretical and practical abilities you need to create a productive and thriving office environment. If you enjoyed studying, you may decide you want to take your studies further and broaden your knowledge with a related course.
Alternatively, you may choose to progress directly into employment, or work your way up in your existing job. The skills you learn during this course are transferrable and could help you to find work in the following areas:
- Human resources
- Office management
- Administration
For more information about this course, give us a call on this number: 01202 006 464
Modules
Study Guide
Module One: Customer Services
- Objective
- Face to Face Contact
- Dealing with Awkward Customers
- Where are You?
- Dealing with Complaints
- Complaints Policy
- Do's and Don'ts of Complaint Handling
- Is the Customer Always Right?
- Dangerous Contact
- Person to Person Contact
Module Two: Personnel Administration
- Objectives
- Work Cycle
- Recruitment
- Interviewing
- Contract of Employment
- Personnel File
- Data Protection
- Job Description
- Health and Safety
- Staff Security
Module Three: Project Management
- Objectives
- Defining a Project
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Choosing your Team
- Recording the Information
- Who Does What?
- Gantt Chart
Module Four: Communications
- Objectives
- Body Language
- Appearance
- Language
- Listening Skills
- Letter Writing
- Using the Telephone
- Getting the Message
Module Five: Training Administration
- Objectives
- The Training Cycle
- Who Benefits from Training?
- Planning Training
- Preparing Course Materials
- Training Methods
- Training Environment
- Equipment
- Visual Aids
- Evaluation
For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here
Entry Requirements
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.
*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
Level 3 Executive Office Skills Certificate of Achievement
The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.
The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.
Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
To view a sample of the Certificate of Achievement, please click here.
- SALE Savings End Midnight Tuesday 12th December
- SALE Savings End Midnight Tuesday 12th December
Executive Office Skills
About the Level 3 Executive Office Skills Certificate
In any given office, there are a number of systems and procedures in place to make sure things run smoothly. However, understanding and implementing these systems takes hard work and a wealth of relevant corporate knowledge. This course has been specifically designed to equip office staff with the skills they need to become successful senior leaders.
This home learning course is made up of five informative units. These engaging modules aim to teach our learners all they need to know about working in an office environment. During the course of this distance learning qualification, students will learn about everything from customer service and personnel administration to communications and project management.
Who should study this course?
This course is aimed at individuals who want to develop their abilities within an office environment. Whether you already work in an office and want to further your career, or you want to secure your first office-based job, this course can help you reach your goals.
You do not need any previous qualifications to enrol on this executive office skills course at learndirect. You don’t even need any previous office experience. All we ask is that you have an interest in the topic and the motivation to engage in home study.
What happens after the course?
On successful completion of this online qualification, you will have gained the theoretical and practical abilities you need to create a productive and thriving office environment. If you enjoyed studying, you may decide you want to take your studies further and broaden your knowledge with a related course.
Alternatively, you may choose to progress directly into employment, or work your way up in your existing job. The skills you learn during this course are transferrable and could help you to find work in the following areas:
- Human resources
- Office management
- Administration
For more information about this course, give us a call on this number: 01202 006 464
Modules
Study Guide
Module One: Customer Services
- Objective
- Face to Face Contact
- Dealing with Awkward Customers
- Where are You?
- Dealing with Complaints
- Complaints Policy
- Do's and Don'ts of Complaint Handling
- Is the Customer Always Right?
- Dangerous Contact
- Person to Person Contact
Module Two: Personnel Administration
- Objectives
- Work Cycle
- Recruitment
- Interviewing
- Contract of Employment
- Personnel File
- Data Protection
- Job Description
- Health and Safety
- Staff Security
Module Three: Project Management
- Objectives
- Defining a Project
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Choosing your Team
- Recording the Information
- Who Does What?
- Gantt Chart
Module Four: Communications
- Objectives
- Body Language
- Appearance
- Language
- Listening Skills
- Letter Writing
- Using the Telephone
- Getting the Message
Module Five: Training Administration
- Objectives
- The Training Cycle
- Who Benefits from Training?
- Planning Training
- Preparing Course Materials
- Training Methods
- Training Environment
- Equipment
- Visual Aids
- Evaluation
For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here
Entry Requirements
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.
*You will have access to the course for 24 months.
Endorsement

At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
Level 3 Executive Office Skills Certificate of Achievement
The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.
The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.
Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
To view a sample of the Certificate of Achievement, please click here.
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