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Career Choices Training & Education Center
Career Core Program: Administrative Skills Program
This nine-week program is designed to give students marketable skills in overall office procedures, communication, computer applications and financial basics to enable them to improve their present position or to gain a position employment in an office environment.
“As the reliance on technology continues to expand in offices, the role of the office professional continues to evolve. Office automation and organizational restructuring have led administrative assistants/executive assistants to assume responsibilities once reserved for management and professional staff.” (Dept of Labor) Duties may expand from simple clerical, communications, coordinating projects, to research, preparing statistical reports and simple and intermediate bookkeeping.
The student is required to complete the Core Requirements. Additionally, students will pursue areas of interest through the Electives. Program cost is inclusive of text and in-house materials.
Prerequisites: 30 wpm; 70% or greater achievement on “Assessment Exam”
Cost: $2,500 All prices include all textbooks and course materials.
Class Time: 5 days per week; Lab courses are 4 hours per day; Computer classes are two or 3– half day sessions.
Maximum Total Hours: 186 hrs___Program Graduation Requirements:
Required Core Courses:
Keyboarding/Typing (30 hrs)
Computers - MS Outlook (15 hrs)
Computers - MS Excel (30 hrs)
Computers - MS Word (30 hrs)
Records Management (3 hrs)
Job Search Workshop (5 hrs)
Electives:
Students must select up to 73 hrs of the following classes to successfully complete the program:
Administrative Support (20 hrs)
Business Communications (4 hrs)
Introduction to Accounting Level 1)(6 hrs)
Introduction to Accounting Level 2 (10 hrs)
Calculator Simulation 15 hrs)
Data Entry (20 hrs)
Ten Key (30 hrs)
Computer Courses:
(see descriptions in Computer Applications)
Computers - Introduction (3 hrs)
Computers - MS Access)(15 hrs)
Computers - MS PowerPoint (15 hrs)
Computers - MS Windows (2 hrs)
QuickBooks Pro Level 1 (15 hrs)
QuickBooks Pro Level 2 (15 hrs)
QuickBooks Pro Level 3 (48 hrs)
Adobe Acrobat (8 hrs)
Web Design (15 hrs)
MS Publisher (15 hrs)
World Wide Web Workshop/Internet (4 hrs)
Non-Computer Elective Courses
Administrative Support
20-hours, Instructor-Guided/Lab Course
$240
Students will apply learned skills to work through a simulation “real life” business application. Students will complete letters, mail merges, commission schedules, development inter-office communications and much more.
“You have been hired by a company as an Executive Assistant. You are required to apply Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint and Access skills to accomplish daily tasks for your employer. It’s fun and a great way to see what you have learned!”
Business Communication
4-hours, Instructor Led
$125
Students will learn generally accepted formats for business communications. Students will apply good grammar techniques to business communications and gain a solid understand of formatting.
(letter, memo, faxes, e-mail and report formatting).
Introduction to Accounting Level 1
6-hours, Instructor Led
$145
The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of accounting methods, chart of accounts, record-keeping, Payroll and interpreting accounting software data (Balance Sheets & Income Statements) for the purpose of operating accounting software (QuickBooks Pro at more advanced level. This course will prepare them for QuickBooks Pro Level 2 and 3. This class is a prerequisite of QuickBooks L 2 & 3.
Introduction to Accounting Level 2
10 hours, Instructor-Led
$210
The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of accounting methods, chart of accounts, record-keeping, Payroll and interpreting accounting software data (Balance Sheets & Income Statements) for the purpose of operating accounting software (QuickBooks Pro at more advanced level. This course will prepare them for QuickBooks Pro Level 2 and 3. This class is a prerequisite of QuickBooks Level 2 & 3.
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