Administrative Assistant Certificate

Open Doors to a New Career with Critical Business Skills

Tired of working long hours or nights and weekends? Want to improve your career and become an administrative assistant and possibly enjoy regular office hours, stability and recognition in a stimulating office environment? The time to start is now. The sooner you start, the faster you can begin your new career. Enroll in the Administrative Assistant Certificate program for an opportunity to develop the computer skills and organizational abilities you need to excel in an office environment. By achieving your new training and certification, you can stand out from other applicants or colleagues, and your new qualifications will likely be respected by employers.

• Proof of qualifications via a Certificate of Completion
• Stand out from the other applicants
• Value added applicant/employee

Employment Outlook in a Growing Field

Employment in the field is expected to increase 11 percent by 2018.* Since large corporations and small businesses in every industry rely on their office support staff to keep things running smoothly, the job prospects for you, as an administrative assistant, are good.

Once trained as a knowledgeable administrative assistant, you can pursue a variety of office positions, including:

• Receptionist
• Secretary
• Executive assistant
• Clerk

Administrative assistants can potentially advance in their career into supervisory positions, including office manager or administrative coordinator.

With Everest, You'll Learn How to:

• Use popular office software, including Word and Excel.
• Communicate effectively with superiors, coworkers and clients
• Utilize customer service strategies to achieve positive personal interactions
• Arrange efficient office procedures and increase productivity
• Draft professional business letters, emails, memos, agendas and other types of correspondence
• Manage everyday office tasks, including records management and meeting prep

With Administrative Assistant Training, You Get:

• Training in standard business correspondence, office procedures, and customer service strategies so you can provide valuble support to companies both large and small
• Training in the popular Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• 24 hour tech support. We're available via email or toll-free phone any time and any day
• Test prep and the final examination at no additional charge; the initial course fee covers all course-related materials and exams
• A Certificate of Completion when you finish the online coursework and pass the final exam that you can attach to your resume and demonstrate your successful training to prospective employers

As part of the administrative assistant training, your courses will include:

• Business Correspondence Level 1
• Business Correspondence Level 2
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Excel Level 1
• Microsoft Excel Level 2
• Microsoft Outlook Level 1
• Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1
• Microsoft Word Level 1
• Microsoft Word Level 2
• Microsoft Word Level 3
• Office Procedures Level 1
• Office Procedures Level 2

Earn Your Administrative Assistant Certificate in as Little as 4 Months

You get 280 hours of instruction when you sign up for our Administrative Assistant Certificate program. If you study part time (15 to 20 hours a week), it only takes four to five months to complete the coursework. Can't do 20 hours a week? That's ok. Your initial purchase gives you access to the online materials for 12 months from the date of purchase.

The Everest Advantage

As one of America's post-secondary education leaders, Everest can provide you with an experience that is as cost-effective as it is personally rewarding. Your satisfaction is assured by our unique combination of:

• Expert support
• 24/7 access
• Affordable payment plans
• Guaranteed results!
• Institutional Accreditation

Ready to get your administrative assistant certification? Find the Enroll Now box at the top of the page and choose how you want to pay.

* Adapted from the Professional and Related Occupations - [http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos151.htm#outlook] Secretaries and Administrative Assistants section of the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition. Your own hard work, professional attitude and demeanor, experience, and local market factors may impact personal employment opportunities. Your local market data likely differs from these statistics. Your own hard work, professionalism, experience, work attitude, local market and other factors will impact your personal employment opportunities and pay.