ED2GO® - Administrative Assistant Courses
& Certificate Program
The following Administrative Assistant courses are grouped together to afford students to be able to complete individual courses and to complete a professional certificate program. All courses are delivered via the Business Administration/Management Department at the
Earthnet Institute Online Instruction Center
These online professional development courses are far less expensive and easier to complete than academic credit courses. Students wishing college courses or pursing a degree should contact their local college or university.
Those who satisfactorily complete both of the following also qualify for Program Certificate in Purchasing:
Administrative Assistant Fundamentals Rapid growth in the health, legal services, data processing, management, public relations, and other industries have created many new job opportunities for administrative assistants. This course will help you discover and master the essentials of managerial and staff support, information and records management, communications technology, travel and meeting coordination, space planning, and office ergonomics. You'll become an indispensable member of your team by identifying opportunities and implementing solutions to turn your office into a high productivity machine.
Administrative Assistant Applications Gain the skills and knowledge you'll need to prepare for the Certified Adminstrative Professional exam and begin a rewarding career as an administrative assistant. Discover how economics, accounting, business law, organizational behavior, and management affect administrative assistant responsibilities and activities. Determine how the world economy can affect an enterprise, learn the basics of accounting, including the general ledger and key accounting terms, and see how financial statements and controls help keep your organization moving in a positive direction.
Understand the fundamentals of business law, contracts, and the principal-agency relationship; discover ethics and organizational politics; and understand the basics of international business. Learn about key management functions such as planning, control, motivation, and organization, discover how to increase creativity, and find out how marketing differs from sales. Learn the basics of operations management, understand why effective change management is so vital, and determine how to recruit, evaluate, select, and train team members.
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