Why should I choose this course?
This course offers you an opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills in administration. The award will provide you with the skills, in particular the soft skills of customer care, communication and negotiation skills, required to carry out administration functions effectively and efficiently within an organisation.
You will have the opportunity to develop IT knowledge and skills, in relation to using modern office technologies for administration purposes. You will learn about the practical approaches needed for successful communication in the workplace. You will also develop knowledge, skills and attitudes, which improve your personal effectiveness.
This PDA will provide you with a vehicle to formalise your skills or as a CPD tool. On completion of the PDA you may continue study towards another PDA or the full HNC Administration and Information Technology
Successful graduates may apply for membership to the Institute of Professional Administrators (IPA) but may be required to sit extra examinations. For candidates interested in pursuing such membership further, this qualification provides underpinning skills and knowledge for the following Institute of Administrative Management qualifications (IAM):
- Level 4 Diploma in Administration Management
This would lead to Student membership of the Institute of Professional Administrators (IPA)