University of Cape Town: Executive Support
Provide high-level administrative support to members of the C-suite, and assist with the execution of your business’s strategy
Provide high-level administrative support to members of the C-suite, and assist with the execution of your business’s strategy
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Executive Support
About this Course
Executive assistants are the glue that hold an organization together. They play a vital role in supporting the productivity and effectiveness of senior staff and, by extension, of a company’s entire team. As a result, they can have a significant impact on the overall functioning of a business.
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Executive Support online short course is designed to prepare you to take on all the strategic and administrative duties of a professional in this role. You’ll discover key leadership, people management, business communication, and problem-solving techniques. You’ll also learn how to plan meetings, prepare reports, and manage staff training.
Acquire sought-after transferable skills, applicable to any industry, and invest in your executive administration career with this course.
This course is suitable for administrative assistants, personal assistants, and office managers, as well as those in unrelated fields, who aspire to develop the competencies needed to become a high-level executive assistant. It’s also ideal for established executive support personnel who want to update their skills, gain formal recognition of their expertise, and boost the value they can add to a company.
Acquire advanced executive support skills and earn an official certificate of completion from the University of Cape Town.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
Some facts about the subject
30%
The amount a leader’s productivity increases when they collaborate with a high-level executive assistant.
Medium (Feb, 2018).
7%
The projected employment growth of administrative services managers by 2028.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Apr, 2020).