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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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10 weeks
7–10 hours per week
Starts Feb 17, 2025
Enroll by Feb 23, 2025
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule

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10 weeks
7–10 hours per week
Starts Feb 17, 2025
Enroll by Feb 23, 2025
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule

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.

Course curriculum

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Hone your administrative and support skills as you work through the weekly modules of this online short course.

Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus

Module 1: The corporate environment and executive support

Module 2: Advanced executive administrative support

Module 3: Effective communication and conflict management

Module 4: Advanced computer practices

Module 5: Written communication and presentation skills

Module 6: The fundamentals of financial management

Module 7: Corporate project and events management

Module 8: Leadership and people management

Module 9: Staff training and development

Module 10: Self-management skills

About the certificate

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.

Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you digitally upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements. Please note, due to additional administrative requirements, at times UCT course certificate delivery may be delayed by several weeks/months.

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).

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