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The General Office Administration program will prepare you for work in today’s fast-paced, technologically savvy office. Through our extensive computer training program, you will become proficient in office practices and software, enabling you to manage an office, receive visitors, build applications and write & file office correspondence.
The skills learned in this program can help you find a position in a company creating content management systems to keep track of their clients and products; generating reports of various activities; operating office equipment; processing correspondence, both electronically and manually; performing minor bookkeeping tasks, and so much more.
Graduates of this course have a variety of career options, including becoming a Microsoft Office User Specialist. You could choose to be an office administrator or receptionist, an executive assistant or administrative assistant. Or, you could become a typist / word processing specialist. This program can also help you upgrade within your current office position by making you a leading expert on Microsoft Office.
Career Guidance Program
CD-ED is committed to helping you find employment in the field of your choice. In fact, we’ll start before you even begin as a student! If you call us today, your personal academic recruiter will research the job market for this career in your city, and help you decide if this program is the right path for your future.
After graduation, we’ll help you find an interview with your prospective employer in the job market. And of course, your new up-to-date skills will put you at the top of any interviewer’s list!
If you follow our registered course outline and put in the required hours, we guarantee your success. Below are some of the ways we ensure that you will graduate successfully.
Instructor Support
You will have unlimited one-on-one instructor support via email, chat, online classroom webinars and toll-free phone calls throughout your entire program - and beyond. Our instructors have industry experience and can help you understand how to conquer the job market before you go out into it.
You're never a number at CD-ED - our instructors and guidance counselor will take a personal interest in your progress and will be in touch with you constantly throughout the year, making sure everything is going well with your program and whatever of your home life you wish to share.
Learning Materials
Unlike traditional classrooms, you don't need go out and buy your own textbooks. As part of your tuition, when you become a student you will have all textbooks and registered software shipped directly to your door. A full set of instructions and tutorials will be included, along with access to your customized online learning management system.
We include a “How to Study At Home” learning package free with your materials, and along with our exclusive Student Tracking System it will help you schedule your time to ensure a successful student experience.
Equipment
You have the option of a brand-new desktop or laptop computer on loan to facilitate your education. A computer is simply a tool, and we make sure you have the best tools available, running smoothly to allow you to learn under optimal conditions. And, as a graduation gift, the computer you choose will be yours to keep on the successful completion of your program. NOTE: Accepting computer equipment from CD-ED is optional – not mandatory.
Duration: 52 weeks, 1040 hours (Based on a 20-hour work week)
Weeks |
# of Weeks |
Hours/Week |
Total Hours |
Subject |
| 1-3 | 3 | 20 | 60 | Computer Concepts & Communication |
| 4-5 | 2 | 20 | 40 | Windows |
| 6-7 | 2 | 20 | 40 | Internet Basics |
| 8-13 | 6 | 20 | 120 | Microsoft Word |
| 14-19 | 6 | 17 | 102 | Microsoft Excel |
| 20-27 | 8 | 17 | 136 | Microsoft Access |
| 28-31 | 4 | 17 | 68 | Microsoft PowerPoint |
| 32 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Microsoft Integration |
| 33-39 | 7 | 17 | 119 | Business Communications |
| 40 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Filing |
| 41-52 | 12 | 17 | 204 | Administrative Procedures |
| 14-52 | 39 | 3 | 117 | Keyboarding runs concurrently |
Computer Concepts & Basic Communication
Review basic English structures and learn proper professional communication skills. Learn key terminology and technology associated with computers, including computer hardware and software, file management and network technology.
Windows
We'll teach you the workings of the latest Windows operating system, including using the desktop, managing files and folders, and using the Windows Help & Support.
Internet Basics
Provides a step-by-step introduction to all aspects of the Internet. Topics covered include browsers, searching techniques, and email.
Word Processing: Word
You will learn how to create and format a wide variety of business documents from a simple business letter to a formal report, using columns, tables, bullet lists, and mail merge among other formatting tools; you will be able to embed objects from other applications, check spelling and grammar, and use tools to automate tasks.
Databases: Access
You will start with the fundamentals of creating a database, including defining a table structure, entering records and previewing tables. You will then advance to restructuring tables and using query statements to create reports. To finish this course, you will have the exciting challenge of building a case study database from start to finish.
Spreadsheets: Excel
You will learn basic calculations to complex financial and mathematical formulas using Excel. You will go from learning how to create and edit a worksheet to developing "real world" workbooks and charts for "companies." The focus will be on how indispensable spreadsheets are to accounting practices in today's businesses.
Presentations: Powerpoint
This course will provide you with the basic skills to produce effective presentations. Working with text and objects, you will also learn how to plan, define, create, and modify presentations and to create an on-screen slide show.
Keyboarding
This is an instructional program designed to give you a high degree of flexibility and success in meeting your goals for effective typing skills. The solid theoretical basis you will obtain with this course enables you to transfer your skills to any computerized business environment. Exercises are designed to help you achieve a speed of 50wpm by the end of the program.
Filing
You will learn the fundamentals of filing through a series of instructions, exercises, and quizzes using a mini filing system which simulates business documents that would be found in a professional office.
Microsoft Integration
Put your Microsoft Office skills to the test with a directed project simulating a real office task.
Business Communications
Learn the essentials of business communication demanded in the modern office environment. Focuses on training necessary to develop competence in each of the communication skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. Develop flexible attitudes and special sensitivity to the effects of culture while learning to think critically.
Administrative Procedures
Learn to perform effectively as an administrative assistant with a focus on issues such as professionalism, time management, front-line reception, record-keeping and career advancement.
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- “I was thinking of going to the local college, but I didn’t want to stop working... One day I was browsing on the Internet, I ended up on the CD-ED website, ordered the info package, and here I am now, graduated!”
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- “The instructor support was absolutely excellent! Not only were they always prompt to help, but they were just very supportive! I always felt like they really cared about how I was doing, not only with my work, but just generally, you know? ... [After graduation] I started my own, small freelance business. I'm able to set my own hours. Aside from the technical skills I learned [at CD-ED], the time management skills have been indispensable.”
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