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Computer-based Office Management Skills Development Programme for Personnal Assistants and Secretaries
 
PREMISE: All organizations are required to maximize the productivity of their workforce. Modern office management practices require that Personnel Assistants and Secretaries should be skilled in using computers and other information management technologies to enhance their efficiency. In addition, various management reforms and its reduction in the office workforce continue to place higher demand on them. Such officers should acquire modern office management skills to enable them attain optimum efficiency.

OBJECTIVES: This course is structured to enhance participants' capabilities in office management skills using modern management tools. At the end of the course, participants should be able to: 		 
  • identify their roles, responsibilities and importance in the context of their respective organizations;
  • manage records more efficiently;
  • communicate more effectively at work;
  • use micro-computer application software.
    CONTENT:
  • Role of Personal Assistants and Secretaries in organizations.
  • Basic management skills.
  • Communication methods.
  • Office records management.
  • Time management.
  • Interpersonal skills.
  • Computer software applications:
    1. MS-Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7.
    2. Word processing using Microsoft Word 2003/2007.
    3. Spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel 2003/2007
  • Computer Networking:
    1. Internet and E-mail.
TRAINING METHODS: Lecturettes, discussions, practical exercises, role-plays, case studies and hands-on exercises on computer.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? New and experienced training officers, trainers, instructors, extension supervisors, subject-matter specialists and others who perform training and/or extension functions in the agricultural and rural sector.
  DURATION: One Week DATE: September 13 - 17, 2010
  VENUE: Ilorin, Nigeria CHARGES: =N=38,000.00

 Updated  2010 Agricultural Rural Management Training Institute, Ilorin,Nigeria