Administrative Assistant

PURPOSE: Administrative Assistant is a program designed to prepare students for employment as an Information Technology Assistant, Front Desk Specialist, Assistant Digital Production Designer, and Administrative Assistant.

This program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and skills expanding the traditional role of the Administrative Assistant. The content includes the use of technology to develop communications skills, higher level thinking skills, and decision making skills; the performance of office procedures tasks; the production of quality work in an efficient manner using advanced features of business software applications; research of job opportunities; and the production of high quality employment portfolios and job-seeking documents.

The program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the office support services industry: planning; management; finance; technical and production skills; underlying principles of technology; labor issues; community issues; and health, safety, and environmental issues.

The OJT link will give you an overview of the requirements for the credit earned and forms needed to be kept in your personal folder.

If you have any questions about the Administrative Assistant Program please contact me bjbeasle@.volusia.k12.fl.us