Make sure your secretarial support is trained and equipped to present your company with a professional presence
We offer a range of secretarial courses with OCR accreditation. These include:
Letter Writing
A short course with post course support where delegates can check progress and receive additional help from the trainer.
Course content:
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Identifying areas of concern and tailoring the course content |
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Preparation and structure |
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Accuracy |
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Clarity |
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Grammar |
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Writing with a business style |
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Purpose and getting results |
Duration: Half day
Business Document Production
Develop skills and understanding of routine and complex business
documents and the conventions used in their production and presentation.
Successful completion of this course will enable delegates to work towards further
qualifications.
This course WILL prepare those who wish to take the OCR Text Production examination at
level 2 (mandatory unit of the Text Processing Certificate or Diploma) as well as the flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable delegates to work at their own pace. They receive a personalised workbook to use as a reference guide on completion of the course.
Delegates have the opportunity to gain a widely recognised training Certificate.
Course Content
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Including: Keying in a business letter using the correct layout,
keying in a memo and a report, recognising spelling errors and correcting
them, correctly expand abbreviations, changing line spacing within a
document, emphasising text as instructed.
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| Lesson 2: |
Including: Recognising and interpreting amendment and correction
signs in order to produce correct copy, producing a letter and memo that
include a special mark, locating and incorporating a forward date, keying in a
report with a change of line spacing.
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Including: Producing documents from written draft that includes
special marks and continuation pages, recognising and correcting errors of
agreement, transposing text vertically, inserting missing punctuation, locating
and correctly inserting text not included in the written draft, being aware of the
importance of consistency of style in relation to figures.
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| Lesson 4: |
Including: Keying in a letter, memo and report observing all
instructions, locating and correctly inserting information contained in another
document. Completing the three documents within 1¼ hours. Revision of all topics covered in the course. |
typaz professional
typaz professional is ideal for anyone who uses a computer and wants to
learn how to touch type to save time and effort. This course can be studied
flexibly either in a centre, at home or at work. Perfect for those with busy
schedules. Successful completion of this course will enable delegates to work
towards further qualifications.
The benefits of attending this course:
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Save time, effort and frustration when using the keyboard. |
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Reduce keyboard errors |
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Improve speed and accuracy. |
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Gain key office skills and become more efficient at touch-typing and keyboard use. |
Outcomes will vary dependent on the application of the individual, but words
per minute of between around 40-60 words (and beyond) are achievable.
Gain a professional training certificate and also the nationally recognised BCS
e-type Level 2 touch-typing qualification (the typaz course incorporates both) – candidates achieving 60 Words Per Minute will receive the Gold Award.
Course Content
Up to the minute software, workbook and supervisor
support combine to create a unique, highly effective course.
You are guided through ten comprehensive and enjoyable lessons in a
planned and logical sequence.
Each self-paced lesson builds on skills learned in previous lessons and at
each step you are encouraged and motivated to continue.
At the end of the lesson, the program invites you to have extra practice if
desired with the option of an extension exercise.
The workbook is a vital part of the course and contains lessons specially
designed to consolidate what you have gained using the typaz software.
Each workbook lesson repeats the corresponding keyboard lesson content
and more.
When you have completed a lesson using typaz you can refer to the workbook for additional practice before returning to the typaz program for the
next lesson.
Using the workbook will give you practice on typing from hard copy text and
will help you get used to typing when presented with more than just one line
of text.
In addition to the material covering the 10 lessons in the typaz course you will
also find additional practice to cover the symbol and punctuation keys as well as material to improve speed and accuracy.
Teeline Shorthand For Beginners
A great course for people who want core skills in a widely recognised shorthand system, including secretaries, students and journalists.
Delegates will learn Shorthand using the Teeline method with a speed of up to 70 wpm
Course Content
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The course consists of three stages which should be completed in quick succession to avoid ‘learning gaps’. |
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Stage 1: Simple introduction to Teeline; Parts 1 and 2 of a 4 part programme; training to reach 40-50 wpm with a reasonable vocabulary; two test papers. |
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Stage 2: Completes the theory of Teeline; Part 3 of the programme; training to reach 50-60 wpm; one test paper. |
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Stage 3: Speed building and vocabulary extension; Part 4 of the programme; training to reach 60-70 wpm, the RSA standard; one test paper. |
Benefits
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Core secretarial skills with shorthand speeds of up to 70 wpm. |
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Recommended by Teeline Education Ltd, and written by the co-author of Teeline Revised. |
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Sufficient shorthand knowledge for the OCR Shorthand Transcription Level 2 Examinations. |
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A wide choice of training locations and times, and the flexibility and value of self-study training methods that allow for different learning speeds and styles. |
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A personalised workbook, with glossary and hands on exercises, to provide step-by-step learning, and a future reference manual. |
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The opportunity to gain a widely recognised Pitman Training certification. |
Course duration: 60 Hours
The Medical Secretary - An Introduction
Experienced secretaries who want to progress their career within the medical
profession will learn about a variety of responsibilities a medical secretary has
including an introduction to the GP practice, a general and private hospital; as
well as psychology, gastro-enterology and neurology. Successful completion
of this course will enable you to work towards further qualifications.
The course is designed to:
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Give an introduction to the work of a Medical Secretary including responsibilities, practice and structure of the various medical departments in hospitals and GP surgeries
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Develop knowledge of the workings and structure of the medical secretarial profession. |
And offers:
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Flexibility of self-paced training methods |
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A personalised workbook to use as a reference guide. |
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The opportunity to gain a widely recognised training certificate in addition to the OCR Medical Word Processing examination and the AMSPAR Certificate in Medical Terminology. |
This course is a must for experienced secretaries who have word processing knowledge to an
intermediate level who wish to work as a medical secretary.
Prerequisites
Comprehensive knowledge of a word processing program, competent keyboarding (at least 40 wpm), good letter layout and office practice skills.
Course Content
| Lesson 1: |
Introduction to GP Practice |
| Lesson 2: |
Introduction a General Hospital together with Orthopaedic
terminology |
| Lesson 3: |
Introduction to private oral and maxillo-facial |
| Lesson 4: |
Respiration; cardiology and drug dosages |
| Lesson 5: |
Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Paediatrics |
| Lesson 6: |
Male reproduction systems, the urinary system and
gastro-enterology |
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Psychiatry; Psychology and Endocrinology |
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Neurology |
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Dermatology and Gerontology |
| Lesson 10: |
Sensory organs - Ophthalmology; Ear; Nose; and Throat |
| Lesson 11: |
Plastic surgery; burns and Oncology |
| Lesson 12: |
Consolidation |
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