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This diploma will provide you with a high level, well-rounded administrative skillset that will impress any potential employer.

Is the Administrative Assistant Diploma for you?

This Diploma gives you an excellent base of administration focussed skills that you can easily transfer into the workplace. It has been designed to help those seeking a career as an Admin Assistant, Office Assistant, or Secretary for example. You'll gain the professional skills that employers seek out in their employees.

Whether you’re changing career or looking to get your first foot on the ladder, the Administrative Assistant Diploma is an ideal route to ensure you have the vital skills employers are looking for.

You’ll learn how to master in-demand software packages such as Microsoft Office, as well as excellent computer keyboard skills and creating complex documentation. What’s more, to complement your diploma you’ll also have the option to add two elective subjects, health and safety essentials, bookkeeping, speedwriting and more.

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This diploma will give you the chance to become a qualified bookkeeper with AAT, enabling you to work in a self-employed capacity, providing bookkeeping services to small businesses.

Is this for you?

This diploma is a great stepping stone for your career and is designed for those who wish to work as a self-employed bookkeeper or to gain employment as a senior bookkeeper.

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This Level 3 accounting diploma combines the excellence of Pitman Training’s reputation and practical learning with industry leading qualifications from AAT, the professional body for accountancy.

Is this for you?

Enhancing your AAT qualifications to hold the Advanced Diploma in Accounting (previously a Level 3 Diploma in Accounting) will demonstrate to potential employers that you take your career path and progression aims seriously.

Holding a qualification like this can lead to a rewarding career as an Accountant, Bookkeeper, Finance Administrator or Treasurer; or can help you confidently handle the finances in your own business.

This diploma will help you get where you want to be and open up the door to more senior level positions. From here there are further training and career progression options which can lead to more senior level accounting positions such as Management Accountant, Business Tax Specialist etc.

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The Advanced Award in Bookkeeping with AAT is ideal for those who have the AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping qualification and who wish to further progress their studies to gain qualified bookkeeper status with AAT.

A student completing this course will understand advanced bookkeeping principles and concepts, the preparation of financial statements for sole traders and partnerships, and issues around indirect tax in business. All of this will be learned in the context of the ethical issues that a book-keeper may encounter in professional life.

Advanced Bookkeeping

Learn how to apply the principles of advanced double-entry bookkeeping, implement procedures for the acquisition and disposal of non-current assets, prepare and record depreciation calculations, record period end adjustments, and produce and extend the trial balance.

Final Accounts Preparation

Learn to distinguish between the financial recording and report requirements of different types of organization, explain the need for final accounts and the accounting and ethical principles underlying their preparation, manage accounts for sole traders and partnerships, and recognise the key differences between preparing accounts for a limited company and a sole trader.

Indirect Tax

In this course you will learn how to accurately complete VAT returns and submit them in a timely manner, understand the implications of errors for the business, document omissions and submit late filings and payment, and report VAT-related information within the organisation in accordance with regulatory and organisational requirements.

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Understanding how you come across to others is at the heart of good communication skills. Being able to choose your response to any given situation rather than adopting a knee jerk reaction gives you more control over the impact you have, and behaving assertively without spilling over into aggression is a great skill to acquire.

But what’s the secret?

Our patterns of behaviour are fairly deep seated so becoming a very assertive person in adult life is difficult if you haven’t had much practice. That’s why we need to start with small steps. And of course one size does not fit all.

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Audio Transcription is a valuable skill to gain, with applications in many industry sectors. This course will help you learn how to operate audio transcribing equipment and become proficient in document transcription. If your role involves having to transcribe documentation from a Dictaphone, this course will help you get to grips with the practicalities involved in this. It is also a great course if you’re looking to bolt-on additional skills to your skillset to appeal to prospective employers.

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This course will help you learn the processes and methods involved in intermediate manual bookkeeping. You will cover cash and bank reconciliations, balancing ledger accounts, using the journal, credit control, bad debt, payroll, VAT schemes, error correction, control accounts and many other aspects of manual bookkeeping.

Is this for you?

The course is perfect for those who would like to work as a Bookkeeper or Accounts Assistant. It’s the ideal intermediate bookkeeping course for those wanting to further develop the skill of bookkeeping and who want to learn the correct methods and techniques to be able to confidently manage the financial records for businesses or other organisations.

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The course is ideal for those who would like to work as a Bookkeeper or Accounts Assistant. It is a great starting point for those new to skill of bookkeeping and who want to learn the correct processes and procedures to be able to confidently manage the financial records for a business.

Is this for you?

The course is perfect for those who would like to work as a Bookkeeper or Accounts Assistant. It's the ideal beginners bookkeeping course for those new to the skill of bookkeeping and who want to learn the correct processes and procedures to be able to confidently manage the financial records for a business.

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The Business Award has been created for people who need to understand the legal structures and financial mechanics of business.

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With an expanding range of channels available to market through, this diploma will help you learn more about some of the key specialisms of digital marketing.

Is this for you?

This is a great Diploma for any aspiring digital marketers. In an industry that is fast paced and rapidly expanding, being able to demonstrate your proactive approach to learning and the profession will stand you in good stead. Whether you want to work as a PPC Manager, Digital Marketing Specialist, SEO Strategist or simply want to know more about the different ways and methods to market your own business, this is a valuable investment you can make in your future.

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ECDL Course This is the comprehensive, self-paced route to gaining your ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) qualification. The course is split into different modules that focus on subjects such as Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and IT fundamentals. All the modules are designed to give you the skills you need to fit your future career plans.

Is the ECDL Course for you?

ECDL is a great course for anyone interested in gaining a functional understanding of computers and some of the most common software used in modern business environments, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• A great choice for those considering a career in Office Administration.

• Suitable for those at a beginner's level.

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Executive Personal Assistiant (PA) Diploma One of our stand-out diplomas offering world-class Executive PA training, this programme has been designed to give you the broad range of skills required to help you stand out and get the job.

Is the Executive PA Diploma for you?

Enjoy a rewarding career as a successful PA. Businesses throughout the UK recognise the Pitman Training name as a sign that you have been trained to the very highest level. On successful completion of this Diploma you will have world-class skills to be a highly-valued and well-paid Personal or Executive Assistant.

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This training programme covers manual bookkeeping, Sage and Excel training to give you a wide-ranging knowledge of general accounts.

Is this for you?

Whether you're looking to gain some bookkeeping abilities for work or for your own use, this is a fast-track bookkeeping programme for people with an aptitude for figures keen to gain essential business finance experience.

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This diploma is a classic bookkeeping training programme that can result in a solid, industry recognised AAT qualification. If you’re a beginner to finance and accounts and looking at how best to start your career in this industry, this is a great place to begin. If you’re looking to set your own bookkeeping business up, this is a great way to start to build your professional skillset that will prove to prospective clients that you have the ability to manage their financial records with confidence. From here you could look towards gaining further AAT qualifications which could help progress your career path by opening the door to roles such as Accountant, Auditor, Finance Team Leader etc.

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This award focuses on two core bookkeeping courses designed to help you learn the workings of a manual bookkeeping system. On successful completion, you could opt to undertake relevant examinations to gain an AAT qualification.

Is this for you?

First and foremost, this award is designed for beginners to finance and accounting. It’s ideal for anyone keen to develop bookkeeping skills for an accounting role; whether within a finance department for a business as a Bookkeeper or Accounts Assistant, or providing your own services to small businesses. This bookkeeping training would also be very valuable for small business owners who don’t have much accountancy experience and want to get a firmer grip on their own finances.

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This accounting diploma combines the excellence of Pitman Training’s reputation and practical learning with industry leading knowledge from AAT, the professional body for accountancy.

Is this for you?

It’s an essential qualification for anyone just starting out on their financial career path looking for junior/entry level positions such as Bookkeeper, Accounts Assistant or Purchase Ledger Clerk for example. It would also be a useful qualification to gain if you’re a business owner wanting to confidently maintain and manage your business finances No matter what your reasons for studying this qualification, you can be confident you’ll gain a level of knowledge that means you can confidently apply your newfound skills in any business setting.

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This diploma will give you a broad range of skills, including the principles of HR and advanced business software skills.

Is this for you?

This diploma is for those who want to take on an assistant role within an HR department. Ideal if you hold a longer term ambition to work as an HR Manager, it will give you a great foundation of skills to start to look for assistant positions.

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This award contains three courses focused on helping you gain reputable medical administrator know-how. You’ll study Medical Word Processing, Medical Audio Transcription and Medical Terminology. The Medical Office Award is designed for anyone interested in developing a career in the medical industry, working in a medical office, in roles such as Medical Administrator, Medical Clerk, Medical Secretary.

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Medical Secretary Diploma Option to gain a City & Guilds / AMSPAR Level 2 and/or Level 3 Qualification Our Medical Secretary training is recognised as being one of the best programmes in its field. These courses will give you the skills employers are looking for and help gain a recognisable medical secretary qualification.

Is the Medical Secretary Qualification for you?

What do I gain from the Medical Secretary qualification? A Pitman Training Diploma is one of the most prestigious from one of the most highly regarded training organisations across the world. Nationally recognised skills for Medical Secretaries are generally considered to be advantageous when seeking employment in the healthcare sector. So you should feel confident in the knowledge that our Medical Secretary Diploma has been given short course approval from the Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Managers, Administrators and Receptionists (AMSPAR). In fact, with highly regarded skills, there’ll be nothing stopping you from getting a well paid, highly valued role as a Medical Secretary, Medical Administrator, Healthcare Assistant, or you could use it as an initial taster into the world of nursing. On successful completion of your diploma, you’ll also have the opportunity to achieve the City & Guilds Level 2* Award in Medical Terminology qualification (additional home study is recommended).

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This flexible study Outlook course takes you through everything you need to use this popular email system as a work tool, from navigation and views through contacts and appointments, to tasks and folders.

Is this for you?

Many businesses and industries utilise this this popular Microsoft Office programme so it is ideal for anyone who needs to have a good, in depth working knowledge of this software to help maximise efficiency and productivity.

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Microsoft Excel is the world’s most popular spreadsheet program. This course is suitable for beginner to intermediate level. Over 10 self-paced lessons you’ll learn how to format your spreadsheet to best display your information, handle simple and complex formulas, insert charts, learn how to insert functions such as IFERROR and much much more.

Is this for you?

Such is the nature of this versatile spreadsheet programme, this training is ideal for those in any number of careers. For instance if you need to maintain customer data, manage accounts, maintain budgets (both business and personal); this course really will help save you time and effort and could even help you present your information in a more user-friendly way.

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This award offers the opportunity to study three core Microsoft Office programs - PowerPoint or Outlook, Word or Word Expert and Excel or Excel Expert. You can choose which version of Microsoft Office you wish to study, depending on your requirements.

Is this for you?

If you are wanting to learn the most essential skills of commonly used Microsoft Office programs, this is the Award for you.

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This comprehensive PowerPoint training course will help you get to grips with this popular presentation software. Learning with us will teach you how to produce exciting presentations for effective communication in business.

Is this for you?

Our PowerPoint course is suitable for those looking for a beginner level introduction to this popular presentation software. Many PAs, EAs, VAs, Office Managers utilise this software in their roles and obviously it’s the perfect course for anyone who wants to create interesting and engaging presentations!

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Microsoft Access is a highly worthwhile skill to have at your command as this very popular database application is widely used across many employment sectors.

Is this for you?

This popular database programme is used in many industries by those wishing to keep accurate, up to date records of customers, projects, products etc. So, for example, if you're working as a PA, EA, VA, Secretary, Administrator or Customer Services Executive, learning how to use this software properly will help you and your skill stand out from the crowd.

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Being confident in Microsoft Word is essential for anyone who either works or aspires to work in an office environment, it’s therefore very important to choose your training programme carefully.

Is this for you?

This course is suitable for beginners and is ideal for anyone who works, or aspires to, work in an office environment. For example those working in roles such as Admin Assistant, Office Administrator, Secretary, PA, EA or VA would find this course extremely valuable.

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This diploma is fully customisable, allowing you to select four courses that best suit your requirements to help you gain professional expertise in your chosen subjects.

Is this for you?

Gain practical, work-ready skills to help start your administration career. Employers are always on the lookout for people with practical, know-how who can add value to their business from day one. So, if you’ve just left college, want to work in an office environment or are coming back in to the world of employment after a break, the Office Skills Diploma could be the ideal training for you.

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This diploma is designed to teach you the fundamental skills you will need to turn you into a highly valued and well-paid office manager who can confidently juggle different tasks.

Is our Office Manager Course for you?

The Pitman Training Office Manager Diploma certificate is your route to gaining the skills and practical experience to become a respected Office Manager.

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Professional Executive PA Diploma The PA training can open wide the door to a rewarding career as a Personal Assistant. From here you could progress to a more in-depth Executive Assistant (EA) role where you'll need more managerial level expertise. Alternatively, you could decide to be the master of your own career and use your skills to work as a Virtual Assistant (VA) where you can dictate your own schedule and workload.

Is this for you?

With the Professional Executive PA Diploma you’ll learn how to stay one step ahead, anticipating needs and meeting the demands of this challenging, yet rewarding role.

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This Sage 50 Accounts course will help you learn how to process a business’ finances using this globally renowned accounting software. This is essential, interactive training using Sage Accounts, designed for those who already have an understanding of manual bookkeeping processes.

Is this for you?

This is a must-do course for anyone wanting to enhance their career working in accounts in roles such as Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Bookkeeper etc. It would also benefit business owners who manage their own financial records. Getting to grips with Sage will help you impress potential employers and with the format of the training, you’ll have skills that are immediately applicable to the workplace. Prior experience and understanding of manual accounting procedures would be necessary.

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Of all our finance courses, our Sage payroll course is the most popular and the most in demand. This online payroll training course will help you gain the understanding and practical skills you need to use this popular payroll software. This course will prepare you to gain an IAB Level 2 Award in Computerised Payroll.

Is this for you?

The Sage Payroll course is ideal for those that already work within bookkeeping and accounts, have a basic knowledge of manual payroll systems and are looking to develop their career prospects. This course will teach you with computerised payroll up to a level 2 standard. If you’re wishing to work within accounts or payroll office or a HR department, this course would be the best pick for you.

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We have a range of different social media courses, all of which can be studied online. In this award, you can choose any four from the range to allow you to build your business social media knowledge.

Is this for you?

This Social Media Award is designed for anyone interested in marketing, event organising or for PAs developing a career.

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Social Media for Business Diploma

This diploma covers how best to use all key social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn from a businesses perspective. You’ll look at strategy, effective communication and marketing essentials to give you a rounded skillset.

Is this for you?

Our Social Media for Business Diploma covers they key areas of how to utilise social media for business purposes, and helps you see how you can make it a part of your everyday marketing. It is designed for anyone interested in marketing, event organising, for PAs developing a career or owners of small businesses.

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This SpeedWriting course is a new way to learn the BakerWrite™ SpeedWriting system in just six hours. It will help you accurately record the spoken word, to speeds over 40 wpm.

Is this for you?

If you are required to take notes or minutes in meetings as part of your role, this course will help you increase your speed and efficiency and is a modern alternative to the traditional shorthand systems.

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If you work as a Secretary, Administrator, PA, EA or Office Manager for instance, your role may involve taking notes or minutes at meetings.