Office Administration – Professional

Our training in Office Administration Careers from Sunview College provides a solid foundation in General office and work on preparing correspondence, reports, statements and other material, operate office equipment, answer telephones and perform clerical duties of a general nature according to established procedures. Students will learn the professional and ethical standards required to work in the Canadian offices throughout the public and private sectors. Education in this field can allow you to advance in your field and potentially earn a higher salary. This special program qualifies graduates for careers such as

• Executive Assistant
• Administrative Assistant
• Microsoft Office Suite specialist
• Professional Office Support
• Records Clerk [/li]

Main duties for people in this field could be:

• Key in, edit, proofread and finalize correspondence, reports, statements, invoices, forms, presentations and other documents, from notes or dictaphone, using computers
• Respond to telephone, in person or electronic inquiries or forward to appropriate person
• Provide general information to clients and the public Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
• Maintain and prepare reports from manual or electronic files, inventories, mailing lists and databases
• Process incoming and outgoing mail, manually or electronically
• Send and receive messages and documents using fax machine or electronic mail
• May perform bookkeeping tasks such as preparing invoices and bank deposits
• May sort, process and verify applications, receipts, expenditures, forms and other documents
• May order office supplies, service office equipment and arrange for servicing in the case of major repairs.