Overview

If you want to learn administration and computing skills or are self-employed, then this is an excellent programme to help enhance your skills in office administration. This programme focuses on the daily tasks that occur in an administrative workplace. You can use your skills to gain a career in administration, or you can use them to do administration work within your own business.

Entry details

To be enrolled in this programme you’ll need to be:

 • at least 16 years old

• a New Zealand citizen or be a permanent resident

• able to show us you are committed to completing the programme.

What you’ll study

In this programme, you’ll learn about:

 • computer maintenance

• email and digital communication technology

• data entry and word processing (using Microsoft Word 2010)

• spreadsheets (using Microsoft Excel 2010)

• customer service

• financial records, calculations and cash transactions.

How you’ll study

This programme involves a choice of two study paths (depending on how much class time you can commit to) as well as compulsory content covering aspects of kaupapa Māori.

You’ll need to either:

• attend four, five-hour classes per week and complete up to nine hours of study in your own time (‘face to face’), or

• attend two, four hour classes per week and complete up to 26 hours of study in your own time (‘mixed mode’).

Further study

This programme leads to:

 • Certificate in Computing (Level 2)

• Certificate in First Line Management & Leadership (Level 3)

• Certificate in Computing (Level 3)

• Certificate in Computing (Level 4)

Career opportunities

Skills gained in this programme will prepare you for a career as:

 • an office administrator

• an administrative assistant

• a personal or executive assistant

• a receptionist

• a secretary

• an administrator within your own business