2010 Courses available
Building an effective PA/manager relationship [See Course Outline]
This course is designed for organisation’s that would like to ensure their Personal Assistants and Managers work effectively together.
The University of Auckland
www.cce.auckland.ac.nz/pdcourses
4 June
In house courses are available on request. [Top]
Effective meeting management [See Course Outline]
Frustrated by time wasting meetings?
Managing meetings is a skill. If you want to decrease meeting time but increase participation and ensure more productive meetings then this is the course for you.
NZIM Southern Inc, Christchurch
www.nzimsouthern.co.nz
18 February
28 May
Victoria University of Wellington
www.victoria.ac.nz/profdev
26 February
18 June
24 September
The University of Auckland
www.cce.auckland.ac.nz/pdcourses
26 May
NZIM Southern Inc, Invercargill
www.nzimsouthern.co.nz
16 September
In house courses are available on request. [Top]
Project management [See Course Outline]
Managing projects has become an increasingly important part of an administrator’s role. This is a theoretical and practical introductory course to project management.
Victoria University of Wellington
www.victoria.ac.nz/profdev
25 February
29 April
17 June
17 August
27 October
NZIM Southern Inc, Christchurch
www.nzimsouthern.co.nz
7 May
NZIM Southern Inc, Queenstown
www.nzimsouthern.co.nz
10 May
In house courses are available on request. [Top]
Minute taking [See Course Outline]
Not sure about what to write in meetings? Do you have a fear of taking minutes?
This course, aimed at those who are new to minute taking or who are wanting a refresher, will help debunk some of the myths around minute taking, speed up your technique and make you feel more confident.
NB: Shorthand is not required to attend this course.
NZIM Southern Inc, Christchurch
www.nzimsouthern.co.nz
18 February
The University of Auckland
www.cce.auckland.ac.nz/pdcourses
5 March
3 June
20 August
10 November
Victoria University of Wellington
www.victoria.ac.nz/profdev
24 February
22 April
15 June
22 July
24 August
23 September
4 November
NZIM Southern Inc, Dunedin
www.nzimsouthern.co.nz
20 July
NZIM Southern Inc, Invercargill
www.nzimsouthern.co.nz
14 September
In house courses are available on request. [Top]
Advanced minute taking [See Course Outline]
Victoria University of Wellington
www.victoria.ac.nz/profdev
28 April
23 July
6 October
In house courses are available on request. [Top]
Event management [See Course Outline]
Along with project management, event management is another area in the administrators’ role that has seen huge growth in the last two-three years.
If you plan events from the annual conference to the awards dinner then this course will help you with the organising and planning to create a “WOW” event.
Victoria University of Wellington
www.victoria.ac.nz/profdev
23 March
19 May
22 September
3 November
The University of Auckland
www.cce.auckland.ac.nz/pdcourses
10 March
2 June
NZIM Southern Inc, Queenstown
www.nzimsouthern.co.nz
11 May
In house courses are available on request. [Top]
The professional receptionist [See Course Outline]
This course has been designed for those people who are in this critical front office position.
After attending this course, you will be able to apply practical skills and knowledge to improve your performance as a receptionist.
South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce
www.scchamber.org.nz
23 February
Victoria University of Wellington
www.victoria.ac.nz/profdev
18 May
13 October
Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce
www.cecc.org.nz
22 March Part 1
29 March Part 2
NZ Institute of Management Southern, Queenstown
www.nzimsouthern.co.nz
11 May
In house courses are available on request. [Top]
The outstanding EA/PA [See Course Outline]
This is a 2 day course structured with a week’s break after the first day so that you have time to reflect and practise information and skills gained on the first day.
This course examines this constantly evolving role with practical tips to increase your effectiveness.
The University of Auckland
www.cce.auckland.ac.nz/pdcourses
4 March and 11 March
25 May and 1 June
12 August and 19 August
9 and 16 November
Victoria University of Wellington
www.victoria.ac.nz/profdev
18 March and 25 March
20 May and 27 May
18 August and 25 August
7 October and 14 October
In house courses are available on request. [Top]
Time and stress management for the office [See Course Outline]
This course provides practical tips and tools to help manage your time and consequently reduce stress. It has been designed for those people working in busy and demanding office roles.
Victoria University of Wellington
www.victoria.ac.nz/profdev
24 March
16 June
21 September
2 November
In house courses are available on request. [Top]
Essential skills for the administrator [See Course Outline]
This course is designed to help increase skills and knowledge to be a successful office administrator.
The University of Auckland
www.cce.auckland.ac.nz/pdcourses
3 March
11 August
In house courses are available on request. [Top]
Management skills for PAs/EAs [See Course Outline]
If your role as an EA/PA now includes managing budgets and staff or you are looking at taking the next step up, then this course is for you. This is a one day course.
Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce
www.cecc.org.nz
17 May
Victoria University of Wellington
www.victoria.ac.nz/profdev
14 June
28 October
In house courses are available on request. [Top]
Business writing [See Course Outline]
Designed to make your writing tasks simpler, less time-consuming and more impactful, you’ll be grounded with the fundamentals of writing to produce powerful and persuasive letters, proposals and other written business materials.
Brightstar
www.brightstar.co.nz
3-5 May, Auckland
8-10 June, Wellington
In house courses are available on request. [Top]
