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Why personal development is your own responsibility

Practically Perfect PA

When it comes to conferences, workshops, seminars and on-site training during working hours, however, how proactive are you? The market research I undertook when I was developing my own training courses revealed that 28% of PAs surveyed have not upskilled in their current role. And I have studied all of the above.

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7 Goals to Invigorate Your Career in the New Year

All Things Admin

Attend a training event or workshop. Training events, workshops, and webinars abound! We have a list of more than 60 training sessions on our Training on Demand page , and our AdminPro Training VIP Pass offers training on a variety of different topics. training opportunities available.

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Inside Ness – the Network for Essex Support Staff

Practically Perfect PA

We are both members of PA/EA specific organisations and networked with our peers to advertise the launch, and will continue to network at events and training seminars to gain members, speakers and contributors to the success of the group. We use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and email to engage with our members. Network details….

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The Office* Show and how to be a great delegate

Practically Perfect PA

There were many free training sessions for assistants to attend and the exhibitors were all relevant suppliers to the industry which again is not always the case with these types of events! In many conversations that I have with assistants one of the topics that always comes up is the lack of training opportunities that we receive.

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A business case outline for an internal PA network

Practically Perfect PA

Put every PA on a shared distribution list and ideally a closed SharePoint site for sharing information such as training & seminars. Create a PA Calendar of relevant Internal & External PA Events for e.g. internal and external networking opportunities and information on approved trainers & ad-hoc training/conference days.

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10 Ways To Create Momentum In Your Job or Career

Productivity Bits

The employees in this case need to shell out their personal resources if they want to go for training which is impractical to do for most people. Self-Train To Gain Additional Skills. If you can’t afford to enroll in a formal training program, there are many other options you can take advantage of. Free Seminars.

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3 C's To Help Simplify Instructions

Ian's Messy Desk

For example: Your manager wants to improve employee technical skills; mentions the benefits of having a needs analysis to plan the training ; and asks you to look into self-study manuals, seminars, teleconferencing and cheaper training options. Identify specific ways to strengthen technical training.