Personal assistants (PA's) and executive assistants (EA's) are some of the most important people in any organisation in Australia. This course empowers these workers with the skills and techniques to become even more efficient, productive and professional.
The PD Training Foundation Skills for Elite Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants Training Course provides personal and executive assistants with the techniques to become well-organised, efficient and well-prepared for today’s evolving workplace. Participants in this course will enhance and develop skills like setting and managing meetings, basic project management concepts, setting priorities and communicating effectively with all levels of staff.
This practical, 1-day professional development training course provides techniques you can really use! We look forward to welcoming you to a course in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, or Perth or Australia-wide.
Please click on the Public Class tab below to view our Foundation Skills for Elite Personal and Executive Assistant Skills course schedule by city or click the In-House Training tab to receive a free quote for courses delivered at your preferred location.
Looking for something more advanced? Try the Advanced Skills for Elite PA's and Executive Assistants Course
In this course, participants will:
"The venue and facilities were great. Candy delivered a great course - very enjoyable."
icourts
"Karen was one of the best trainers I have come across."
-IDP Education Ltd
"Facilitator David was fantastic, very helpful and delivered the content very well."
-HETI
"Fabulous trainer. One of the best workshops I have been too. Reinforced what I knew and built on it. Gave me confidence in what I already knew and I know to seek out other courses to build specific needs."
-UnitingCare Health Pharmacy
"Course was great and tailored to us more personally as it was a smaller group. Quite interactive this way. The venue was ok....all in all it was a great course."
-Modus Design Pty Ltd
"Overall for a general course that covers many aspects of being an EA I found it to be interesting and motivating."
-Department of Health
"The trainer was fabulous and full of energy and had a great way of communication with the audience."
-Department of Health
"The course was great to learn about our and our managers working styles/profiles. It rang true in most behavioural traits for myself and I believe my manager(s). When I came into work today management were very interested in how the course went and what I learnt I told them the personality traits that I learnt and how to work with this knowledge to have better outcomes for all. One manager was very interested in my learning of "diary management"."
-Fetch TV Management Pty Ltd
"I had a great day and I learnt a couple of techniques to implement back in my role, and valuable time spent networking with other attendees in similar roles. Thank you..."
-Tatts Lotteries
"Anne was an engaging trainer and tailored the modules to the needs of the class. It was an informative course and was made more enjoyable by the interactions of a smaller class size."
-Nearmap
"This is the second training session I have been to with Derrick. he is very knowledgeable, easy to listen to and discuss any queries with. I would recommend him to anyone seeking to develop their skills. Thank you."
-Jones Howard Chartered Accountants
"The trainer was great, very knowledgeable, great interaction, assisted with all my queries. Content was great at the games were very interactive - highly recommend."
-Perth Airport Pty Ltd
"A great learning opportunity. Gained an invaluable insight and experience through this training session."
-St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
"Our presenter was excellent. His willingness to share practical experience and have the attendees participate in discussion was fantastic. Thank you David."
-Clonakilla
"I am hoping to put in place some of the strategies that we discussed in this course. I still found it interesting and relevant to the job I have. Really enjoyed learning with Karen, and we had a good fun group. Nice small group of 7 made it quite personal. Karen was a great teacher, and I really enjoyed the course and the day!"
-Notre Dame College
"Karen is an excellent trainer and has a vivacious personality. I very much enjoyed my time spent with Karen and would highly recommend anyone to attend any course she conducts. Sincerely, Thelma."
-Horsham Rural City Council
"Great course. I understand every EA role can be different depending on the Manager."
-ADVAM
"Trainer kept a very well timed schedule and finished exactly on time. Course content is very useful."
-Samantha Wilkinson HR Consulting
"This course was wonderful and so well directed at PAs. Thought it was brilliant"
-Parkes Christian School
"It's a good avenue to interact with other EA's and learn from each other. It helps for renewed knowledge and responsibilities as an EA."
"It was great to be able to discuss actual examples within the group - especially when those examples apply to all/most of us in our actual work. It was great to be able to hear how others handle different situations to learn new strategies and ideas."
"Trainer Anne was excellent. Went thru' modules at a comfortable pace."
"I thought the presenter was very personable, funny and knowledgeable and worked well will all of the personality types present. I really enjoyed the training as well as networking with other EA staff."
-Department Of Planning And Environment
"I found the course extremely useful with many tasks I can implement and work on. Adele was an awesome trainer with so much knowledge and had suggestions to resolve any issues raised."
-Good Samaritain Industries
"I loved the LDP Profiles which helped me understand those I work with."
-Suncoast Christian College
"The second training course with Adelle and love her energy and knowledge."
-National Native Title Tribunal
"I found the course very helpful thank you, and would be very open to doing other courses with you down the track."
-Endeavour Foundation
"I found the course extremely useful with many tasks I can implement and work on. Adele was an awesome trainer with so much knowledge and had suggestions to resolve any issues raised."
-Good Samaritan Industries
"I loved the LDP Profiles which helped me understand those I work with."
-Suncoast Christian College
"I came away from the Foundations for elite EA's and PA's course more empowered and thoughtful of the dynamics of the different levels of engagement within the workplace. I found the course to be well paced and the trainer to be experienced and knowledgeable. I would recommend this course for experienced EA's."
-University of Queensland
"The Profile Markers were of the most interest to me. Always good to do a refresher and do some networking."
"The skills and attributes of an effective PA/EA, LDP Profile, Email management & Time management."
-Department Of Environment And Heritage Protection
"Was nice to do a course that didn't involve just sitting at a computer all day. It was very interactive."
-Patersons Securities Limited
"I am so happy I done this course, I will use all of the content learned in my every day working life."
-Hart Accountants
"Anne was great. I felt a real connection with her which made the class super enjoyable. I felt comfortable and confident. She made me feel as though I can do really own my role. The information was informative and simple. A fantastic starting point."
-L'Occitane
"Overall the course was well presented, it did give me a few tools to use for the future or reinforced what I should be doing or actioning going forward."
-Eni Australia Limited
"Excellent Course, highly recommend. You don't have to be an EA or PA to attend gives a great perspective on how to work in the office with different personalities. Thoroughly enjoyed this course and found it very beneficial to my role as Office Administrator."
-DVConnect
"Megan was a fantastic facilitator, I very much enjoyed the course. It was nice to attend a course that was set in a professional boardroom with food and drinks supplied."
-Moreton Bay Boys College
"Personal Style Profile was very useful. The Skills and Attributes of an effective EA, Profile Markers are helpful and Communication Styles. These all stand out as part of my learning."
-OzChild
"I had Siobhan as a trainer and she was an absolute delight. Intelligent, insightful and really made sure I benefited from the day. I wish their were more people like her in this world. Thank you."
-DEDJTR
"The trainer Siobhan was excellent she was enthusiast, professional and engaging. For me I didn't get as much out of this course as I thought and found I already was practising most of the skills in the workplace and my position. Maybe this course would be good for a beginner who hasn't managed or ever worked as a EA. The food was really good and fresh for morning tea and lunch."
-Individual Course Participant
"I felt the trainer interacted extremely well, and the activities were well executed. The day and the course went really fast and everyone enjoyed the training. "
Redland City Council
"This was fantastic for myself, Jo was fantastic and able to direct me and advise were I requested."
Davey Bickford Australia Pty Ltd
If you’re not happy with the outcomes from
the course we offer a money back guarantee
For every participant
valued at $199 each
No one left behind
with our 1/2 price re-run promise
12-months access to the unique REACH Future Proofing Personal Development Dashboard with personally curated learning to develop agility to adapt to different people tasks and situations.
Executive and/or Personal Assistants play a big role in an organisation, as they are the primary point of contact for internal and external clients and business partners. PA's and EA's perform a wide array of jobs every day such as following-up communications and schedules, managing travel and recording important meetings. Enhance your personality and job skills through enrolling in the Foundation Skills for Elite PA's training course from PD Training.
In this professional development training course, you will learn the skills to help you use your resources efficiently, manage your time wisely, communicate effectively and collaborate with others skillfully. The practical skills and techniques you will learn in this course will also help you support your manager, and present 'your team of two’ as a professional, confidence-inspiring team.
Looking for something more advanced? Try the Advanced Skills for Elite PA's and Executive Assistants Course
See the Live Online tab for the course outline for the live online course
After completing this course, participants will have learned to:
Topic 1
The Effective PA
Topic 2
Your Winning Style and How Best to Communicate with Your Manager
Topic 3
Set up for Success
Topic 4
Working in Sync
Topic 5
Time Management
Topic 6
Prioritisation to Keep You on Track
Topic 7
Meetings to Run Without a Hitch!
Topic 8
Reflections
If you’re not happy with the outcomes from
the course we offer a money back guarantee
For every participant
valued at $199 each
No one left behind
with our 1/2 price re-run promise
12-months access to the unique REACH Future Proofing Personal Development Dashboard with personally curated learning to develop agility to adapt to different people tasks and situations.
We take care of all of the details, so you don’t have to:
At the completion of training participants are encouraged to create an action plan, and invite an accountability buddy via their Orgmenta App.
In your Training Management Centre you have transparency to the action plans so you can see what people are going to do differently.
Our systems and people make it easy to identify how you’ll be able to measure impacts and then report on the success in the weeks or months after training.
It’s surprisingly easy to make it so that your system can automatically be up to date with all the training record details you need.
Live Online3-hour course 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Australia/Brisbane $495.00 |
After completing this course, participants will have learned to:
Topic 1
Set up for Success
Topic 2
Working in Sync
Topic 3
Time Management
Topic 4
Prioritisation to Keep You on Track
Activities and discussion for engaged learning all day.
On average PDT trainers have 15 years industry experience and 7 years training experience.
We always tailor activities and scenarios to be relevant to you.
In-House and Public Class participants are welcome to join a public class in the same topic for 12 months.
The confidence of booking with an acclaimed multi-national training company.
Support, reinforcement & extension eLearning and videos in the App.
Adelaide1.0 day course Karstens Conference Centre, 11/22 King William Street Adelaide SA 5000 $770.00 |
Brisbane1.0 day course Karstens Conference Centre, Level 24, 215 Adelaide St Brisbane QLD 4000 $770.00 |
Canberra1.0 day course Canberra Flex, 4 National Circuit Canberra ACT 2600 $770.00 |
Melbourne1.0 day course Karstens Conference Centre, 123 Queen Street Melbourne VIC 3000 $770.00 |
Perth1.0 day course Karstens Conference Centre, Level 1, 111 St. Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 $770.00 |
Sydney1.0 day course Karstens Conference Centre Canada House, Level 1, 111 Harrington Street Sydney NSW 2000 $770.00 |
After completing this course, participants will have learned to:
Topic 1
The Effective PA
Topic 2
Your Winning Style and How Best to Communicate with Your Manager
Topic 3
Set up for Success
Topic 4
Working in Sync
Topic 5
Time Management
Topic 6
Prioritisation to Keep You on Track
Topic 7
Meetings to Run Without a Hitch!
Topic 8
Reflections
Activities and discussion for engaged learning all day.
On average PDT trainers have 15 years industry experience and 7 years training experience.
We always tailor activities and scenarios to be relevant to you.
In-House and Public Class participants are welcome to join a public class in the same topic for 12 months.
The confidence of booking with an acclaimed multi-national training company.
Support, reinforcement & extension eLearning and videos in the App.
Learn how to elevate yourself as an EA with key skills from email and time management to how to set yourself up for success.
Buy Foundation Skills for PA's and EA'sThe most important foundation for communication and building meaningful relationships is listening, develop your skills with this micro eLearning course.
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