Office administration
Office secretarial skills
Six months to master the computer and secretarial work: fast typing, polished documents, reception and filing, the basics of any office job.
State diploma · CQIPre-registration open
Free pre-registration, with no commitment. Fees can be paid in instalments.
- Duration
- 6 months
- Two intakes a year
- Entry level
- BEPC or CAP
- Required on entry
- Qualification
- CQI
- Awarded by the State
- Next intake
- 12 October 2026
- Pre-registration open, classes begin in 2 days
The job, day to day
The office secretary is essential to the running of any office. The secretary types and formats documents, keeps spreadsheets, manages email, welcomes visitors, takes calls and files records. These skills are needed everywhere, from small shops to large companies, and open the door to many office jobs.
The course first teaches you to use a computer with ease and to type quickly and accurately. You then master word processing, spreadsheets and presentations, followed by email and the internet as working tools. You also learn secretarial techniques: reception, telephone, note-taking, writing simple letters and filing.
You leave able to work as a secretary or office clerk, and to produce flawless professional documents.
What you will be able to do
Type quickly and accurately
Keyboard skills as a professional reflex.
Produce polished documents
Word processing, layout and templates.
Use a spreadsheet
Tables, simple calculations and lists.
Create a presentation
Clear slideshows for meetings.
Welcome visitors and answer the phone
Courtesy, taking messages and directing callers.
File and retrieve documents
Well-kept paper and digital filing.
Where this course can lead
Secretary
In companies, professional practices and schools.
Receptionist
Front desk and telephone reception, directing visitors.
Data entry clerk
Entering and formatting documents and data.
A State-recognised qualification
The CQI is a State qualification, awarded under the authority of the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training. It officially certifies your professional skills.
- Qualification
- CQI
- Authority
- MINEFOP
- Completed in
- 6 months
Two intakes a year
- Next intake
12 October 2026
Confirmed date
Pre-registration open, classes begin in 2 days
No closing date. You can still join up to fourteen days after classes begin.
- Following intake
January 2027
Exact day to be confirmed by the centre
Provisional date, pre-registration open
Pre-registering already reserves your place.
Free pre-registration Reserve your place for 12 October 2026
Pre-registration is free and carries no commitment. The registrar will call you back to confirm your place.
- Free
- No commitment
- Nothing to pay online
What happens next
- You start here, then complete your file in a few minutes.
- The registrar calls you back to confirm your place.
- You pay the fees at the registrar's office in Fouda, in instalments if you wish.
Office administration