Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 2 is the most recognised.
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
Qualifications employers recognise (Level 2)
Any of these strengthens your application.
- Level 2 Certificate in Business Administration Basics L269 courses
- Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business Administration L232 courses
- ICDL Core Certificate in IT User Skills (Level 2) L26 courses
- City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate for IT Users (ITQ) L25 courses
- ICDL Certificate in IT User Skills (Level 2) L25 courses
- Level 2 Diploma for IT Users L22 courses
Add-on certificates
Complements to the main route. Where no level is shown, the awarding body does not specify one.
- IT User Skills Certificate (ICDL Extra) 10 courses
- Business Administration Apprenticeship 2 courses
- Business Administrator Apprenticeship: Final Assessment 2 courses
Where this can take you
With experience, you could progress from admin assistant to supervisor or office manager. You could also move into other departments, like payroll, accounting or IT. With further training, you could: specialise in legal, financial or medical administration, work in information management and become a personal or executive assistant.
- Level 3 Certificate in IT User Skills (ICDL Advanced) L314 courses
- Level 3 Diploma for IT Users L38 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration L35 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration L33 courses
Courses for this career
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Level 2
- Level 2 Certificate in Business Administration Basics L269 courses
- Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business Administration L232 courses
- ICDL Core Certificate in IT User Skills (Level 2) L26 courses
- City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate for IT Users (ITQ) L25 courses
- ICDL Certificate in IT User Skills (Level 2) L25 courses
Level 3
- Level 3 Certificate in IT User Skills (ICDL Advanced) L314 courses
- Level 3 Diploma for IT Users L38 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration L35 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration L33 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration L32 courses