Clerical Development Program

 

General

 

Most clerical staff, receptionist and junior secretaries are being left behind and often they are assumed as less important members of the team. Their positions are as backup teams, which help the organization machinery, move daily. Management usually does not realize the vital part these groups play in the growth of the organization. Their work might seems less significant compare to managerial task but do you know company’s bottom line. This 3-day course has been specially designed to equip your support staff with the necessary skills to tackle their daily task with interest, vigour and enthusiasm. In additional this training will help them to plan and execute their work in a more organized way.

 

Aims 

  • To improve the professionalism of the staff and enhance their image in the organization.
  • To build a working relationship with other.
  • To learn how communicate better with peers, subordinates, and superiors.
  • Learn how to handle visitors professionally.
  • To manage unproductive time and work.
  • To enhance telephone communication skills.
  • Learn basic of an efficient filing system.
  • Improve self-confidence and build a personality.
  • Be assertive when the need arises.

 

Content

Module 1:  

Roles and responsibility of  clerical staff

  • Roles, responsibility and challenges.

  • Understand the organization culture.

  • Understand the office.

  • The skills involve.  

 

Module 2:  

Managing and developing office administration functions.  

  • Setting priorities and planning or the  day.

  • Cutting out unproductive time.

  • How to increase your productivity

 

Module 3:

 Managing relationship  

  • Interpersonal skills with peers and Higher level.

 

Module 4

Customer Service

  • How to handle internal/external customer

  • Attending to visitors.

Module 5:  

Professional telephone manner.

  • Telephone Courtesies

  • Taking message, the right way to screen callers.

  • The telephone checklist.

Module 6

Positive attitude at work.

  • Attitude and job know how.

Module 7: 

Record Management 

  • Information access.

  • Effective record management.

  • Retention and disposal policy.

  • Filling system and equipment.

  • Indexing and classification methods

  • Efficient faxing and mailing system.

  • Filling correspondence.

  • Office automation using MS Excel

Module 8 :

Office Organization.

  • Office system and procedure.

  • Office manual and forms.

  • Office security/Data security

  • Ergonomic

Module 9:  

Cost Awareness

  • Developing cost awareness

Module 10: 

Time Management

  • Orderly work planning

  • Meeting dateline

Module 11:  

Personal grooming and dress code.  

  • Building self-confidence and personality.

  • Personal appearance

  • Dirt’s and diamonds in you.

Module 12: Handling criticism.  

  • Overcome criticism

  • How to react criticism

  • Convert criticism to work challenge

Module 13:  

Assertive in your work  

  • Get people to listen to you.

  • Assert yourself confidently.

  • Choose assertive work carefully.

  • Do’s and don’t for assertively.  

 

 

Target group 

Clerical and administrative staff.

 

Methodology

A blend of training techniques incorporating lectures, simulations games, group dynamic discussion and role-plays  

 

Duration : 3 days

 

Training Fees : RM 2,500.00  Per Day (Maximum participation : 25 participants)

 

 

 


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