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All placements are reviewed and approved by faculty. Students are expected to complete a 2-week placement and are prepared by faculty to help secure their own community placement in order to increase their networking and communication skills. Students build relationships, deal with clients, and this can often lead to career opportunities upon graduation. This is considered to be one of the most valuable experiences that the student will have during their time at SLC. The student work placement is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to take what they have learned in the classroom and apply it to an office.

Employers seek office administrators that are highly organized, forward-thinking and have the ability to problem-solve.The ability to work both independently and collaboratively are skills that are highly valued. Customer relationships are built on the use of effective and consistent communication as well as the ability to uphold and maintain confidentiality.

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Using MS Teams, collaboration software students learn how to book, attend and chair virtual meetings.

Students learn to share and edit documents in a cloud-based environment.

Students will be required to achieve a keyboarding speed of 40-50 GWPM.

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Outlook 365 - students become proficient in producing professional email communications, creating folders to stay organized, use of Outlook calendar to book appointments and schedule meetings.

Introductory level Office 365/2019 cloud-based computer application skills including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint etc.

Students will gain knowledge in the following areas: A student graduating from the Office Administration - General program will graduate with a one-year certificate, opening the door to a variety of entry-level employment opportunities in both private and public work sectors.