Office and Reception Management Certification

Office and Reception Management Certification
It takes specific skills and an understanding of the dynamics of people, in order to efficiently run an office. This Office & Reception Management Certificate course is designed to provide an employee with those exact skills.
Demonstrating organisational competence in this field opens doors to advancing an employee’s career in the business.
This programme consists of 18 modules, designed to provide an insight into what is expected from a person working in an office environment.
The industry-approved certificate provides the employee with confidence-building skills, to enable them to move up in their career.
What’s covered in the course?
The 18 modules cover both office management and interpersonal problem-solving skills, as well as providing insight into the way in which the employee tends to react in these situations.
The office receptionist performs a vital role as the ‘face of the business’, creating a first impression that influences visitors’ perceptions of the organisation’s culture.
Communication skills, teamwork and office administrative systems, basic financial management – managing petty cash and office supplies – are also included, as well as the planning and scheduling of meetings, minute-taking and report-writing.
As the person in this position usually deals with colleagues at all levels of the organisation, it is important that they understand managerial issues and responsibilities.
Performance management and appraisals, staff promotions, recruitment and selection and compliance with equal opportunities and diversity in the workplace legislation are all covered, together with the importance of good health and safety practices.
The use – and abuse – of social media and its role in the office environment brings the learner up-to-date with the current thinking in this field.
The team member will learn:
- How to handle staff and understand their performance;
- The legal side of various policies and health and safety;
- Communication;
- How to deal with customers and colleagues;
- Financial aspects: petty cash and office supplies;
- Office layouts;
- The art of delegation;
- Social media;
- How to handle meetings, including chairing them.
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15 hrs
Course FAQ
Who can take the Office and Reception Management Certification course?
There are no entry requirements to take the course.
What is the structure of the course?
The course has 18 modules and should take 15 hours. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to complete, although students can spend as much or as little time as they feel necessary on the modules.
Where / when can the course be studied?
The course can be studied at any time and from any internet-connected device.
Is there a test at the end of the course?
Once you have completed the course there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken at a time and location of your choosing.