Diploma in Executive Secretaryship
Introduction to the Course
Build the knowledge and skills required for a job that is always in
demand, all over the world. Prepare for a career that takes you into
the heart of organisations and close to the sources of power.
A secretarys job is always satisfying because of the new
challenges and new people she meets everyday. Her role is also to
ensure the smooth running of an office and maintain good inter-personal
relationships in the office. The Stamford Secretarial Programme builds
professional secretaries who are able to organise an office and keep it
going efficiently.
It aims at the overall development of the individual, building
confident men and women who will be able to respond not only to the
day-to-day needs of the organisation but also to any crisis that may
happen from time-to-time.
Start now to build the skills that will be useful for a lifetime, whatever you may choose to do anywhere in the world.
Core Values
The DES programme equips students with professional traits,
skills and knowledge to play pivotal roles in the administration and
management of modern offices with a flexibility and adaptability for
changing needs, apart from allowing them to be versatile to achieve
greater goals and higher positions in their career.
Special Features
- 6 semesters with each semester run for 14 weeks
- Consists of 23 subjects excluding 3 compulsory subjects.
- Experienced and trained lecturers
- Comprehensive English language classes
- Reasonably-sized classes, enabling individual attention
- Practical training in a model office
- Exposure to Front Office protocol
- Practical sessions on grooming and deportment
- Public speaking classes
- Constant exposure to the latest office technologies
- Workshop on self-development for personal enhancement
- Classes on speedwriting, as an alternative to shorthand
- Computer packages (Macromedia Flash, Microsoft FrontPage & Microsoft Office)
BREAKDOWN OF SUBJECTS ACCORDING TO SEMESTERS