The administrative assistant certificate provides students with a solid understanding of office procedures and develops skills in key office business applications such as Excel, Word, and the Adobe Creative Suite.

This certificate is offered by BYU-Idaho, with support and resources from BYU-Pathway Worldwide.

Why choose this certificate?

The administrative assistant certificate will provide you with data entry skills, fluency in office applications, and hands-on experience with communication and organization.

BYU-Pathway has found that certain combinations of certificates lead to better job opportunities. Most degrees have a recommended plan of certificates that will help students increase their income and improve their employment possibilities.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

Outcomes

• Create professional spreadsheets using advanced functionality to visualize and solve business problems.
• Apply time management, interpersonal communications, meeting planning, and records management to identify and solve business problems.
• Create professional documents to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and professionalism within an organization using Microsoft Word.
• Increase professionalism through the application of design principles.
• Develop a basic understanding of accounting principles used in office and business settings.