LCCI Level 3 Private Secretary Diploma (PSD)

About this Course

Introduction

The Pearson London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) International Qualifications are recognized by universities, governments and professional bodies such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), giving you the opportunity to study further.

The qualifications are offered at different levels so you can start at the point that is most appropriate to your current knowledge and experience without feeling pressured. As work-related qualifications, they give you the knowledge and skills to actually do the job, which is why they are trusted and valued by employers world-wide. All qualifications bearing the LCCIIQ logo carry employer credibility.

LCCI’s new Secretarial Diploma is a natural evolution from our well established and highly Group Secretarial Awards. Following worldwide research, the new Secretarial Diploma has been designed to equip secretarial with appropriate business skills for the new millennium.

Objectives

This Private Secretarial Diploma is intended for candidates planning to start a career or looking to advance their career as a secretary. They are also for those who wish to develop their career beyond the secretarial arena.

Course Modules

Business Principles and Practice Level 3

Text Production Level 3

English for Business Level 2

Business Administration Level 3

Brief Description of Modules

1. Business Principles and Practice Level 3

This module requires a candidate to identify the influences on the business organization and what the success factors might be, and to highlight the contribution, which the individual can make to success of the business.

Syllabus topics include:

Influences on Business Activity
The fundamental and Organisation of Business
Business Management
Personal Contribution to Business Effectiveness
Business Values and Culture
Communication in Business

2. Text Production Level 3

Text Production tests a candidate’s ability to transcribe business documents from printed and handwritten copy to a mailable business standard. Candidates will need to know standard layouts of routine business documents and be able to produce documents that are accurate and acceptable for signature.

3. English for Business Level 2

This module is designed to test communication in business with task based on real business activity. The examination for each level consists of various sections, which test some of the following:

A writing task designed to develop the situation by asking the candidate to complete a message or a memo
The composition of a letter or a memo
A passage of text for comprehension
A look and think comprehension task
A look and write production task
A reformulation task requiring candidates to expand, reduce or selectivity rewrite a passage of English

4. Business Administration Level 3

This module qualification is designed to test a candidate’s knowledge and understanding of the way in which a modern office works, and of the various support services it provides. Examination questions at are presented as in-tray exercises simulating real business situations. Syllabus topics include:

Office Organisation, Documentation, Material & Stationery
Storage and Retrieval of information, Office Machinery
Internal and External Communication
Equipment, Materials, Services and Supplies
Work environment and controls procedures, Communication and Personal effectiveness

Entry Requirements

Completed GCE ‘N’ Level with a pass in English or equivalent

Minimum Age: 16 years

Mode of Delivery

Part-Time: 7 Months

Classes conducted on every Monday & Thursday from 7.00 pm – 9.30 pm, unless otherwise stated