Office management continuing education, further training: Overview of schools and information
Tipps und Entscheidungshilfen für die Ausbildungswahl
Questions and answers
What training options are there for office management?
The following options are available for the Office Management course:
- Seminars and courses
- Certificate courses
- Management assistant with federal certificate (management assistant)
- NDS HF in Management and Leadership
What soft skills do you need as an Office Management Assistant?
As an Office Management Assistant, the following soft skills are helpful:
- Intercultural competence
- Resilience and stress resistance
- Organizational skills
- Assertiveness
- Empathy
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Good analytical skills
- Foreign language skills - especially English
Office manager tasks: What are the typical tasks of an office manager?
The typical tasks of an Office Manager are:
- Manage reception / secretariat
- Management represented
- Scheduling and event organization
- Filing and document management
- Personnel planning
- Conduct staff appraisals
- Organize training and further education
- Project management
- Accounting
What do you learn in an office management course?
Office management training teaches you:
- Basic knowledge
- Business administration
- Management & Leadership
- Project management
- Core tasks
- Organization
- Correspondence
- Authentic leadership, conflict resolution
- Personnel management
- Financial management
- Motivation and cooperation
- Appearance and impact
- Self-management
- Self-motivation
- Ego-strengthening
- Dealing with different management styles
What are the requirements for office management?
The following requirements are necessary for office management:
- Very structured way of working
- Organizational talent
- Load capacity
- Enjoy dealing with people
- Interest in commercial contexts
- Multilingualism (German and English confident)
- Experience in project management, finance and secretarial services
- Industry experience
- Commercial training, e.g. through an office management course
You can also find out about the current requirements in the current job advertisements.
Who is the target group for office management training?
The target group for office management training are:
- Assistants and assistants
- Secretaries and secretaries
- Office managers and office managers
- Clerks and clerks
- People who would like to develop further in this function
How long does continuing education, office management further training take?
Depending on the content and degree, continuing education, further training in office management takes between one and three semesters. Individual office manager skills can also be acquired in seminars, such as time management, assistance 4.0, leadership without a management function, personnel law, IT skills, presentation skills, digitalization, data protection, data analysis, correspondence, conducting conversations, conflict management, project management, taking minutes, self-management, work psychology for everyday working life. Ask the school of your choice about the possible duration.
Erfahrungen, Bewertungen und Meinungen zur Ausbildung / Weiterbildung
Haven't found the right training or further education yet? Benefit from educational advice now!
Further training is not only important in order to maintain or increase professional attractiveness, investing in training or further training is still the most efficient way to increase the chances of a pay rise.
The Swiss education system offers a wide range of individual training and further education opportunities - depending on your personal level of education, professional experience and educational goals.
Choosing the right educational offer is not easy for many prospective students.
Which training and further education is the right one for my path?
Our education advisory team will guide you through the "education jungle", providing specific input and relevant background information to help you choose the right offer.
Your advantages:
You will receive
- Suggestions for suitable courses, seminars or training programs based on the information you provide in the questionnaire
- An overview of the different levels and types of education
- Information about the Swiss education system
We offer our educational counseling in the following languages on request: French, Italian, English
Register now and concretize your training plans.