A number of senior PAs gathered in London this week to commence work towards the award of their APA Diploma in Personal Assistance (DipPA); currently the professions highest qualification and award.Gareth Osborne, Director General of the Association of Personal Assistants, who led the group himself, said, “We have seen a particularly impressive group of PAs register for training this year and their thirst for knowledge, combined with a passion to provide outstanding support to their Bosses, is inspirational. At this level we are dealing with highly talented and professional individuals, managers in their own right, who need to be challenged and their skills deployed for maximum effectiveness. A Diploma level PA is definitely not an administrator; s/he is a major player in the achievement of corporate strategic goals and the ‘power beside the throne’. Businesses that have realised the true potential of a world class PA are empowering them to do more at a managerial level to support and represent their Boss.”
Many of this cadre of PAs will complete the work-based exercises, training days and test in time to celebrate the New Year with DipPA after their name.
Gareth, APA.
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Well done to everyone who gained a diploma. It's incredible to see PA's who are becoming major players in company environments.
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