Is our Office Manager Course for you?
The Pitman Training Office Manager Diploma certificate is your route to gaining the skills and practical experience to become a respected Office Manager.
Award and Associated Qualifications
Office Management Course
General Office Skills Courses
This diploma is designed to teach you the fundamental skills you will need to turn you into a highly valued and well-paid office manager who can confidently juggle different tasks.
Start DateFlexible
Study TypeIn centre, online, or a combination
Training TypeDiploma
Duration225 hours or 9 weeks full-time study
About The Office Manager Diploma
The Pitman Training Office Manager Diploma is your route to gaining the skills and practical experience to become a respected Office Manager.
Gain the confidence and skills to manage a busy office
To be a highly efficient and trusted Office Manager, you’ll need a broad range of skills across a wide range of disciplines. On one day you could be interviewing new members of staff, the next managing your office bookkeeping and payroll.
With the Office Manager Diploma you’ll get all the essential skills you need to handle a diverse range of tasks. You’ll learn everything from great IT and software skills right through to employee inductions and the leadership qualities needed to manage and engage with different teams within your organisation Managing a busy office is a very demanding and challenging role. Our Office Manager Diploma is designed to teach you the fundamental skills you need to turn into a highly valued and well-paid Office Manager who can confidently juggle different tasks.
You’ll learn computer keyboard skills, effective communication skills, the total mastery of most common business software packages, principles of effective HR, project management and leadership attributes.
You’ll also be able to choose from two elective subjects to complement your diploma, including numeric data entry, SpeedWriting, Sage 50 Accounts, Costing and Pricing and Payroll Principles to name just a few.
What will you get in return?
A Pitman Training diploma is one of the most prestigious courses you can complete from one of the most highly regarded training organisations across the world. Businesses recognise the Pitman Training name as a sign that you have been trained to the very highest level. With your Office Manager Diploma, you’ll have worldclass skills to get a job as a highly valued, well paid Office Manager
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Aims and Objectives
Get a great job as an Office Manager
You’ll study areas such as the principles of effective HR, book-keeping, leadership attributes alongside becoming expert on some of the most common office software packages. All of which combined mean you can be confident that you have been trained to the highest level.
Courses Included
This diploma training programme contains the following courses:
PA Courses
Meetings and Minutes Seminar
This one-day tutor-led seminar is one of our most popular seminars ideal for anyone involved in organising meetings and taking notes at those meetings. You'll…
SeminarAccountancy Courses
Understanding Business Accounts
For a business, nothing is more important than its finances. This course will provide you with a good understanding of business accounts – essential knowledge…
HR Courses
HR Essentials
HR Essentials is an entry-level HR training course. You'll learn essential knowledge on area such as recruiting new staff, employment contracts, salary processing and maternity…
Personal Development Courses
Leadership Skills
This one-day master class helps you develop your ability to manage managers, mentor and inspire others.
Personal Development Courses
Time Management
Time management training increases your productivity and efficiency. This is the ideal course for anyone who wants to get more done in less time.
Personal Development Courses
Health and Safety Essentials
This is a flexible study course, so you’ll have the freedom to study whenever suits you. The interactive e-learning system makes this an extremely accessible…
Microsoft Office Courses
Outlook
This flexible study Outlook course takes you through everything you need to use this popular email system as a work tool, from navigation and views…
Microsoft Office Courses
Word Expert
In this course, you will learn advanced-level features of Microsoft Word, such as templates, document protection, Track Changes, forms, macros, and more.
General Office Skills Courses
Leadership Skills
If you are new to management or looking to broaden your opportunities, this course will provide key insights into successful leadership and how to make…
Communication Courses
Effective Business Communication
This excellent course will raise your game when it comes to business communication skills, which is often top of the list of qualities demanded by…
Social Media Courses
Social Media Strategy for Business
Social media is no longer just for keeping in touch with people on the other side of the world. It’s now very much recognised as…
Microsoft Office Courses
PowerPoint
Our comprehensive PowerPoint training course will help you get to grips with this popular presentation software. Learning with us will teach you how to produce…
Microsoft Office Courses
Word
Our Microsoft Word course is designed to provide you with the essential skills you will need to be proficient in Word, in a work environment,…
IT Courses (incl. A+)
CompTIA Project+
This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to manage the life cycle of a project in terms of defining what it is,…
General Office Skills Courses
Successful Meetings and Minutes
If you work as a Secretary, Administrator, PA, EA or Office Manager for instance, your role may involve taking notes or minutes at meetings.
Microsoft Office
Excel
Microsoft Excel is the world’s most popular spreadsheet program. In Part 1, you will learn how to use the core features of Excel, such as…
Elective Courses
In addition to the core courses, you also choose two additional elective courses. Below is a list of recommended courses but there is a wider list available. Please speak to a Course Advisor for full details of how best to tailor this Diploma to your requirements.
Touch Typing Courses
Numeric Data Entry
This is a fast, specialist course of 2-3 hours that will teach you how to touch-type using the numeric keypad, essential if you regularly input…
Event Management Courses
Costing and Pricing
Invaluable for anyone responsible for accounts or setting pricing within a business, this short course is something we’re sure you’ll get true value from.
Shorthand & Speedwriting Courses
SpeedWriting
Our SpeedWriting course is a new way to learn the BakerWrite™ SpeedWriting system in just six hours. It will help you accurately record the spoken…
Bookkeeping Courses
Bookkeeping Transactions and Controls Part 1
The course is ideal for those who would like to work as a Bookkeeper or Accounts Assistant. It is a great starting point for those…
General Office Skills Courses
Personal Computer Essentials
In this course, you’ll learn the components and basic operation of the personal computer, covering hardware and software components, application software, and file management.
Event Management Courses
Event Management Essentials
Learn some tricks of the trade and really get to grips with event project management to ensure your events are always ones people are talking…
Touch Typing Courses
Typaz
In just 25 hours speeds of 20-40+ words per minute are perfectly achievable, even if you have little prior experience. Comprising 10 lessons, you’ll also…
Pre-Requisites
There are no specific pre-requisites required.
Finance Options
Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: –
Self-Funded:
- Flexible payment plans to help you spread the cost* available at many of our centres;
- You could opt to pay upfront.
Company Funded:
Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.
What we can help with:
- Providing a comprehensive training programme outlining learning outcomes
- Tailored personnel letters
- Communication with finance departments to arrange payment options (upfront or payment plan*).
Funding & Grants:
There may be the opportunity to apply for funded grants that can help towards the cost of training. These include the Skills Development Scotland ITAs and the ReAct programme in Wales. All schemes will have different terms and conditions that will need to be met in order to qualify for a grant and these are managed by each individual centre.
We’d recommend you speak to a Course Advisor in your local centre to find out whether they are registered to offer any such schemes and discuss your requirements further.
* Terms and Conditions apply. Speak to a Course Advisor for full information on the options available to you.
Career Path
This career is great if you’re aiming to become an Office Manager. From here you could look towards other managerial positions or take on some Facilities Management tasks for businesses with multiple business sites.
What’s the Difference?
We offer a range of training packages in a range of subject areas and can offer blended learning opportunities to best meet your needs.
Our courses are practical in nature and focus on a single subject and can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days.
Diplomas are designed to give you a complete skillset mapped to a specific career path and contain a number of core and elective courses.
Project Management Courses
PRINCE2® 6th Edition Practitioner
This course follows the PRINCE® 6th Edition Foundation course and is ideal if you seek to solidify and expand your project management skills.
Project Management Courses
PRINCE2® 6th Edition Foundation
In this course, you’ll start by looking at principles of organising and starting up a project; then you’ll work through initiating a project, assessing risk,…
