Office Skills Collaborative Online Classroom
Your Login and Password will be emailed to you upon registration
The Office Skills Collaborative Online Classroom is a fun and interactive way to learn Office Skills. Get the benefit of learning online while being in a classroom environment with an instructor, other students, discussion forums, lectures, presentations and video demonstrations.
Our courses are all real classes, not just video tutorials. All classes will include hands-on practice exercises, skill builders and assignments you can upload to receive feedback from your instructor. Learn at your own pace and when it is convenient for you with our Anytime, Anywhere policy.
Self-paced courses allow students to work on the course material at their own pace with the assistance of an instructor as needed. Students are not pressured to complete the course within a set timeframe so they are able to complete assignments at their own pace at a time and place that is convenient for them. Students have up to six months to complete any course.
Receive a certificate upon completion if you complete all the requirements.
For further information or if you’d like to be notified when our e-courses become available for registration, please email dbieser@officeskills.org and request to be added to our email distribution list.
Available Self-Paced Open Entry/Open Exit Courses
$195.00 Administrative Office Professional Level 1 Bundled Online Course
The Administrative Office Professional Level 1 Online Course prepares students with the technical and interpersonal skills needed to enter the workforce as an administrative office professional. The lessons include an Introduction to the administrative professional career, soft skills for administrative professionals, Keyboarding and Microsoft Word. This course is hosted in the Office Skills Collaborative Online Classroom. Join at any time and work at your own pace. You will have up to six months to complete the program.
$195.00 – Receptionist Online Course Practical Skills Bundle
The Receptionist Online Course prepares students with the practical office skills, computer skills and soft skills needed to enter the business world of the 21st Century. These receptionist courses will help students discover and master the essentials of managerial and staff support including general receptionist soft skills, keyboarding, essential telephone etiquette skills and creating business documents using Microsoft word. This course is offered in the Office Skills Collaborative Online Classroom. Join at any time and work at your own pace. You will have up to six months to complete the program.
$95.00 – General Receptionist Skills
The General Receptionist Skills Online Course will help you obtain the basic office skills and soft skills necessary to perform professionally and efficiently the daily duties required of a receptionist. This course includes 6 weekly lessons and focuses on the most important skills for the General Receptionist including duties, listening, communication and telephone etiquette skills. This course is offered in the Office Skills Collaborative Online Classroom.
Join at any time and work at your own pace. You will have up to six months to complete the program.
$95.00 – Virtual Office Assistant
In this introductory online Virtual Office Assistant Online Course you will learn important principles and practical step-by-step techniques for providing virtual assistant services and getting started setting up a Virtual Assistant Business. The course covers what a virtual assistant does, what skills are in demand today and how to discover your own niche offering. This course will also teach you how to provide virtual assistant services including how to get and keep clients. Topics covered include how to find your niche service offering, set your rates, how to create a business plan and how to network and find clients.
$95.00 – Soft Skills for Administrative Professionals
The goal of this soft skills training course to teach you the essential soft skills required of an administrative professional in business that will enhance your personal interactions and lead to greater job satisfaction and performance. Identified as essential employability skills, soft skills, also called personal qualities or people skills, are highly desired by employees in today’s workplace. This course is offered in the Office Skills Collaborative Online Classroom.
Join at any time and work at your own pace. You will have up to six months to complete the program.
$95.00 – Telephone Etiquette and Customer Service Skills
This online course teaches students the importance of telephone etiquette and the role it plays in creating a favorable impression on customers. Students learn the most basic, but most important time tested techniques in handling phone calls. Taking messages and using voicemail is also explored. Students will also gain some important soft skills required in business such as active listening and communication skills and how to deal with difficult and angry customers. Join at any time and work at your own pace. You will have up to six months to complete the program.
$49.00 Beginning Online Keyboarding Course
This self-paced beginning online keyboarding course is for you if you want to learn touch-typing or improve your existing typing skills. You’ll use the EduTyping program, a typing tutorial designed for personal computers using Windows, Mac, and Linux systems, to learn how to touch-type. Students who successfully complete this course will learn how to touch-type quickly and efficiently on a QWERTY keyboard.
$95.00 – Document Processing – Creating Business Documents with Word
This course teaches you how to create professional looking business documents using the latest version of Word. It covers beginning-level skills, and is ideal for Office Assistants, Receptionists, Administrative Assistants, Virtual Assistants or the beginning user who wants to become well versed in Word. Topics introduced include a complete overview of the Word interface, how to create letters, memos, reports and flyers using Tables. The Ribbon interface, working with character and paragraph formatting, printing, using proofreading tools, creating bulleted and numbered lists, and tables will all be explored. Includes the Creating Business Documents with Word E-book.