Secretarial Studies (Assistant Management)

Top managers of companies and institutions are no longer considered to be the only harbingers of knowledge about the running of affairs. Just below them are other persons who are also endowed with some authority and power to not only assist them but also take decisions in the absence of top managers. In the contemporary world of affairs the work of a secretary goes beyond typing of document for the boss but includes management of the bureau and affairs of the top manager, appointments, represent their boss sometimes etc Assistant mangers are mostly found in companies and institutions with a high level of managerial and supervisory powers and are entrusted with the capacity to subordinate top management staff members.

Studies and Duration

The programme is designed to run for two years and opened to holders of the GCE Advanced Level in at least two subjects in any field excluding Religious Knowledge. The programme is both theory and practical with a supervised internship sanctioned at the end by a public defense and a mandatory national exam as requirements for the award of a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Assistant Manager by the Ministry of Higher Education.

Employment Opportunities

Assistant Managers are often recruited to work as personal assistants to top management staffs, executive assistants to top management staffs and in some cases employed to manage offices and cabinets of institutions, religious bodies and consultancies.

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