Administration Assistant
Career information and advice on being a Administration Assistant

The Academic requirements to fill the position of Administrative Assistant vary from company to company.  Ideally a suitable candidate would have GCSEs including English and Mathematics.

NVQs are practical skills that are developed in the workplace. They allow you to work, earn and at the same time build knowledge and experience towards an NVQ qualification.  Most employees would require you to study through work based training or part-time National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) levels 1 and 2 in Business Administration.

Alternatively you may study to obtain certificates or diplomas in office work from Pitman, OCR (RSA) or Education Development International LCCI.

IT skills are necessary in your role and can be obtained through completion of the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) or obtaining an IT qualification such as RSA Computer Literacy and Information Technology (CLAIT) Plus.

If you progress into more senior and supervisory office work, you could study further NVQ levels 3 and 4 in Business and Administration.  This would allow you to progress into a more managerial role.

Administrative Assistant Salary Levels

Salary levels will vary according to location and experience.  Please refer to our Administrative Assistant job area currently available on our website.