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EA Course for the AI and Microsoft 365 Era

Become the Microsoft 365 automation expert your leader needs.

A 10 week live transformation programme for Executive Assistants and senior support professionals who want to master Microsoft 365, AI and automation, and use them to redesign how work gets done.

This is not a standard Microsoft course.

It is a practical, workflow led programme delivered by Paul Pennant, Microsoft MVP in Microsoft 365 and Copilot, former Executive Assistant and founder of Today’s PA.

You will learn how Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI and automation connect across real EA workflows, so you can reduce manual work, improve clarity and support your leader more strategically.

Graduate recognition

Successful participants are awarded the EAPA Grad designation, recognising completion of the Executive Assistant Productivity Architect Programme.

From reactive support to Productivity Architect

Most Executive Assistants are not short of effort.

They are working inside systems that were never properly designed.

Requests arrive by email, Teams, forms, meetings and conversations. Files sit in different places. Actions are tracked manually. Follow up depends on memory. Information is copied from one tool into another. AI feels important, but it is not always clear where it fits or what is safe to use.

The result is familiar:

Too much manual admin

Too much duplication

Too many disconnected tools

Too much pressure on the EA to hold everything together

The Executive Assistant Productivity Architect Programme helps you change that.

What changes after this programme

By the end of the programme, you will not just know more about Microsoft 365. You will know how to use it as a connected productivity and automation system.

Build clearer workflows across Microsoft 365

Reduce repeated manual work

Use AI and Copilot more safely and strategically

Improve communication, actions and follow through

Create better visibility for your executive and stakeholders

Move from reacting to work to designing how work flows

Why this matters now

AI is changing the assistant role.

The risk is not simply that AI replaces assistants. The bigger risk is that assistants who understand Microsoft 365, AI and automation become far more valuable than those who do not.

This programme helps you move from AI anxiety to AI leadership.

You will learn how to advise your executive on practical AI opportunities, sensible automation ideas, safe use of Copilot, permissions, information access and organisational guardrails.

That makes you more than a support professional.

It makes you a trusted adviser on how work should happen.

Why this programme is different

Most training focuses on tools.

This programme focuses on how work actually gets done.

It connects Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI and automation across real EA workflows

It focuses on implementation, not theory

It is designed around assistant work, not generic use cases

You leave with practical systems you can use immediately

Completion is based on applied change, not passive attendance

Your 10 module journey

This is not a tour of Microsoft apps. Each module connects the tools to real EA workflows, so you can build systems that improve control, communication, follow through and decision support.

Completion outcome

On successful completion of the live sessions and applied implementation work, participants receive their certificate and the EAPA Grad graduate designation.

1. From Busy EA to Productivity Architect

Understand what is changing in the assistant role and how to move from reactive support to workflow design.

2. AI, Copilot and Safe Productivity

Learn where AI fits, what to use it for, and how to think about safety, judgement and information risk.

3. Prompting, Copilot Chat and Agents

Build stronger prompts and explore how Copilot Chat and agents can support real EA workflows.

4. SharePoint, Groups and File Architecture

Create better structure for files, access, ownership and collaboration across Microsoft 365.

5. Lists, Metadata and Workflow Control

Use lists and metadata to make work visible, trackable and easier to manage.

6. Outlook and Teams as the Executive Communication System

Redesign communication, follow up, actions and visibility across inboxes, meetings and Teams.

7. Forms, Planner and Intake Management

Build cleaner ways to capture requests, prioritise work and reduce scattered communication.

8. Excel for Workflow Evidence and Reporting

Use Excel to analyse activity, show progress and create evidence for better decisions.

9. Power Automate and Power Apps for EA Workflows

Explore practical automation and app building opportunities for assistant work.

10. The Productivity Architecture Project

Bring everything together by designing and presenting one real workflow improvement.

2026 and 2027 cohort dates

Live sessions take place on Wednesdays.

Time: 1:00pm to 4:30pm GMT | 8:00am to 11:30am ET

October 2026

7, 14, 21 and 28 October 2026

November 2026

4, 18 and 25 November 2026

December 2026

2 and 9 December 2026

Final strategic integration session

13 January 2027

Next cohort starts

24 February 2027

The structure gives you time between sessions to apply, test and refine what you are learning.

Your Productivity Architecture Project

This is not a certificate for attendance.

To graduate, you complete one practical Productivity Architecture Project.

This is a working Microsoft 365 workflow improvement that shows you can apply what you have learned.

Your project should demonstrate:

The old process

The problem or friction

The redesigned workflow

The Microsoft tools used

The AI, automation or workflow improvement applied

The time saved, risk reduced or value created

The guardrails, permissions or safety considerations

Where possible, your project should be based on your real role. If your organisation restricts what you can build or share, you may use a sample scenario provided during the programme.

What is included

10 live half day sessions

Expert teaching with hands on implementation throughout the programme.

Printed EAPA Implementation Playbook

Your guide for audits, workflow design, AI guardrails and practical application.

100 plus workflow templates and examples

Practical starting points you can copy, adapt and apply to your own role.

12 months of access to Ask Paul

Exclusive AI support built from Paul’s Microsoft 365, AI, automation and productivity resources.

12 months of access to the private EAPA Teams community

Private cohort and alumni support, with Paul answering questions directly.

Session recordings for 12 months

Revisit the live sessions when you need to catch up, review or implement.

EAPA Grad designation

Recognition of successful completion that graduates may use on LinkedIn profiles, CVs, professional biographies and email signatures.

Who this programme is for

This programme is for professionals who support leaders, manage complexity and want to modernise how they work.

Executive Assistants

Personal Assistants

Senior EAs

Chiefs of Staff

Business Support Managers

Office professionals who want to improve how work flows

You do not need to be an advanced Microsoft user before joining.

What matters is that you are willing to learn, change and apply the tools properly.

Who this programme is not for

This programme is not for passive learners.

It is not for people who only want to watch demonstrations.

It is not for people looking for a simple certificate without applying the learning.

EAPA is for professionals who want to build real capability and prove they can use Microsoft 365, AI and automation to improve work.

Why learn with Paul Pennant

Paul Pennant is a Microsoft MVP in Microsoft 365 and Copilot, founder of Today’s PA and a former Executive Assistant.

He has spent more than 20 years helping assistants and office professionals master Microsoft tools and improve the way they work.

Today’s PA has trained professionals from over 4,000 organisations worldwide and has been recognised as Best Assistant Training Provider in the UK for seven consecutive years.

That means this programme is not generic training.

It is practical Microsoft 365 transformation delivered by someone who understands both the technology and the pressure of the assistant role.

Why organisations invest

EAPA helps organisations get more value from Microsoft 365 by developing support professionals who can improve workflows, reduce manual work and use AI more safely.

The return is not only time saved.

Better executive support

Fewer manual handoffs

Clearer information flow

Stronger follow through

Reduced duplication

Better use of existing Microsoft licences

More confident AI and automation adoption

Support professionals who can advise leaders, not just react to them

Ready to become the Microsoft 365 automation expert your leader needs?

Complete the programme. Earn the EAPA Grad designation. Join the next generation of Executive Assistant Productivity Architects.

If you are ready to stop juggling disconnected tools and start designing smarter ways of working, the next step is to secure your place.

Places are limited to maintain quality, support and accountability.

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Date: 07-10-2026
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Firstly, we signed up with Paul as we have trained with him before and truly benefit from his targeted and relevant training for us as assistants. Secondly, we had no idea about AI/Chat GPT, and I mean absolutely no idea.  We were mind blown within about 5 minutes of this course started (but in a really good way), and stayed totally engaged for the entire duration of the training – there is so much to learn, but Paul helped guide us through what would be useful for us to build into our working lives, and give us a good grounding in what is, and will be, a phenomenally fast growing area.  Everyone needs to learn this stuff.
This Minute-Taking Course is an absolute game-changer for EAs. Paul was knowledgeable and engaging, demonstrating the very latest technological insights, and showing us how to use AI to streamline transcription, summarization, and organization to save time and create first class work products. The excellent materials and personalized feedback made this a truly transformative learning experience. Highly recommend!
Paul Pennant's AI online course was truly eye-opening! It revealed a wealth of knowledge that had me so engaged, I was up till 4am reflecting on everything I had learned. As an Office Manager and Events Coordinator for a large property company, I can already envision numerous occassions where AI will simplify aspects of my role - streamlining tasks, improving efficiency, and allowing me to focus on expanding in other areas. The content was insightful, practical, and expertly delivered - I feel empowered and excited to apply these new AI skills. Highly recommend🚀
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