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Comparing Executive Assistant courses? The Executive Assistant Productivity Architect Programme is advanced, practical development for EAs who want to redesign real workflows using Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI and automation.
Rather than simply learning more assistant techniques or individual software features, you will learn how to reduce manual work, improve visibility, strengthen follow through and create better systems around your executive.
The programme is delivered live by Paul Pennant, Microsoft MVP in Microsoft 365 and Copilot, former Executive Assistant and founder of Today’s PA.
Professional development assurance for learners, managers and organisations through Today’s PA’s CPD accreditation.
Live online Executive Assistant development
10 live half day sessions • CPD accredited provider • View current dates, places and prices below
Being organised, responsive and dependable still matters. But increasingly, experienced Executive Assistants are also expected to understand technology, improve processes and help senior leaders work more effectively.
Many assistants are still working inside systems that were never properly designed.
You learn how to understand the work first, redesign the workflow and then choose the right Microsoft 365, AI or automation tools to support it.
EAPA focuses on applied workplace change. By the end of the programme, you will understand how Microsoft 365 can operate as a connected productivity system rather than a collection of separate applications.
Today’s PA is a CPD Standards Office accredited provider, adding external professional development assurance to a programme already built around practical workplace outcomes.
This can make the programme easier to position with managers, HR and Learning & Development teams where investment in Executive Assistant development needs to demonstrate clear organisational value.
EAPA is not based on passive attendance.
During the programme you identify a genuine workplace problem, redesign the workflow and demonstrate the improvement you have created.
Your project considers:
Successful participants are awarded the EAPA Grad designation, recognising completion of the Executive Assistant Productivity Architect Programme.
EAPA gives you a repeatable eight stage framework for understanding and improving work before reaching for technology.
The first five stages happen before Build. You learn to understand the work, identify friction and design the better workflow before choosing Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI or automation.
Rather than offering a tour of individual apps, each module connects Microsoft technology to the work Executive Assistants actually do.
Live teaching and practical implementation throughout the programme.
Printed guidance for audits, workflow design, AI guardrails and implementation.
Practical ideas you can adapt to your own role and organisation.
AI support built from Paul’s Microsoft 365, AI, automation and productivity resources.
Cohort and alumni support with Paul answering questions directly.
Revisit sessions when you need to review, catch up or implement.
Professional recognition following successful completion of the programme.
Additional professional development assurance for you and your organisation.
EAPA is designed for practising assistants and senior support professionals who want to modernise how they work.
You do not need to be an advanced Microsoft 365 user before joining. You do need to be willing to apply the learning and rethink how work gets done.
EAPA is professional development for people already working in Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant or senior business support roles who want to increase their strategic and technological capability.
AI runs throughout the programme, but the objective is not to automate everything.
Paul Pennant is a Microsoft MVP in Microsoft 365 and Copilot, former Executive Assistant and founder of Today’s PA.
He has spent more than 20 years helping Executive Assistants and office professionals use Microsoft technology more effectively.
Today’s PA has trained professionals from more than 4,000 organisations worldwide and has been recognised as Best Assistant Training Provider in the UK for seven consecutive years.
The programme combines deep Microsoft expertise with first hand understanding of executive support, priorities, stakeholders, pressure and the reality of getting work done.
If you are already working as an EA or senior support professional and want practical development in Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI, workflow design and automation, EAPA is designed specifically for that stage of your career.
Yes. EAPA is built around the work of Executive Assistants and senior support professionals. Microsoft 365, AI and automation are taught through real EA workflows rather than generic examples.
No. You do not need to be an advanced Microsoft user before joining. The programme develops both your understanding of the tools and your ability to apply them to real work.
Yes. EAPA consists of 10 live half day online sessions with practical exercises, implementation and support.
Yes. Today’s PA is a CPD Standards Office accredited provider, giving learners and organisations additional professional development assurance.
Yes. EAPA is designed to deliver practical workplace outcomes that can be positioned clearly with managers, HR and Learning & Development teams.
Yes. Organisations can enquire about dedicated team and in-house delivery.
Develop practical Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI and automation capability and learn how to redesign the workflows behind modern executive support.
Complete your Productivity Architecture Project and earn the EAPA Grad designation.
View the live dates below to see current availability, prices and booking options.