Executive Assistant Courses

Executive Assistant Courses That Help You Work More Strategically

If you are searching for executive assistant courses that do more than teach admin basics, the Executive Assistant Productivity Architect Programme is built to change how you work. You will learn how to use Microsoft 365, Copilot and AI to redesign workflows, save time, reduce pressure and support leaders at a higher level.

This is how experienced Executive Assistants move from constant reactivity to greater control, visibility and strategic contribution.

Book your place or enquire about team training.

Led by Paul Pennant, a Microsoft MVP and former Executive Assistant, this five-week programme is part of Today’s PA, trusted by over 4,000 organisations worldwide. It is practical, specialist and designed for real executive environments.

• Save time: reduce manual admin, duplication and follow-up
• Gain control: build calmer systems for inbox, diary, meetings and tasks
• Use Microsoft and AI properly: turn underused tools into real workflow improvement
• Support leaders better: improve communication, decision support and follow-through
• Progress your career: become a more confident, capable and strategic assistant

Why many executive assistant courses fall short

Most executive assistant courses improve knowledge. They do not improve how work gets done.

• They teach features rather than workflows
• They cover tools in isolation rather than real assistant tasks
• They add information without changing day-to-day behaviour
• They do not show how Microsoft 365, Copilot and AI work together
• They leave assistants still busy, still reactive and still under pressure

That is why capable assistants can attend training and still feel stuck in manual, fragmented ways of working.

A different kind of executive assistant course

The Executive Assistant Productivity Architect Programme is assistant transformation first, Microsoft training second.

You will learn how to apply Microsoft 365, Copilot, automation and AI across real executive workflows, so you can remove friction, improve structure and create more space for higher-value work. This is not passive learning. It is practical implementation designed to deliver visible workplace change.

• Use Copilot and AI for drafting, summarising, analysis and decision support
• Improve diary, inbox and task management with more consistent systems
• Run meetings with better actions, ownership and follow-up
• Create executive-ready documents and presentations more efficiently
• Reduce repetitive admin through automation and smarter Microsoft use
• Build stronger workflows that help you support leaders with more confidence

What you gain

• less stress from clearer, more manageable workflows
• more control over priorities, deadlines and executive support
• better use of Microsoft 365, Copilot and AI in real work
• faster, more consistent output across meetings, communication and follow-up
• greater confidence in your role and stronger strategic contribution
• skills you can apply immediately, not ideas that stay in a notebook

Why this programme stands out

Generic executive assistant courses teach software. This programme helps you redesign how work is structured and delivered.

• Generic training is broad. This programme is built specifically for Executive Assistants and senior Assistants.
• Generic training teaches tools. This programme transforms workflows.
• Generic training is theoretical. This programme is practical and implementation-led.
• Generic training rarely reflects executive reality. This programme is based on real assistant work and real organisational demands.

That difference matters when your goal is not simply to learn more, but to work better.

How the course works

You will attend 10 live half-day sessions delivered over five weeks, with time between sessions to apply what you learn in your real working environment.

• 10 live half-day sessions over five weeks
• Small cohort delivery for support, depth and accountability
• Real executive scenarios rather than generic examples
• Practical handouts, frameworks and digital resources
• Completion based on implemented workflow improvement, not just attendance

Who this is for

• Executive Assistants and senior Assistants supporting leaders and decision-makers
• Professionals who feel overloaded by volume, complexity or constant reactivity
• Assistants who want to use Microsoft 365 more strategically
• Professionals who know AI matters and want practical, safe application
• Organisations looking for stronger assistant capability and better return on Microsoft investment

Why book now

The pressure on assistants is increasing. Expectations are higher, AI is moving fast, and many teams are still relying on manual processes that waste time and create unnecessary stress.

This programme helps you keep pace, strengthen your capability and build a more strategic way of working now, not later.

What assistants say

“His Copilot and AI training has opened my eyes to new ways of working smarter, not harder.”

Mia Lane – Manager, Executive & Administration, UKG

“On the first day I used it I completed 13 tasks.”

Sarah Sherriff – MOD

That is the difference between attending a course and changing how work gets done.

Book your place

If you are looking for executive assistant courses that help you save time, gain control and become more strategic in how you support leaders, this programme was built for you.

Book your place now or enquire about team training.

Places are limited to protect the quality of learning, support and implementation.