Executive PA Course

Executive PA Course for Assistants Ready to Work More Strategically

The Executive Assistant Productivity Architect Programme is an Executive PA course designed for experienced assistants who want to move beyond reactive support and redesign how work gets done. Using Microsoft 365, Copilot and AI, you will learn how to save time, reduce pressure, improve executive support and build a more strategic role.

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Led by Paul Pennant, a Microsoft MVP and former Executive Assistant, this five-week programme is built for real executive environments. This is not generic software training. It is practical workflow transformation for Executive PAs and senior assistants who want visible results.

• Save time: reduce repetitive admin, duplication and manual follow-up
• Gain control: improve inbox, diary, meeting and task workflows
• Support leaders better: strengthen communication, prioritisation and decision support
• Use AI practically: apply Copilot and AI in real assistant work, not just theory
• Build career value: become more strategic, visible and confident

Why many Executive PAs still feel reactive

Even highly capable assistants can feel stuck in constant catch-up. The problem is rarely effort. The problem is that many workflows are still manual, fragmented and built around pressure rather than control.

• Your day is full, but not always focused on the highest-value work
• Microsoft 365 is available, but underused across daily workflows
• AI matters, but applying it safely and effectively feels unclear
• Meetings, follow-up, actions and communication create unnecessary drag
• Most training teaches features without improving how work actually gets done

A practical Executive PA course that transforms workflows

This programme helps you step back from reactive work and rebuild the systems behind it. You will learn how Microsoft 365, Copilot and AI fit together across real executive workflows, so you can reduce friction, improve structure and create more space for higher-value support.

Instead of simply learning tools, you will learn how to:

• prioritise faster and with more confidence
• manage executive time with greater control
• improve meeting preparation, actions and follow-through
• draft, summarise and organise work more efficiently with AI
• communicate more clearly across multiple stakeholders
• reduce stress by removing unnecessary repetition
• support leaders in a calmer, more strategic way

Why this Executive PA course is different

Generic courses teach features. This programme changes how work gets done.

• Generic training is tool-led. This programme is assistant-first and outcome-led.
• Generic training teaches apps in isolation. This programme shows how Microsoft 365, Copilot and AI work together in real workflows.
• Generic training builds knowledge. This programme focuses on implementation and workplace change.
• Generic training helps people use software. This programme helps Executive PAs operate with more value, confidence and control.

This is workflow transformation, not feature training. You leave with practical systems you can apply immediately.

What you will be able to do after the programme

• Use Copilot and AI confidently for drafting, summarising, analysis and decision support
• Build better inbox, diary and task workflows
• Improve meeting output, action tracking and follow-up
• Create executive-ready documents and presentations more efficiently
• Reduce repetitive admin through smarter Microsoft 365 use and automation
• Design clearer systems that support better executive decision-making
• Operate with more confidence, visibility and strategic impact

Built for real Executive PA work

You will attend 10 live half-day sessions over five weeks, with time between sessions to apply what you learn in your real working environment. The programme is designed for implementation, not passive attendance.

• 10 live half-day sessions over five weeks
• Real executive scenarios, not generic exercises
• Immediate application between sessions
• Practical handouts, frameworks and digital resources
• Completion based on applied improvement, not just attendance

Who this course is for

• Executive PAs and Executive Assistants supporting senior leaders
• Experienced assistants who want to move from reactive to strategic
• Professionals who want to use Microsoft 365 more effectively
• Assistants who want practical, safe AI adoption in their day-to-day work
• Organisations that want stronger support capability and better return on Microsoft and AI investment

Trusted specialist delivery

Paul Pennant combines real Executive Assistant experience with over 20 years of specialist training expertise. As a Microsoft MVP, he brings deep Microsoft and Copilot knowledge, but always in the context of real assistant workflows. That specialist focus is what makes Today’s PA different from generic Microsoft, AI and admin training providers.

Today’s PA is trusted by over 4,000 organisations worldwide and has been voted Best Assistant Training Provider in the UK seven years running.

Why this is worth the investment

For assistants, the return is clear: more control, less stress, stronger confidence and greater career value. For organisations, the return is stronger Microsoft 365 use, better AI adoption, less time lost to manual work and more effective support for leaders.

• better prioritisation and workflow control
• stronger communication and follow-through
• higher-quality executive support
• less wasted time on repetitive manual work
• greater confidence with Microsoft 365, Copilot and AI
• more strategic assistants delivering higher-value contribution

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 learning tools and changing workflows.

Book your place

If you are looking for an Executive PA course that delivers practical change, stronger support capability and real workplace impact, this programme was built for you.

Book your place now or enquire about team training.

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