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Comparing PA courses? The Executive Assistant Productivity Architect Programme is advanced professional development for Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants who want to redesign real workplace 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 the leaders you support.
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 PA development programme
10 live half day sessions • CPD accredited provider • View current dates, places and prices below
Organisation, communication, judgement and relationship management remain essential PA skills. But experienced Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants are increasingly expected to understand technology, improve processes and help senior leaders work more effectively.
The problem is that much of executive support still happens inside systems that were never properly designed.
You learn to understand the work, identify the friction and design the better workflow before deciding whether Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI or automation should be used.
EAPA focuses on applied workplace change. You will learn how Microsoft 365 can operate as a connected productivity, communication and automation system rather than a collection of separate applications.
Today’s PA is a CPD Standards Office accredited provider, adding professional development assurance to a programme built around practical workplace outcomes.
This can make the programme easier to position with managers, HR and Learning & Development teams where investment in PA development needs to demonstrate clear value to both the learner and the organisation.
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 improving work before reaching for technology.
Discover, Map, Diagnose, Design and Govern happen before Build. You learn to understand the work and design the better process before choosing Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI or automation.
Each module connects Microsoft technology to real Personal Assistant and Executive Assistant work so you can improve control, communication, follow through and decision support.
Live teaching with practical implementation throughout the programme.
Guidance for workflow audits, design, AI guardrails and implementation.
Practical starting points you can copy, adapt and apply.
AI support based on Paul’s Microsoft 365 and productivity resources.
Cohort and alumni support with Paul answering questions directly.
Revisit sessions as you review and implement the learning.
Professional recognition following successful completion.
Additional professional development assurance for learners and organisations.
EAPA is designed for practising Personal Assistants, Executive 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. What matters is that you are willing to apply the learning and rethink how work gets done.
EAPA is professional development for people already working in Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant or senior business support roles who want to increase their strategic and technological capability.
PA refers to Personal Assistant. This is not Physician Associate or medical training.
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 Personal Assistants, 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 Microsoft 365 expertise with first hand understanding of executive support, stakeholders, priorities, pressure and the practical reality of getting work done.
EAPA develops support professionals who can improve workflows, reduce manual effort and help organisations make better use of Microsoft 365, AI and automation.
If you are already working as a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant 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 Personal Assistants, Executive Assistants and senior support professionals. Microsoft 365, AI and automation are taught through real assistant workflows rather than generic examples.
No. PA on this page means Personal Assistant. This programme is professional development for Personal Assistants, Executive Assistants and senior business support professionals.
No. You do not need to be an advanced Microsoft user. The programme develops your understanding of the tools alongside your ability to apply them to real workflows.
Yes. EAPA includes 10 live half day online sessions with teaching, 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 around 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 for current availability, prices and booking options.