Personal Assistant Courses – 5 Days – Online

Level Up Your Skills & Career

The Today’s PA 5 Day Academy is an award-winning training programme designed to help assistants become confident, strategic partners in today’s fast-paced workplace. Combining essential professional skills with powerful digital productivity tools, the course covers assertiveness, time and email management, handling interruptions, and effectively managing your manager.

Participants will also gain expert-level tips for Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, alongside practical guidance on using ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Forms, and Planner to streamline projects and events. The programme also includes specialised training on minute-taking and meeting effectiveness using Microsoft Teams.

Delivered by a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) and award-winning PA training provider, this comprehensive course includes 390+ pages of handouts, two years of free post-course support, and an IAM-endorsed certificate. Developed and refined over 20 years, it equips assistants with the tools, systems, and confidence to work smarter and add greater value to their organisation.

Award-winning content

The Assertive Assistant

✔ Becoming a Strategic Assistant
✔ Dealing with Stress
✔ Handling Interruptions
✔ Managing Your Manager/s
✔ Assertiveness
✔ Managing Your Time & Emails
✔ Modern Office Systems

Outlook Masterclass

✔ 263 Tips Covering Advanced Task Management
✔ Calendar
✔ Inbox Management
✔ Contacts
✔ Notes
✔ Countless Shortcuts

Excel, Word & PowerPoint Masterclass

✔ 135 Excel Hacks
✔ 90 Word Tricks
✔ 24 Windows10 Tips
✔ 112 PowerPoint Time Savers

Intelligent Workflows: The Power of ChatGPT, Copilot, Forms, and Planner

✔ Using ChatGPT and Copilot for Your Projects and Events
✔ Using Microsoft Forms for Your Projects and Events
✔ Using Microsoft Planner for Your Projects and Events

Mastering Minutes With Teams and You

✔ Minute Writing Fundamentals
✔ Note-Taking Strategies
✔ Teams and Microsoft Integration
✔ Enhancing Meeting Effectiveness
✔ Microsoft Tools for Productivity
✔ Practical Exercises
✔ Additional Features from the Handouts

Why choose this course?

✔ This course is tought by a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) and Best PA Training Provider for the last 7 Years
✔ 390+ Pages of handouts + supporting files
✔ 2 years of FREE post course support
✔ Endorsed by the IAM
✔ Certificate of attendance
✔ Thousands of satisfied clients
✔  This course has been developed and refinded over 20 years, keeping pace with the ever-changing role of the Assistant

How is this course delivered?

✔  This course can be delivered at your venue
✔  This course can be delivered online at the date and time convenient to you
✔  This 5 day course is delivered online and is split into 10 half days

Individual days can be booked separately.

Dates and timings

June-July 2026

Day 1 – The Assertive Assistant –  2-3 June, 1.00-4.30pm GMT
Day 2 – Microsoft Outlook Masterclass – 9-10 June, 1.00-4.30pm GMT
Day 3 – Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel Masterclass – 16-17 June, 1.00-4.30pm GMT
Day 4 – Intelligent Workflows: The Power of ChatGPT, Copilot, Forms, and Planner – 23-24 June, 1.00-4.30pm GMT
Day 5 – Minute Writing Made Simple – 30 June – 1 July, 1.00-4.30pm GMT

Your trainer

PAul Pennant – Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional)

Founder & Owner of Today’s PA