Gain the Skills to Become a Virtual Assistant

[Scholar]

This programme includes:

• Essential skills to launch your career as a VA
• Hands-on projects to refine your skills
• Build your professional network and understand how to maintain clients
• No Admin Fee

Duration
8 Weeks

Commitment
30-40 hrs/week, Online.

Start Date
5 August 2024

Admin Fee
$0

Programme Highlights

Learning by doing:
Learn to leverage AI and other workplace apps to work with and support decision makers and gain first-hand insights on how organisations are led.

Learning from others:
Engage with peers, attend events, and receive direct feedback from mentors and seasoned VAs, building your professional network and essential skills.

Formal coursework & training:
Gain practical experience to develop the right skill sets, tools, and mindsets to thrive as a VA in a rapidly evolving global workplace.

Who Should Enrol?
This programme is suitable for people already working in tech, and for those who have no prior tech knowledge or experience.

Your Learning Journey
Mastering the essentials of being a Virtual Assistant will give you key skills needed to find meaningful work. Develop meaningful strategies and the healthy mindset needed to become a successful VA.

WEEK 1 & 2: Onboarding & Understanding VA
Kickoff with Karibu, and begin the first two weeks of the programme by learning about the responsibilities of a VA and what it takes to succeed. Essential Skills • Professional Skills • Time Management

WEEK 3 & 4: Practise Essential VA Tools
Learn essential skills including managing your client's email and calendar, creating presentations, researching, booking travel, and data entry. Asana • Google Workspace • Expense Tracking

WEEK 5: Finding Opportunities & Upskilling
Understand how to find a job full time or freelance by learning how to network and market yourself, price your hours, and build relationships with clients. Upskilling • Networking • Relationship Building

WEEK 6: Sourcing Opportunities
Find your own practice opportunity by applying to jobs and reaching out to clients, showcasing your skills to help you start finding work. Interviewing • Negotiating • Relationship Building

WEEK 7: Practise Completing VA Tasks
Conduct your practice opportunity and put all the skills you've learnt to practice, simulating real-world VA tasks and deliverables. Practise opportunity • Hear from other VAs

WEEK 8: Niche Skills & Programme Conclusion
Request feedback, review niche skill sets, and gauge the possibility of future work using your new VA skills. Tips to get hired • VA Starter Pack • VA Tools

Programme Requirements
18-34 years old
Of African origin
Ability to write and speak English proficiently
A laptop or desktop computer with access to a stable internet connection

3-Step Admissions Process
1. Create Account
Create an ALX admissions account and confirm it via email

2. Start Application
Application process will take 45 – 60 minutes

3. Confirm Enrollment
Once accepted to
 the programme, you will be asked to enrol to secure participation.


Click HERE to apply