Virtual Assistant (VA) Training Diploma

This diploma is for anyone seeking to work as a Virtual Assistant (VA). You will gain valuable skills and learn what is required to be able to run and market your own business.

Is Virtual Assistant (VA) Diploma for You?

• If you’re looking to become a Virtual Assistant and offer a flexible office support service from the comfort of your home, this is the ideal diploma for you.

About Virtual Assistant (VA) Diploma

• Pitman Training offers flexible, learn at your own pace courses to allow you the freedom to earn your new skill set when convenient for you. Our Virtual Assistant courses can get you started on your new career path in as little as 6 weeks or 155 hours. Leaving you confidently armed with a variety skills to lead your successful new business. An exciting opportunity for those looking to quickly transition to a new career where they are able to take control of their hours, responsibilities, clients and earning potential.

Become an invaluable resource from your own home

• A Virtual Assistant (VA) can often be a saviour to a sole trader or small business. When it’s essential to keep overheads as low as possible, using the services of a Virtual Assistant is one of the most sensible decisions a businessperson might make.
• Working for yourself as a Virtual Assistant offers a unique and varied career opportunity. You’ll be your own boss, so you’ll be able to set your working patterns as you wish. Many businesses don’t need a full-time PA or Administrator, so rather than pay out a monthly salary, they will often use the services of a VA on an ‘as and when’ basis and simply pay for what they need.
• The areas where you may support a business are varied. You might help them deal with their admin and general office workload, manage their social media accounts, or maintain their financial records. It all depends on what they need. This offers a great variety to keep your days exciting and interesting. With our flexible method of study available, you can study this diploma whenever suits you in any of our convenient, local centres.

At Pitman Training, we offer:

• Flexible training that fits around your commitments
• Support on hand from our friendly Learning Coaches

Get the skills and confidence you need to achieve your career goals! 

Aims and Objectives

• This diploma will give you the skills required to be able to offer a top-notch VA service to your clients. You’ll cover all the essential areas a VA will need to know, such as effective communication and bookkeeping, but also gain valuable marketing and project management knowledge to give you a broad skillset.

Career Path

• This diploma is quite specific in that it aims to help you get the skills required to work as a Virtual Assistant and make use of your entrepreneurial spirit that is required to run your own business.

What's the Difference?

We offer a range of training packages in a range of subject areas and can offer blended learning opportunities to best meet your needs.

• Our courses are practical in nature and focus on a single subject and can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days.
• Diplomas are designed to give you a complete skillset mapped to a specific career path and contain a number of core and elective courses.