This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers, such as an Information Technology Assistant, Front Desk Specialist, Assistant Digital Production Designer, and Administrative Assistant in the Business, Management, and Administration career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Business, Management, and Administration career cluster.

The content includes, but is not limited to, the use of technology to develop communications skills, higher level thinking skills, and decision making skills; the performance of office procedures tasks; the production of quality work in an efficient manner using advanced features of business software applications; research of job opportunities; and the production of high quality employment portfolios and job-seeking documents. The program includes instruction in the following software applications: Microsoft (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint & Publisher); Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Acrobat Professional; and Google (Gmail, Forms, Calendar & Sites).

Upon completion of the Administrative Office Specialist program, students are required to pass a Bundle of 3 MS Office Certifications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, or Access).

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