Human Resources : Administrative Professionals Certificate Program

Administrative Professionals Certificate Program

The Administrative Professionals Certificate Program helps new and long-term administrators gain the skills and competencies they need to support all levels of management at Georgetown. The certificate may be earned apart from the Professional Managers Certificate, although the two share many of the same courses.

Who May Attend

All Georgetown employees who work in administrative, clerical, support, and union positions at the University are eligible for this program at the beginning of their employment.

Cost

There is no cost to either the employee or department for this certificate.

How the Certificate Works

· The training is grouped into curriculum blocks.

· Each block includes required core courses.

· Participants must complete all required courses (80 units) plus an additional 12 developmental units to receive the Administrative Professionals Certificate (total of 92 developmental units).

· Participants who earn an additional 18 developmental units beyond the APC will receive an Advanced Administrative Professionals Certificate (total of 110 developmental units).

Curriculum Blocks

The following topic areas form the foundations for the APCP:

· Financial Skills

· HR Administration

· Grants Management

· Office Technology

· Project Management

· Faculty/Executive Relations

· Professionalism

· Career Development

Bold and italics indicate future classes. Watch the web site!

Skills	Required	Elective
Financial Skills 8 required hours	Budget Management Accounts Payable Financial Access+ Purchasing & Contracts	Reading CSRs PeopleSoft Data Downloads PeopleSoft Ledger Excel Journal Analyzing Budgets
HR Administration 8 required hours	HR Policies & Procedures Gene sys Discrimination Prevention	Hiring & Recruitment Performance Review
Grants Management 2 required hours	Creating Grant Budgets	Post Award Grants Direct Costs ? Grants
Professionalism 30 required hours	Business Writing 1 Business Writing II Customer Service *Business Etiquette* Time Management	Interpersonal Effectiveness Everyday Ethics Stress Management *Communicating Boundaries*
Career Development 12 required hours	Fireproof Your Career Career Anchors	Seven Habits Critical Thinking Public Speaking Emotional Safety Thriving in the Workplace
Project Management 12 required hours	Managing Multiple Priorities Basic Project Management	Event Planning *Project Management software*
Faculty/Management Relationships 12 required hours	Understanding Management Delegation	*Managing Up*
Office Technology 6 required hours	Office Machines Basic Software Set-up	Teleconferencing