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Today's Office Careers
Businesses and organizations, small and large, from Lansing to
Beijing, are engaged in a fast-paced, competitive, and dynamic race
for survival and profit. Today's marketplace demands workers who are
highly skilled, creative, and able to adapt quickly to new
technology and procedures.
As technology continues to change the modern workplace, the role of
today's office worker will continue to evolve. The office
professional will continue to assume a wider range of
responsibilities once reserved for managerial staff. Many office
professionals now provide training and orientation for new staff,
conduct Internet research, and operate and troubleshoot office
technologies. However, despite these many changes and technological
advances, the core responsibilities have remained much the same:
performing and coordinating an office's administrative activities
and storing, retrieving, and integrating information for staff and
clients. High school graduates who have
basic office skills may qualify for entry-level positions. However,
employers increasingly require extensive knowledge of software
applications, such as word processing, spreadsheets and database
management. Office professionals need skills in keyboarding, written
and oral communication, interpersonal skills, organizational or
management ability, and the ability to work independently. As
technology evolves, education, retraining, and continuing education
will remain essential. Today's office needs workers who are
adaptable, versatile and ready to take on the challenges of new and
ever-changing technologies.
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NEW FOR OFFICE
SYSTEMS PROGRAM |
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Electronic Office Lab |
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Voice and Handwriting Recognition
Computer Training |
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Employability Skills Training |
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Online and Hybrid Course Offerings |
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Administrative Office Management
Program |
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Four NEW certificates and five NEW
courses |
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PLUS: |
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Microsoft User Specialist
Certification |
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Office Internships |
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