Office Administration: ICB National Diploma

With your Office Administration: ICB National Diploma, here is what you can do:

• Look for employment opportunities
• Go for further Studies

Look For Employment Opportunities

Having completed your Office Administration: ICB National Diploma you can look for employment opportunities. Remember the Office Administration course is a scarce skill. With scarce skills, your skills and knowledge are always in demand.

Go For Further Studies

You can also further studies on completion of your Office Administration: ICB  National Diploma. You can study other ICB Programmes or a NATED Programme at Matric College.

For you to be accepted into the ICB Office Administration Programme, you need to be a holder of one of the following qualifications: 

• Matric 
• Matric Equivalent Qualification
  • Be able to read, write and understand English 
  • Be able to study through distance learning 
  • Be 16 years or older

Matric

These are the two Matric Certificates that are accepted:

• Senior Certificate (Amended) (SC (A))
• National Senior Certificate (NSC) 

Matric Equivalent Qualification

Matric Equivalent courses are courses that are on the same NQF Level as a Matric Certificate, that is, NQF Level 4. Here are the two Matric Equivalent courses that are acceptable:

1. Bookkeeping: ICB Further Education and Training
2. Small Business and Financial Management: ICB National Certificate

Still do not qualify? Then enrol for the ICB Bridging Course. Here is what you need;

• You must have completed and passed Grade 10
• Be able to read, write and understand English 
• Be able to study through distance learning 
• Be 16 years or older

Completion of the Bridging and Course will allow you to study for the above Matric Equivalent Courses.

But remember, all ICB courses build on each other. To study for your Office Administration: ICB National Diploma, you must have completed your Office Administration: ICB Higher Certificate.

Can I Study Office Admin Without Matric?

No, you cannot study the ICB Office Administration Programme without Matric. You can however study the Programme with a Matric Equivalent Qualification as indicated above.

Office Administration means the coordination of office tasks to achieve an efficient workflow of office duties. It involves mobilising human financial and logistical resources to achieve the smooth running of the office environment.

Office Administration plays an important part in the running of any type of business or organisation. Here is what Office Administration can achieve for your business or organisation:

• Keep track of the work being done
• Keep track of work already done
• Enables a business to run smoothly
• Improves office productivity
• Keeps records
• Saves running costs
• Focuses on organisational goals

As an Office Administrator, here are some of the skills that you need to be effective in your role: 

• Organisational 
• Communication
• Computer 
• Numeracy
• Interpersonal communication
• Time management

The functions of an Office Administrator depend on the size of the organisation. The duties also vary from business to business. Here are some of the responsibilities of an Office Administrator:

• Coordinating office activities
• Supervising Office Administrative staff
• Managing arrangements for senior management
• Managing correspondences
• Report writing
• trains office staff
• Implements and monitors office policies and procedures