Show 7 v Job opp opportunities good for secretarial students By Patricia Watson Students majoring as executive exec exec- executive secretaries at at- learn to master office skills and the ability to assume responsibility without supervision supervision supervision super super- vision in the office The opportunities ties are excellent t. t Advancement opportunities are unlimited The secretarial ial i l job is often a steppingstone stepping- stepping steppingstone steppingstone stone to executive positions for women Executive secretaries secretaries secre secre- tades are becoming office managers supervisors administrative admi administrative ad ad- mi assistants and private secretaries sec The whole field of secretaries is changing They assume more responsibility and less per personal personal per per- r- r sona care care for supervisors said Ms Kathryn Beebe Division Division Division Di Di- vision Head The division name was w re recently recently changed secretarial secre- secre 4 t rial and ana computer education education education tion to office education because because because be be- cause of the new image image of of the job Ms Beebe said We train the total person not just typing and shorthand skills Besides the mastery of of shorthand nd and tra transcription the course offers classes in bus business ness ness' management t ac ac- ac- ac counting The curriculum covers overs all aspects of executive executive executive tive secretarial procedures and administration Students who enter UTe UTe- with previous business background from high school can complete the course in 9 months Those w with th no experience exper- exper fence must major majo in stenography stenography stenography steno steno- graphy first They will complete complete com com- In in 18 months with anAAS anAAS an ap AAS AA degree degre or r a diploma About 32 students are curren currently enrolled in the program Ms Beebe said upon completion of the e. e program pro pro- program gram gr m the students have havea I a choice of 10 different open open- ings The average starting salary is between an and j a mo month th according Ms Ms' Beebe Those who are highly skilled or r experienced earn between a month The National Secretaries Secretaries Secre Secre- Association reported the average salary as a year Nationwide more than secretary jobs are unfilled based on on on-a on a aNSA report The institute for certifying ing secretaries offers a tw two day y six-part six exam dealing with topics from behavioral science scie science e ence in business to account account- Ln mm ing The student must pass this exam in order to receive the Certified Professional Prof Secretary certificate no EI t Jf tf j A 1 1 PM 4 l r t I s k 4 Y ye ax ar 1 y r. r 7 L t w F. F N ift f to 1 z The A VT Center in the executive secretary division allows for lor individualized instruction |