Fall 2021 Virtual Projects for Office Administration - Executive
General
- Diploma; 1st year, 2nd year, Senior, Junior
- 420 hours per learner
- Dates set by projects
- Learners apply to projects
Preferred companies
- 1/5 project matches
- Canada
- Payment by employer C$15.00 / hour
- Any
- Any
Categories
Skills
Overview
- Details
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Virtual Project Opportunity:
Bring on one or more student/(s) from Fanshawe College in the Office Administration - Executive (OAE) Co-op Endorsed Diploma to conduct a paid, project-based experience.
The 2 year program is designed to offer the widest range of possible career choices and opportunities in a variety of office support disciplines. These students are equipped to work in diverse team settings, assist with projects and support and contribute to business solutions.
Students will work on one or more virtual projects (typically) of your choosing over the Fall term connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.
Students are available to engage in an employer-lead virtual project sometime between September 7 and December 17. They can start a full-time Co-op as late as September 27. Shifts will be dependent on project scope and student availability, but a minimum of 12 weeks and minimum of 420 hours is required to count towards a Co-op credit.
- Learner skills
- Ms office suite, Office management, Administrative support, Project coordination
- Deliverables
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Benefits to your company
The exact deliverables are to be decided with the industry partner and co-op consultant.
Students are ready to contribute to:
- Overseeing projects and budgets to support business decision making
- Assessing and use current concepts/systems and technologies to support an organization's business initiatives
- Supervise and training others, organize meetings, conferences and travel arrangements
- Research, develop and present accurate business correspondence and reports to meet the organization's goals.
Project Examples
Student abilities include:
- Conduct oneself professionally and adhere to relevant legislation, standards and codes of ethics.
- Manage the scheduling, coordination and organization of administrative tasks and workflow within specific deadlines and according to set priorities.
- Coordinate the collection, analysis, distribution and response to communications in the workplace to facilitate the flow of information.
- Operate and provide support related to the use, maintenance and procurement of office equipment and technologies.
- Evaluate, establish and administer a variety of records management systems to ensure confidential, secure, accessible and organized electronic and paper records.
- Produce financial documents and reports by identifying and compiling relevant information and using accounting software.
- Prepare and produce a variety of business documents using available technologies and applying industry standards.
- Use interpersonal, leadership and client service skills to respond to diversity and to support the vision and mission of the organization.
- Research, analyze and summarize information on resources and services and prepare summary reports with recommendations.
- Select and use information technologies to support communication with internal and external stakeholders and to promote the organization.
- Organize and coordinate meetings, conferences, special events and make travel arrangements, including the preparation of related documentation.
- Support the implementation of projects by applying basic principles of project management.
The exact project topic and scope will depend on your company's needs. Student can work on some or all of the aspects mentioned above.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Co-op terms must be remunerated under Company requirements.
Employer will need to virtually meet with the Co-op Consultant to provide an update on students' work mid-way through the co-op , and complete a final evaluation form at the end of the work term.
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address student''s questions.
Company must agree to sign a Co-op Work Term Agreement (WTA) form provided by the Co-op Consultant.