Online Course · Microsoft Office

Land An Office Job.

Maybe you can get by in Word and freeze at a spreadsheet. This course is built to close that gap. Excel, Word and PowerPoint, taught from the start, in about the time a good box set takes.

From $29per week, flexible plan
~15 hoursof study at your own pace
6 monthsof course access
No examsever
Threeprograms covered
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaBusiness & Management
Course TypeOnline Course
Study Time~15 hours
Access6 months
Study ModeFully online, study anytime
AssessmentNo exams, ever
PaymentsFrom $29 a week
Comes with
  • 10-day money back guarantee
  • Unlimited tutor support
  • Career Centre access included
  • CPD credits on completion
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Pass The Test At The Interview

Plenty of office jobs put you in front of a computer before they hire you. This covers the skills those tests ask for, across all three programs.

Upskill For Your Current Role

You do the job fine and dread the spreadsheet part. Fifteen hours is a short way to stop working around it and start using it.

Cover Three Programs At Once

Excel, Word and PowerPoint in one course. Most office work sits in those three, and knowing all of them beats knowing one well.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Office work is the widest door in the job market, and the software is the thing standing in it. The work is easy to picture. A morning of records, a report tidied up, and the slides ready before the meeting.

Data Entry Operator

Getting information in accurately and fast. The Excel topic is the whole job.

Document Control Clerk

Keeping documents right and findable. Word skills carry most of this one.

Email and Calendar Administrator

Running someone else's week. Confidence across the programs is what makes you trusted with it.

Administrative IT Assistant

The person who sorts the small software problems. Knowing three programs well is where that starts.

Office IT Coordinator

Keeping the office running on its software, with the spreadsheets and slides to match.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience.

The Course

What You'll Learn

Three topics, one for each program.

01
Spreadsheets
The one that scares people, taught from the start.
Using Microsoft Excel
02
Documents
Getting quick in the program you use most.
Introduction to Microsoft Word
03
Slides
Media, tables, illustrations and animation.
Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Using Microsoft Excel, the one people avoid
  • Microsoft Word, faster and cleaner
  • Microsoft PowerPoint, media, tables and animation
  • About 15 hours, short by design

As a Student

  • Unlimited tutor support, phone and email in business hours
  • 6 months of access, study whenever suits you
  • Career Centre on enrolment, CV review and interview preparation
  • Student ID card included, discounts in New Zealand and worldwide
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Here is what stands out in this course.

01
Built Around The Job Test

The college points this squarely at the admin tests that come up in job applications. That is a narrow, useful target.

02
Short By Design

About 15 hours. Short enough to finish before an interview, and you still have 6 months of access to go back over it.

03
Slides As Well As Sheets

Arranging media, tables and illustrations, and applying animation to slides. Presentation work is the part people quietly avoid.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

ONLINE COURSE

Certificate in Microsoft Essentials

Certificate of Achievement · The Career Academy

A Certificate of Achievement

Issued by the college once you finish the course.

CPD Credits

The course carries accreditation with the CPD Standards Office, so you earn CPD credits on completion.

A SEEK Pass Credential

A SEEK Pass link arrives in your learning platform with your certificate, so you can share it on your SEEK profile.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Ask About the Course

Send an enquiry and a course advisor gets back to you with the course guide and straight answers on whether it fits.

Step two

Enrol When You're Ready

Start anytime. Pay upfront in one payment, or take the flexible weekly plan from $29 a week.

Step three

Study At Your Own Pace

Work through the topics online, with unlimited tutor support by phone and email in business hours. No exams at any point.

Step four

Finish With Your Certificate

Complete the course and receive your Certificate of Achievement, your CPD credits and a SEEK Pass link to share.

The Investment

How to Get Started

$29 / week
Flexible weekly payment plan, or pay upfront in one payment.
Pay upfront or pay weekly
10-day money back guarantee
6 months of course access
Start anytime, fully online
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need any experience?

None needed. All three topics start from the beginning. It suits someone who has never opened Excel.

How long does the course take?

Around 15 hours at your own pace, with 6 months of access. Most people fit it around a working week.

What does it cost each week?

From $29 a week on a flexible plan. You can also pay upfront in one payment. Enquire for the current options.

Is this enough Excel for a job?

For admin and office roles, this covers the ground those jobs and their entry tests ask for. If you want pivot tables and analysis work, the college runs Excel courses by stage and this is the right way into them.

Are there exams?

There are none, ever. You work through the topics at your own pace, with tutor support behind you by phone and email in business hours.

Is this course accredited?

It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office, which is accreditation for professional development. It is not accredited by NZQA, so it is not a national qualification. That is a different thing. For office work, employers care whether you can do the task in front of you.

Can I get my money back if it is not for me?

Yes. There is a 10-day money back guarantee. If it is not right for you, you get your money back.

Delivered By

About the College

This course is delivered by The Career Academy, an online course provider in New Zealand. It has been running for over 15 years and works with more than 25,000 students a year.

Courses run fully online at your own pace, with unlimited tutor support by phone and email in business hours. Tutors are named on the course page with their own backgrounds. Career coaching comes with your enrolment, including CV help, interview preparation and a LinkedIn profile review.

Career coaching includedUnlimited tutor supportNo exams, everCPD credits on completion
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