Certified Professional
Secretary (CPS)

This is the first in a series of 3 courses. This course is designed as a valuable tool to assist the student in reviewing the basic skills and key topics necessary to pass the Office Administration part of the CPS examination®.

Testimonial
"Knowing that the only way to obtain a pay increase was to further my education and receive my CPS certification, I began to investigate what options were available...I knew immediately that this was the resource I had been looking for." Mitzi Dunkley, Secretary

LENGTH OF COURSE: July 21- September 14, 2008

REQUIRED TEXT: Office Administration, 5th ED, 2004, Prentice-Hall, ISBN 0-13-114551-7

COST: $200/course

REGISTRATION ENDS: July 18, 2008

PAYMENT OPTIONS: Cash, Credit Card (MC or Visa), Check, or Money Order

CEU'S AWARDED: 2.5

State of Tennessee gives clerical-secretarial or clerical- management staff a two-step salary increase for successful completion of the CPS examination®.

• State colleges and universities give a nine percent salary increase to their clerical-secretarial or clerical-management non-exempt staff.
• Many private sector employers offer incentives to their administrative  employees for receiving their CPS certification®.
• CPS® holders earn an average $2300 more annually.
• CPS® rating is well-known throughout the country and is a highly sought  job requirement by top executives.