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Institute of Advanced Technological and Commercial Studies

TP38 · Level 4

SME Administrative Officer

Target occupation: administrative officer, all-round assistant.

Target occupation
administrative officer, all-round assistant
Level
4 — Skilled employee and operative
Duration
9 months
Taught hours
600 h
Credits
60

Framework

Competency blocks

Each block is assessed separately and stays acquired. That is what lets you resume an interrupted path without starting over.

  1. Day-to-day administration

    150 hours

    Mail, files, filing, deadline tracking, supplier relations

  2. Sales administration

    160 hours

    Quotations, purchase orders, invoicing, chasing, client follow-up

  3. Basic accounting and payroll support

    160 hours

    Accounting documents, cash, bank, variable pay data, filings

  4. Management tools

    90 hours

    Spreadsheets, management software, simple dashboards

  5. Professional conduct and employability

    40 hours

    Versatility, prioritising, confidentiality, job search

Questions

How is this title awarded?

Through a workplace simulation before a panel of practitioners, together with a professional portfolio recording what you actually produced. An occupation is proven by practising it, not on paper.

What employment rate do you publish?

None, and that is deliberate: no cohort has yet completed this title. The six-month employment rate is this family's own indicator, and we will publish it once a cohort has produced one — not before. An invented figure here would be the first thing an employer checks.

SME Administrative Officer — IHETC