Clerical Skills
A three to four-month course with open enrollment dates.
The training is designed to prepare the individual to work effectively as a clerk/typist in an office work place.
The curriculum includes instruction in office procedures, filing, general typing skills, basic education in grammar and spelling, and telephone etiquette. The trainee also learns to operate a multi-line switchboard.
Trainees are provided basic instruction in word processing on the personal computer to enhance their employment potential. For advanced instruction on personal computers and word processing, the trainee may enroll in Word Processing.
Upon completion of the training program, trainees are provided the opportunity to participate in a clerical practicum to further enhance their skills.
Qualifications:
- General vocational skill requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Ability to type accurately at least 45 net wpm
- Ability to hear information from transcribing equipment or on the switchboard
- English grammar sufficient to prepare letters, reports and memos
- Ability to take accurate messages in Braille or print
