Programme 08 / 08 · Executive Assistance & Administration

Executive Assistance & Business Administration

Build the foundations of reliable executive support: priorities, professional communication, scheduling, records, meeting coordination and administrative judgement.

People-free executive workspace photography representing administration and coordination
8 weeks minimumContinue at your own pace if you need longer
~48 hoursIndicative learning time
₹15,000Programme fee · No GST currently applied
Applied final projectA practical executive administration and support portfolio.
Discover the programme

Build the systems and judgement needed to support executives and business operations reliably.

This programme develops the foundations of professional executive support: calendar management, meeting coordination, follow-ups, correspondence, travel planning, records, prioritisation, confidentiality and administrative control. It treats the role as structured business support, not simply clerical work.

01 / HOW IT CAN BENEFIT YOU

Build useful professional judgement.

You learn how to reduce friction around an executive or team by anticipating information needs, organising commitments, maintaining follow-through and communicating clearly. The programme also develops professional judgement around priorities, discretion and escalation.

02 / REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS

Where the learning is used.

  • Calendar and meeting coordination
  • Agenda, minutes and action tracking
  • Executive requests and follow-ups
  • Travel and visit planning
  • Professional correspondence and document control
  • Recurring administrative routines and priority management
03 / CAREER & JOB RELEVANCE

Roles where this knowledge can be relevant.

The subject matter can be useful in roles such as:

Executive AssistantAdministrative ExecutiveExecutive Office AssistantOffice CoordinatorBusiness SupportFounder’s Office CoordinatorAdministrative Coordinator

Role relevance depends on the employer, job level and your wider experience. Completing the programme does not guarantee employment or eligibility for a particular role.

04 / WHAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO

Move from knowledge to application.

  • Organise a complex calendar and competing priorities
  • Prepare meetings and track actions to closure
  • Draft clear professional correspondence
  • Coordinate travel, documents and logistics
  • Maintain reliable records, follow-ups and confidential information
05 / WHO SHOULD CONSIDER IT

A programme for different starting points.

  • Students preparing for administrative and support roles
  • New executive assistants
  • Administrative professionals seeking stronger systems
  • Office coordinators and business-support staff
  • Professionals moving into founder or executive-office support
06 / WHAT YOU CAN SHOW

Build evidence of how you think and work.

The programme includes applied activities and a final project. These can give you concrete examples to discuss in a portfolio, professional profile or interview, subject to the confidentiality and usage rules of any case material.

Professional application example

See how the subject connects to a real business situation.

An executive has overlapping meetings, an upcoming trip, pending approvals and multiple follow-ups. You would learn how to reorganise the calendar, prepare meeting information, coordinate travel, track outstanding actions and communicate changes without losing control of priorities.

Using the learning in job applications

Do more than list the credential.

Your executive-support toolkit can help you show practical capability in applications. You can discuss how you would manage a complex calendar, prepare meetings, track follow-ups and handle confidential information — supported by templates and work products you created during the programme.

  • CV / portfolio: describe the applied project and the business problem you worked on.
  • Interview: explain your reasoning, method, assumptions and recommendation.
  • Professional profile: after successful completion, list the credential accurately and link to its verification record where available.

Once you understand the professional value of the programme, review the full eight-week learning pathway to see exactly what you will study and produce.

Explore the 8-week curriculum ↓
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What you will take away

Move from ideas to practical work.

You will work through beginner-friendly explanations, subject-specific examples and short applied activities. Each week builds a piece of the final deliverable, so you can explain both the recommendation and the reasoning behind it.

An executive support toolkit with calendar rules, meeting templates, task tracker, correspondence and records procedures.

Detailed learning pathway

Eight weeks, one connected learning journey.

Learn the core terminology, see worked examples and complete an activity each week. The final week brings your work together into a structured submission.

WEEK 01 / UNDERSTAND THE ROLE

Understand the role

Define executive assistance, administrative responsibilities, discretion and professional boundaries.

  • Applied activity: Map an executive support role and priorities.
  • Connect this week’s work to your final programme deliverable.
WEEK 02 / MANAGE TIME AND CALENDARS

Manage time and calendars

Learn scheduling, buffers, time zones, meeting purpose and priority conflicts.

  • Applied activity: Create a weekly calendar and scheduling protocol.
  • Connect this week’s work to your final programme deliverable.
WEEK 03 / COMMUNICATE PROFESSIONALLY

Communicate professionally

Draft clear emails, briefings, updates and escalation messages for different audiences.

  • Applied activity: Prepare a professional communication pack.
  • Connect this week’s work to your final programme deliverable.
WEEK 04 / RUN EFFECTIVE MEETINGS

Run effective meetings

Plan agendas, logistics, materials, minutes, decisions and action tracking.

  • Applied activity: Create a meeting coordination toolkit.
  • Connect this week’s work to your final programme deliverable.
WEEK 05 / ORGANISE DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION

Organise documents and information

Build filing conventions, version control, retrieval routines and confidentiality practices.

  • Applied activity: Design a document and records system.
  • Connect this week’s work to your final programme deliverable.
WEEK 06 / COORDINATE TASKS AND PROJECTS

Coordinate tasks and projects

Use task registers, owners, due dates, dependencies and status reporting.

  • Applied activity: Build an executive action tracker.
  • Connect this week’s work to your final programme deliverable.
WEEK 07 / HANDLE CHANGING PRIORITIES

Handle changing priorities

Practise triage, travel coordination, issue escalation and contingency planning.

  • Applied activity: Prepare a scenario-based support plan.
  • Connect this week’s work to your final programme deliverable.
WEEK 08 / DEMONSTRATE EXECUTIVE SUPPORT

Demonstrate executive support

Combine calendar, correspondence, meeting, records and follow-up workflows.

  • Applied activity: Submit an executive support portfolio.
  • Connect this week’s work to your final programme deliverable.
Applied business example

How should an assistant coordinate a busy leadership week?

An executive has overlapping meetings, travel changes and multiple requests. Prioritise commitments, communicate updates and create a reliable follow-up system.

This is a learning scenario for practice and does not promise a live client engagement or employment opportunity.

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How you learn

Understand. Practise. Demonstrate.

01 / LEARN

Build the basics

Start with plain-language explanations of the subject’s terminology and methods.

02 / EXPLORE

Study examples

See how the concepts apply to practical business and workplace situations.

03 / APPLY

Complete activities

Produce a useful piece of work each week and develop your final project.

04 / DEMONSTRATE

Submit your work

Complete the published assessment requirements and final project.

The Zariwala & Associates programme certificate is issued after the published completion and assessment requirements are met. It is not a university degree, statutory licence, employer endorsement or guarantee of employment.

Programme questions

Before you enrol.

Do I need prior experience?

No specialist experience is assumed. The learning pathway introduces the terms and methods used in executive assistance & business administration before you apply them.

How long can I take?

The minimum learning period is eight weeks, with approximately 48 hours of indicative learning. You may take longer if you need more time to study, complete activities or prepare for assessments.

What practical work will I complete?

An executive support toolkit with calendar rules, meeting templates, task tracker, correspondence and records procedures.

How do I receive my credential?

After meeting the published completion and assessment requirements, you can download a digitally verifiable PDF certificate from your learner dashboard. It includes a unique credential ID and public verification link, with details suitable for adding to LinkedIn and other professional profiles. A structured machine-readable credential record may also support verification.

What is the fee?

The listed programme fee is ₹15,000. Any applicable taxes and the final payable amount will be shown before checkout.

Can I receive a refund or reimbursement?

Programme enrolment fees are non-refundable. No refund or reimbursement is provided if you do not start, pause or do not complete the programme, subject to any rights that cannot legally be excluded. The enrolment terms will be shown before payment.

What are the passing marks and retake rules?

The assessment criteria, passing requirements and any retake arrangements will be published before registration opens; this preview does not establish a threshold or entitlement.

Your next step

Explore the programme. Plan your next step.

Review the curriculum, practical work, credential information and enrolment terms. Online enrolment requests are now available. Secure Razorpay checkout will be activated in the payment release.