The Global PA Network offers Training & Development Programmes, Events and Career Advice to Managers and their Teams, Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants, Secretaries and Administrators around the world. We work with public and private sector organisations and we aim to influence positive change in the workplace and enhance the ability and skills of employees for the benefit of the individual and their employer. We regularly conduct Academic Research into the profession and champion recognition and upskilling of this vital workforce sector.
MasterClasses
With our Masterclass training programme we have trained and developed office professional staff in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Australia, Mauritius, Malaysia, Dubai, Indonesia,Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Philippines, China, Bahrain and Singapore.
Technology
We recognise that the office of the 21st century has changed dramatically as a place to work with the transformation in working practices that technology has brought about. We therefore partner with BT Conferencing to educate office professionals in the use of communication technology and create motivational webinars and virtual learning programmes.
Global PA Network Founder
The Founder of the Global PA Network, Rosemary Parr is a CIPD qualified L&D Practitioner, coach and motivational public speaker and a member of the CIPD Institute. Her vision for motivation and development of office professionals has been given extensive media coverage in the last 4 years and she has been interviewed on BBC Radio and in the national press.
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Primary Research
In 2009 the Global PANetwork in partnership with Kingston University Business School completed Primary Research into 'Secretarial Work, Skills and Careers ' which highlights the need for upskilling of the profession. In 2012 this vital Academic Research has been published in Academic Journals and questions if the Secretarial Profession is 'Still in the Ghetto?'