Dear students,
The profession of Office Management and Executive Assistants, which is effective throughout the entire working life, continues to be at the centre of communication with an interdisciplinary approach and remains an indispensable element of public and private sector organisations at every stage of the management pyramid. As the Department of Office Services and Secretarial Studies at Tokat Vocational School, we aim to prepare you to be well-equipped individuals who can meet the expectations of public and private sector organisations.
In our Department's Office Management and Executive Assistantship Programme, you will have the opportunity to acquire all the knowledge, skills and competencies required to meet industry expectations in many disciplines, including Secretarial Services, Office Management, Executive Assistantship, Office Applications, Communication, Filing and Archiving, and Accounting skills, both theoretically and practically.
Today's business world is undergoing rapid change and development, producing new business theories and directing them towards applications. Within this structure, Secretarial/Executive Assistantship has transformed from a profession involving limited tasks and acquired by chance into a systematic structure that fulfils the duties assigned to it within the organisation.
In light of these developments, the concept of secretarial duties and responsibilities has been transferred to the concept of executive assistance. The profession encompasses various stages, ranging from daily and basic office and secretarial services to Office Management and Executive Assistance, which involves assisting managers in fulfilling their duties and responsibilities. Due to these characteristics, Executive Assistance/Secretarial work is an attractive profession supported by successful managers.
In this sense, the programme aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the needs of a rapidly changing and evolving business world, proficient in at least one foreign language, expert in computer use, able to professionally apply office management principles and methods, knowledgeable in professional correspondence, able to establish good interpersonal relationships, able to type quickly and accurately using all ten fingers (F keyboard) without looking, able to use all types of office technology, knowledgeable in modern protocol, who facilitate communication for the office and its managers, handle correspondence, organise meetings and manage the office, are open to innovation and development, and are highly qualified office staff, office managers, executive assistants and secretaries needed in office management, accounting and public relations.
Our vision as a department is not only to impart professional knowledge and skills, but also to nurture constructive, innovative, self-confident individuals who are capable of working in a team. We offer you all the support you need to make a difference in the public and private sectors, with our competent, experienced academics, laboratory applications in our courses, and Industry Applications opportunities.
Currently, our programme consists of 4+0 (four semesters of education and training at the university) and we continue our education and training activities by providing our second-year students with Sector Application in the academic and administrative units of our university. With the 3+1 Education Model, which we will implement in the near future, students will receive theoretical and practical education for three terms at school, and in the fourth year, they will gain experience in the workplace through ‘Vocational Training in Business’ in sectors of their choice. On the other hand, once our accreditation work is complete, we will become more prominent and accepted both domestically and internationally.
If you wish to become an Office Worker, Office Manager, Secretary, or Executive Assistant equipped with professional skills, Tokat Vocational School, with its innovative perspective and commitment to following and implementing innovative approaches, will be the right choice for you, our students.
As the Tokat Vocational School family, we are always ready to determine appropriate strategies for your future and chart an accurate roadmap.