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How To Become An Administrator

How To Become An Administrator

Dreaming of an administrative career? This article is your guide to navigating this exciting field.

1. Education and Training for Administrators

Starting an administrative journey begins with the right education. Completing relevant college or online courses is crucial for fine-tuning your office skills. Whether it’s mastering business letters, accounts, presentations, or spreadsheets, these courses bolster your proficiency and speed in administrative tasks.

Relevant courses for admin include:

2. Apprenticeships: Earn and Learn

Apprenticeships offer a blend of hands-on learning and workplace experience. While apprentices might earn less than full-fledged professionals, these roles offer invaluable practical exposure that enriches future job applications.

3. Work Progression to Administrative Roles

Climbing the career ladder without being an official apprentice involves on-the-job learning and hands-on experience. Consider these tips for making progress:

  • Opt for temporary contracts through recruitment agencies to accumulate diverse workplace experiences.
  • Gain insight and valuable work experience by volunteering or shadowing office-based roles.
  • Sometimes, qualifications alone might secure an entry-level role.

4. Skills and Qualities in Administration

Essential skills to secure an administrative role include:

  • Strong administrative capabilities
  • Attention to detail
  • A collaborative and independent work approach
  • Flexibility
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication
  • IT proficiency
  • Strong problem-solving abilities

5. Career Progression in Administration

Administrators have a vast scope for career growth. Salaries typically range from £14,000 to £28,000 annually, with opportunities to diversify into IT, payroll, accounting, legal, financial, or medical administration roles, or even executive assistant positions.

6. Breaking into Administrative Roles

Starting your journey as an administrator requires a blend of qualifications, skills, and work experience. Completion of online administrative courses or apprenticeships, direct application, or progression through job roles could pave the way for a fulfilling career in administration.

Boost your job prospects by volunteering, shadowing, or having relevant business administration qualifications. Remember, time management, attention to detail, communication, and IT proficiency are your keys to success in administration.

Looking to get ahead in administration? Explore our online business and administration courses for in-depth learning that will help you get ahead.

Frequently asked questions

This is a question that our team are often asked, there are many reasons but here are the main reasons to choose Association of Learning:

  • No hidden charges, the price you see includes everything, from VAT, tutoring to certification
  • Our average tutor marking time is 3 working days (most providers are 10+)
  • We are rated 5/5 for our service on Trustpilot!
  • Our courses are up to date. Many providers create course content and fail to keep it up to date.
  • We are open later than any other home learning provider
  • As many submissions as you need to complete, many providers cap how many times you can submit work
  • All courses are fully endorsed Ofqual regulated awarding bodies
  • 14 day money back guarantee or course switch.

If you need any more reasons to choose Association of Learning, contact our team!


You have 12 months to complete your course, however you can complete at a faster pace without any additional costs. Some of our students have managed to complete in as little as 3 months!


There are two payment options, pay in full for your course or monthly. Our monthly payment option allows you to spread the cost of your course over a 10 month period.

If you choose to pay using a payment plan, to apply you must be able to answer yes to the following:

  • Your billing address is based in the UK
  • You have a UK based bank account
  • Bill payer must be 18 or above.

No, this course is assignment based, which means you will not have to complete any exams. If your assignment doesn’t pass first time, you can retry as many times as you need within your 12 months support period.


No, all of our courses are distance learning which means your tutor will mark your work and send it back to you via email or by using our online portal.


Unlike other providers, Association of Learning use a fast-track system to get your certificate to you within six weeks (our average is two weeks).


This is a government-regulated qualification, with certification provided by an Ofqual-regulated awarding body.

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