DESCRIPTION: The content of this program is to prepare students for employment as clerk typists, information clerks, data entry clerks, coding clerks, invoicing clerks, keyboarding clerks, or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in this occupational area. The content prepares individuals to use computers and electronic typewriters i a variety of activities, including correspondence and compiling and keyboarding reports, applications forms, business forms, and other data from clerical records. It includes instruction in filing records and reports, posting information to records, sorting and distributing mail, answering telephones, computing and calculating machines, and an introduction to computer concepts as an integral part of modern business.
LENGTH: One (1) Semester.
ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: Adult and high school students (grades 10-12) must be at least 16 years of age and must meet minimum standards on the admission test.
DRESS REQUIREMENTS: Business Attire
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK: The demand for skilled office workers is very high in all parts of the country. Office Support Technology can open the door to an excellent career in the business field.