Administration and Office Skills
Professional Presence at Work
Build a reputation people trust: how you show up, speak, dress, decide and behave at work.
Build a reputation people trust: how you show up, speak, dress, decide and behave at work.
About this course
Welcome. This course is about the everyday behaviours that make people trust you at work: how you greet, dress, speak, decide and recover from mistakes. None of it is about being stiff or pretending to be someone else. It is about being reliable, respectful and easy to work with, in a way that fits who you are and the culture of your workplace.
COURSE STRUCTURE • Module 01: Introduction to Professional Presence • Module 02: What Professionalism Means • Module 03: First Impressions, Dress and Grooming • Module 04: Business Etiquette • Module 05: Cultural Awareness and Respect • Module 06: Confidentiality and Discretion • Module 07: Ethics, Integrity and Conflicts of Interest • Module 08: Relationships, Boundaries and Feedback • Module 09: Online Reputation and Remote Etiquette • Module 10: Putting It into Practice
HOW IT WORKS Work through each module online. Most modules end with a short knowledge check (60% to continue). The course ends with a final assessment: pass mark 80%, 60 minutes, 3 attempts. Learners who pass receive a MetaCo certificate.
COURSE MATERIALS Learner Manual, Activity Workbook, Quick Reference Guide, practical toolkit, Action Plan and Evaluation Form, attached to Module 01.
Course content
Module 1: Module 01: Introduction to Professional Presence
- 1.1 Introduction to Professional Presence
Module 2: Module 02: What Professionalism Means
- 2.1 What Professionalism Means
- 2.2 Case study
Module 3: Module 03: First Impressions, Dress and Grooming
- 3.1 First Impressions, Dress and Grooming
- 3.2 Case study
Module 4: Module 04: Business Etiquette
- 4.1 Business Etiquette
- 4.2 Case study
Module 5: Module 05: Cultural Awareness and Respect
- 5.1 Cultural Awareness and Respect
- 5.2 Case study
Module 6: Module 06: Confidentiality and Discretion
- 6.1 Confidentiality and Discretion
- 6.2 Case study
Module 7: Module 07: Ethics, Integrity and Conflicts of Interest
- 7.1 Ethics, Integrity and Conflicts of Interest
- 7.2 Case study
Module 8: Module 08: Relationships, Boundaries and Feedback
- 8.1 Relationships, Boundaries and Feedback
- 8.2 Case study
Module 9: Module 09: Online Reputation and Remote Etiquette
- 9.1 Online Reputation and Remote Etiquette
- 9.2 Case study
Module 10: Module 10: Putting It into Practice
- 10.1 Putting It into Practice
