This document provides an agenda and overview of the Hays/APA Breakfast Seminar. The agenda includes introductions from Geoff Sims of Hays PA & Secretarial, 2010 PA of the Year Laura Richardson, and Dr. Gareth Osborne, Director General of the Association of Personal Assistants (APA). The overview describes APA as the professional body for 650,000 PAs and champions professional standards, training, and qualifications. It presents the benefits of APA membership as elevating the status of PAs, providing knowledge, qualifications, and a network to enhance careers. Membership offers services, training, representation and information to support PAs as a career and profession.

1. WELCOME TO THE HAYS / APA
BREAKFAST SEMINAR
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AGENDA
 Introduction
 Geoff Sims, Managing Director, Hays PA & Secretarial
 Laura Richardson, 2010 PA of the Year
 Gareth Osborne, Director General, APA
 Questions

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Dr. Gareth Osborne
Director General, APA
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Personal Assistants
APA is the professional body for the 650,000
PAs (and equivalently titled roles) operating in
support of leaders in the private, public,
voluntary and academic sectors.
It is custodian of professional standards and
champion of professional training and
qualifications for PAs.
Welcome
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The Role of APA
Passionate about PAs
To elevate the status of ‘Personal
Assistant’ to that of a profession
Chartered Institute of
Personnel & Development
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A serious Professional Body For PAs
We don’t believe the role is secretarial or
administrative,
But we do believe the role requires skills
more closely aligned with those of a senior
manager.
Therefore we provide knowledge,
qualifications and interaction relevant to that
level of expertise.
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What do we do?
Representation
Information
Standards
Services
Training / Qualifications
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Benefits
Status
Information
Best Practice
Career Enhancement
Assistance
Networking – online and local
Discounted Training and Qualification
Services
Reward
A PA is
multi-skilled
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In brief, membership offers you:

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&
PA as a career
PA as a profession
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The FA PA Pathway
&
PA as a career
PA as a profession
Emma Kernan-Staines
FAPA DipPA
Sir Trevor Brooking CBE
Director of Football
Development
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2 Hours

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The Pathway + (CPD)
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Available now ..
BA PA
BA – Business Administration
for Personal Assistants
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Coming soon …
Expertise
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Services
Being a member gives you access to
services
APA has a growing portfolio of services
designed to give you and your business access to a range
of discounted and/or market leading services.
Imagine if you needed to book
accommodation, meeting rooms, conference facilities or
even a wedding, then Function Fixers – one of APA’s key
service providers – can help by finding you a range of
solutions; and there is no charge for their service.
If you need business or personal healthcare
insurance then WPA promises to find you the best plan for
your requirements.
Partners
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APA has been commissioned to develop a tailored package
of training for NHS PCT PAs. This has successfully been
implemented in London.
Public Sector
The Productive PA
Productivity
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We also Lobby
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Annual Membership Fees
Grade
Annual
Subscription
First Year
Registration
VAT
Group
Scheme
Associate £ 45.00 £ 25.00 + VAT
Member £ 55.00 £ 25.00 + VAT
Fellow £ 100.00 £ 25.00 + VAT
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Thanks for coming