CIAPS set to host PAs, Executive Assistants across Africa

Determined to be Africa’s factory of professionals, Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS), a Lagos-based international graduate school, is set to host Senior Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants from across Nigeria and other African countries. The week-long event, which is an initiative of CIAPS in conjunction with European Centre for Advanced and Professional Studies, ECAPS, Cambridge, The Global PA Association London and The Executive Assistant Network Sydney, will feature experts who will dwell on the responsibilities of PAs and Executive Assistants from Tuesday 22nd to Saturday 26th January 2019 Speaking on the event, CIAPS Centre Director, Prof Anthony Kila, noted that the programme was aimed at experienced and new Senior PAs and Executives, Management Assistants and Executive Assistants who want to improve their performance and greenhorns who want to reach high levels. He also says the programme has been designed bearing in mind the need of and with a lot of inputs from Company Chairmen and Directors, Ministers and Commissioners, Legislators, Advisers, and top Consultants. Kila further commented that one of the important roles that a lot of people dangerously underestimate is that of Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants. According to Kila, it is a shame that too many people don’t realise that a huge fraction of success and failures of senior managers and companies can be attributed to their Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants, noting that “as a matter of fact, I am convinced that to predict the performance of an Executive and an Office, part of what you need do is just to observe the Assistants.” He opined that participants will have a special session with a Chief Executive Officer to discuss the practical side of assisting projects, offices, and events. Also, commenting on the programme, CIAPS Administrator and Events Coordinator, Sadie Davies, noted that technology is a major factor in the way PAs and Executive Assistants of the future will perform their responsibilities. The event, she notes, will be an opportunity to share direct and inside tips about the ever-moving sector of Administrators and Project Assistants.

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