Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 05 - Business, management and public administration
• 52. - Business, management, marketing and related support services
• 52.04 - Business operations support and assistant services

52.0402 - Executive assistant/executive secretary

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and/or personal secretaries for business executives and top management. These programs include courses in business communications, principles of business law, public relations, scheduling and travel management, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, conference and meeting recording, report preparation, office equipment and procedures, office supervisory skills, and professional standards and legal requirements.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • executive assistant
  • executive secretary

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • legal secretary(22.0301)
  • medical executive assistant(51.0716)
  • secretary(52.0401)