The Douglas Difference

Training budgets stretched tightly today because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the general economy. For that reason, it is essential that you participate in the best training available. Our comprehensive and rigorous programs are designed to explore and develop the intellectual, interpersonal and organizational abilities of each participant. At every P.A. Douglas & Associates program you are guaranteed:

 1. Proven Long-Running Top Rated Courses: 

For more than forty-eight years, we have collaborated with HR departments, executives, managers and thousands of administrative professionals to ensure that our training programs meet the demanding needs of our participants. It is from this extensive experience that we have crafted our highly effective programs. Our focus and concentration is on the administrative professionals's ability to function more successfully and collaboratively vertically with senior management as well as horizontally across the broader organization. The praise our administrative professionals courses have received reflects the persistent research and consequent revision which ensure that our courses are always at the cutting edge.

 2. Certified Courses: 

We use the university standard. All our courses are taught by qualified faculty rather than scripted presenters. Our faculty members hold, as a minimum, a Masters Degree from a fully accredited university and one or more professional qualifications, (Ph.D., CMC, LL.B., PMP, etc). Our faculty also have at least 12 years experience in their area of expertise. This means that our courses are certified. In addition to your certificate of completion, you will receive continuing educational units (CEU’s) and at certain programs your APC certification.

 3. Limited Enrollment Seminar:

Our seminars are NOT conferences.  You will not be crammed into a ballroom with hundreds of others to listen to a series of key-note speakers or be lectured to. Nor will you be forced to engage in skits, line-dancing or any such nonsense. Our programs are content-rich, practical educational workshops where real and consequential skills are taught. We recognize that your time is valuable, therefore rather than endless group discussions, you will leave our carefully tailored, practical courses with NEW skills that will immediately heighten your organizational, management and interpersonal skills.

 4. First-Class Accommodation Included:

One of the greatest benefits of attending a truly limited enrollment residential program comes from the networking and camaraderie that takes place outside of the educational sessions. It is for this reason that, unlike other courses, where participants must find their own accommodations, arrange their own meals etc., at our residential courses everyone is under the same roof. Your course fee includes your tuition, accommodation (room & taxes) breakfast each day, luncheon, refreshments, comprehensive courseware, individual Multidimensional Inventory & Normative Diagnoses (iMind2) as well as an individual password for online materials to assist you after program is over.

 5. COURSES not CONFERENCES:

What is the difference between a conference and a course? The greatest difference is that at a true course or seminar the communication is two-way. Rather than just being a member of an audience, passively listening to a number of speakers giving talks. There is a much greater feeling of collegiality and continuity at an education. Our groups are small and the emphasis is on education, not entertainment. At our seminars and workshops, you are engaged with the faculty. You are a participant not simply an attendee. Our courses are content rich and designed to provide knowledge and practical skills developed over decades, intended to help you grow both professionally and personally.