Career Skills
Virtual Assistant Starter Kit: Get Hired to Support Busy People
Learn what a virtual assistant does and practise it. Do scored drills on inbox triage, time zones, task priorities, client safety and red flags, then write real emails, schedule meetings across time zones, build a task board and a research report. Finish with a practical VA Starter Project and a client-ready profile. No experience needed. No income is guaranteed.
BEGINNER 334 min · 21 lessonsBy Career Forge
What you'll learn
- Explain what a virtual assistant does and the services you can offer
- Triage an inbox and write clear professional emails
- Schedule meetings and convert time zones correctly
- Prioritise tasks and run a simple task board
- Research quickly and report with a clear recommendation
- Protect client information and spot client red flags
- Set expectations and price your work
- Build a profile, sample work and a practical starter pack
Requirements
- A phone or computer with internet
- Basic reading and writing in English
- A free Google account (for the practice tasks)
Curriculum
What a Virtual Assistant Does
- 👋 Welcome: become a virtual assistantPreview
- 🧰 Services you can offerPreview
- 🌅 A day in a VA's life
- 🧠 Quick check: the VA role
The Core Skills
- 📧 Drill 1: inbox triage
- ✉️ Drill 2: subject lines and tone
- 🌍 Drill 3: calendars and time zones
- ✅ Drill 4: tasks and priorities
- 🔍 Research and clear reporting
- 🧠 Core skills checkpoint
- 📧 Assignment 1: Inbox, calendar and tasks
Working With Clients
- 🤝 Communicating and setting expectations
- 🔒 Drill 5: confidentiality and safety
- 💼 Drill 6: pricing and spotting bad clients
- 🧰 Your profile and sample work
- 🧠 Working with clients checkpoint
- 🤝 Assignment 2: Agreement, outreach and safety
Final Exam: The VA Starter Project
- 🧰 VA cheat sheet
- 🎓 Readiness assessment: gold tasks
- 🏁 FINAL EXAM: The VA Starter Project
- 🎓 You did it! Certificate and what is next