IAAP Winnipeg

• Participation in a professional association working together to upgrade and enhance the professional standing of administrative professionals.
• Development of professional skills through participation in seminars, workshops and speaker series.
• Networking with other administrative professionals to share resources, expertise and services.
• Information on current issues, trends, and legislation affecting administrative professionals and a forum to offer their voice.
• Leadership development
• Access to research findings.
• OfficePro magazine
• Discounts on educations products and services
• IAAP Bits & Bytes newsletter
• Annual conferences and forums
• Internet website
• Service and support from IAAP Head Office, IAAP Western Canada Division (WCD) and IAAP Winnipeg Chapter.

• Administrative professional staff with current knowledge, skills, and attitudes to accept increased responsibilities and productivity.
• Opportunities for life-long learning applicable to your staffing needs at minimal cost.
• Resource for tools and technology to keep your staff up to date.
• A more competent PR representative who takes pride in professionalism.

1. Professional Members: Someone who is employed as an administrative professional or who has attained the Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) or  Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) rating, or a teacher who is employed in business education.
2. Student Member: Someone who is enrolled as a business education student (maximum of 4 years in this classification)
3. Associate Member: An associate member may be an individual, firm or educational institution that sustains the objectives of IAAP. This classification allows the company to own the membership and to specify a contact person for the company.

The CPS^® and CAP^CM designations are an industry-recognized level of excellence. These ratings indicate to employers and colleagues that an administrative professional possesses advanced knowledge and skills.

• Finance
• Office Systems
• Economics
• Communications
• Behavioral Science
• Strategic Planning
• Business Law
• Accounting
• Technology
• Organizational Planning
• HR Management
• Advanced Administration

Course content material is available through IAAP. Exams are written in Winnipeg twice a year: the first weekends of May and November.