What Qualifications Do You Need to be a V.A.
The virtual assistant industry is only increasing to grow, so it’s natural for you to be wondering about the competition, barriers to entry, and whether you’ve got what it takes to become one.
If you’ve been wondering what qualifications you need to be a virtual assistant, read on…
You Probably Don’t Need a Qualification to be a Virtual Assistant…
One of the many benefits of being a virtual assistant is the lack of barrier to entry. It isn’t mandatory to have any qualifications or even out-and-out experience to land your first few roles as a VA. There will always be someone willing to pay. You build yourself up from there, and it’s plain-sailing.
It should go without saying, but you should have at least some experience in the services you’re going to be offering to clients; even if you didn’t gain that experience working as a VA.
A Qualification Certainly Helps
There is no job role where a qualification wouldn’t help, personally, so don’t beat yourself up thinking you’ve “wasted time getting a degree” while you “could have been working”.
Everyone’s on their own path. A qualification is still recognized by most employers, and can help you get your foot in the door. If you want to go for a qualification while offering VA services to people as a side hustle - pick one that offers either a sure-bet fall-back career, or one that offers lots of transferable skills that you can apply as a VA.
There Is Always An Option For Learning
If you want a qualification or just want to learn in any way possible, you should know that there are many options available for higher learning. You’re not just consigned to traditional universities and higher education learning institutions.
Udemy, Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, Google, tons of companies offer courses and certificates that can teach you the basics of a lot of different skills.
If you’re struggling to land your first few clients, you should try obtaining the free qualifications you can. Once you’ve got some clients under your belt, it’s just a matter of learning on the job, providing a good service for clients and building yourself up from there.
