The curriculum for our course “Secretarial Science and Office Administrations“ is based on the TVET Ethiopian Occupational Standard (EOS) Level IV, yet exceeds the EOS according to our idea of a highly skilled executive office assistant.
The overall course is taught over a period of three years. Each year is divided into two terms comprising three modules each. Besides to these modules students participate in exercises in order to further deepen and strengthen their abilities.
We are convinced that only when we demand an exceptionally high workload can we give our students a viable perspective for their future.
The curriculum pays special attention to IT-supported and IT-featured courses and their subsequent application in national and international companies. In addition when doing their internships students gain an insight to their future employment, develop “soft skills” and may establish first contacts. During their final internship, third year students are given the opportunity to specialize in one field.
Furthermore NLCC’s curriculum strives to build an above average English language proficiency throughout the whole program.
This is ensured by a specially drafted English program including 760 hours of English classes in three years, thereby exceeding the normal EOS workload multiple times. The course starts with a three week intensive course in October, the main purpose being preparation of the students for their studies in the college and finishes with a one-term intensive course in exam preparation (TOEFL).

Our program, however, is not limited to an ambitious educational training. It reaches far into what can be best phrased as personality development. In this integral approach staff members of the college do their utmost to provide the young women, who all come from a difficult background, with a real opportunity of self-fulfillment.
In order that the trainees can make full use of their personal potential skills such as individual decision-making, critical thinking and team work need to be particularly emphasized. Therefore by means of role-playing and presentations the students gain self-confidence while lectures on geography, psychology, philosophy as well as on Ethiopian, world and economic history broaden their horizon.
Finally, once a week trainees can seize the opportunity to engage in physical exercises, play an instrument or enjoy other hobbies. These activities are organized by the social worker of the college.
In sum the college understands the importance of this additional personal mentoring as a complementary part to the main training program.

Before students graduate at the end of their third year they must pass the following three exams.
        1. COC Diploma Examination
        2. NLCC Final Examination
        3. TOEFL Test
This means that they will be awarded three qualifications.