While there are no strict educational prerequisites for being a virtual assistant, many clients will seek for virtual assistants with advanced degrees or specialized expertise. Virtual assistant abilities are taught and certified by a few internet corporations and community institutions.
A virtual assistant should be tech-savvy, with a broad set of computer abilities and a high level of familiarity with common software and business programs. Basic accounting chores, including as account reconciliations and double-entry bookkeeping, should be mastered by a virtual assistant who specializes in bookkeeping.