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Get certified as a Virtual ​Assistant in just six weeks.

Ready to leave the constraints of corporate life behind?

Empower your professional potential with flexible VA training — live or self-paced — that translates your unique experience into a thriving career built on your terms.

We’ve trained the best VAs in the business, so we’re confident we can prepare you for your successful VA career.

Backed by research and 50,000+ client hours, our course equips you with proven real-world communication and management strategies you can put to work from day one.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR JOURNEY

Two Ways to LEARN

Self-Paced E-Course

  • Unlimited access to the 6-week course with the space and freedom to go at your own speed.

  • Full access to our community slack channel to connect with other VAs in training.

Live Professor-Led

  • Six 1-hour hour live class sessions with your peers in a highly interactive online environment.

  • Six 30-minute one-on-one sessions with an experienced Certified Mentor

  • Full access to our community slack channel to connect with classmates and other VAs in training.

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See how you can uplevel your career in as little as 6 weeks!

  • Fully Credentialed

    Gain the expertise, confidence, and credentials you need to launch a fulfilling and successful career as a virtual assistant.

  • Inclusive Learning

    Designed for all learning styles and neuro-divergent brains, ensuring everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.

  • Real-World Tested

    Built upon extensive research and real-world experience to deliver practical, proven skills.

  • You're in Control

    With self-paced structure and flexible learning styles, tailor your education to fit your unique schedule and lifestyle.

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Why become a
Virtual assistant?

Discover the freedom, flexibility, and fulfillment that comes with being a VA — where you can create a career on your own terms.

  • Full flexibility in your schedule, timing, and workflow means YOU are in control. Not your manager or boss.

  • Make money while carving out the space you need for what makes your heart happy — caregiving, passion projects, creative work, etc. Balance your career with what matters most.

  • Work with different organizations, on varied projects (big and small), and with countless people in all walks of life. Enjoy the variety and discover what fills you up.

  • Constantly solve problems for your clients, learning new tools, processes, and skills along the way. The VA world keeps you sharp and adaptable, no matter what challenge you encounter.

  • Put your unique blend of skills and experience to good use, helping others while building a career that reflects what you love.

  • Your contributions, no matter how small, can create significant value for your clients, driving their business forward and increasing your impact.

Your Career, Your Way

If you're ready to break free from the limitations of a traditional corporate job, myVA Pro Academy is your answer to a more flexible, fulfilling career.

We provide research-driven, real-world VA training that adapts to your learning style and personal goals. Our self-paced, inclusive approach empowers you to leverage your unique skills and professional experience, preparing you for success from day one. Graduating from myVA Pro Academy means you're fully credentialed and ready to make an immediate impact — on both your career and your clients’ success. Take control of your future with a career that’s as dynamic and flexible as you are.

  • “This course is the ideal way to learn the ropes as a VA-regardless of your previous work experience.

    Getting to use hands-on practice in real time helped to solidify what I learned, so now those skills are easier to implement in my workflow!"

    — Jill W., myVA Rocks

COMING SOON: Check back for our myVA Pro Academy Directory of our best and brightest graduates. For now, join our mailing list to receive our newsletter and the latest updates.

BUILT ON A STRONG FOUNDATION

REASONS TO BELIEVE

  • BACKED BY EXPERIENCE

    myVA Rocks has over ​51,328 hours of direct ​client experience. This ​allowed us to create ​courses designed to ​prepare you to be an ​in-demand Virtual ​Assistant.

  • BACKED BY EDUCATION

    Our lead course ​designer, Emily Elsner ​Twesme, boasts a ​Doctorate in Business ​Administration and years ​of experience creating ​inclusive educational ​materials for various ​learning styles.

  • BACKED BY proof

    We’ve spent years ​*listening* to what the ​clients of myVA Rocks want and ​need. We know first-​hand what makes the VA + ​Client relationship ​successful from ​onboarding to ongoing ​effective communication.

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My VA Pro Academy

What TO EXPECT

Our 6-week course was built with ​working professionals, caregivers, and creatives in ​mind.

Working as a Virtual Assistant ​allows for a flexible schedule, so we do ​too. Whether you want to move fast or slow, your work can be completed on a ​schedule that works for your needs! And since there’s more than one learning style, we’ve created our courses honoring each of the four learning styles in mind — visual, auditory, reading / writing, and kinesthetic — so YOU get what YOU need to learn well.

WEEK 1

Accountability & WFH SUCCESS

Learn essential strategies for staying focused, productive, and self-disciplined while working from home, ensuring long-term success in a virtual assistant career.

    • Let's Chat... a LOT (42:56)

    • Client Accountability: Your Role Matters (20:46)

    • Work from Home, Successfully & Sustainably (23:56)

    • Proactive VS. Reactive Communication

    • Customer Service VS. Customer Success

    • Building Strong Client Relationships

    • Successful & Sustainable Work from Home

    • WFH + Caregiving

WEEK 2

Scope & Email Management

Master the art of managing client expectations, defining project scope, and organizing email workflows for efficient and clear communication.

    • Scope Management (16:14)

    • Email Management (47:58)

    • Work Scope

    • Boundaries

    • Managing an Inbox

    • Maintenance Systems

    • Process Documentation

    • Business Models

    • Learning Your Client's Business

WEEK 3

Active Listening & Conflict

Develop the skills to actively listen, resolve conflicts professionally, and maintain strong working relationships with your clients and colleagues.

    • Active Listening (19:06)

    • Project Management with Kanban Boards (26:16)

    • Dealing with Conflict (27:08)

    • Mid-Point Check In (2:49)

    • Active Listening

    • Project Management with Kanban Boards

    • Types of Conflict

    • Setting Action Plans

WEEK 4

Calendars & Boundaries

Learn how to manage your client’s calendar and what it means to establish clear boundaries to maintain control over your time and prevent burnout.

    • Calendar Management (42:49)

    • Setting Boundaries: Keys to Successful & Sustainable Work (25:09)

    • Managing a Calendar

    • Calendar Permissions

    • Values

    • Setting Boundaries

WEEK 5

SOP’s & Bad News

Gain expertise in creating clear, actionable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and delivering difficult news with professionalism and tact.

    • Creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) (20:25)

    • Communicating Negative News: The Strategy (24:03)

    • Creating SOP's

    • Communicating Negative News

    • Holding Boundaries

WEEK 6

Travel & Self Advocacy

Discover strategies for booking your client’s travel with ease. Learn how to confidently advocate for yourself in client negotiations and professional growth.

    • Travel Management (40:31)

    • Advocacy Language: Saying "No" — OR — Increasing Hours (30:58)

    • Establishing Payment Process

    • Client Preferences

    • Travel Management

    • Saying "No" Professionally

    • Suggesting Increase in Hours

Are you ready to maximize your potential with my VA Pro Academy?

THE HEART BEHIND OUR COURSE

OUR VISIONARIES

COURSE DESIGNER:

DR. Emily Elsner Twesme

  • 15+ Years Administrative Experience

  • 10+ Years Higher Ed Teaching and Research

  • Doctorate in Business Administration

  • ADHD-brain

  • Partner and Mom of Tweens and Dogs

"I’ve known we needed this kind of hands-on, ​inclusive training for years. With more than a ​decade spent working in higher education, I’ve ​seen the system fail people who needed ​more flexibility to meet their life-needs AND ​preparation to step successfully into a ​new job immediately.

Our VA Pro Academy is ​making that happen by using training ​systems that work for all learners with teaching ​strategies that can be applied regardless of ​the technology, empowering people to ​take ownership of their career trajectory."

Founder & CEO

Ashley Quinto Powell

  • Startup Founder & Entrepreneur

  • 15+ Years Sales & Business Development Experience

  • Passionate Champion of Moms & Entrepreneurs

  • Author: Executive Motherhood: The Art of Having It All Without Doing It All (Buy it Here!)

  • TedX Speaker: Executive Motherhood: Dynamos with Kids in Tow (Watch Here!)

“I started myVA Rocks to provide remote, ​flexible jobs for rockstar virtual assistants. I ​saw other women, in particular, facing the ​same challenges I was facing: corporate ​America wanted me to work like I didn’t ​have kids, and my family needed me to parent like I didn’t work. I was over-​whelmed, exhausted, and my children ​needed me to be present. I’m thrilled to ​bring the flexible and empowering nature ​of myVA Rocks to the training space so ​YOU can benefit too.”

READY FOR A CAREER THAT ROCKS?

This self-paced 6-week class will focus on VA-specific training to confidently prepare you for a flexible and fulfilling career as a virtual assistant. The course includes:

✓ 6 Self-Paced Modules — Go at your own speed.

✓ 124 Videos with Over 8.5 Hours of Content

✓ 13 PDF Reference Docs and Worksheets

✓ 24 Interactive Case studies

✓ Lifetime Access

✓ Financing Options Available

Total Price = $1500

  • "The best part about becoming a virtual assistant has been the incredible variety of people I get to work with. I’ve connected with professionals from so many different organizations, each bringing unique challenges and opportunities. The course gave me everything I needed to succeed, but it’s the relationships and diverse projects that keep me excited every day. I feel like I’ve truly expanded my horizons and my network in ways I never thought possible!"

    — Sara M., Virtual Assistant, 38