Office practice teaches important skills and knowledge needed for managing and running offices. It covers how offices are organized, how communication works, keeping records, using office equipment, and following procedures, and it prepares students for office jobs.
The Lagos State Unified Scheme of Work for SSS1 Office practice is carefully planned to meet national education standards. It ensures that students get a good education that prepares them well for higher education and jobs. In SSS1, the office practice curriculum covers key topics on office structure, types of banks, means of operation, using office equipment, and procedures. These topics are essential for students to understand how offices operate.
Studying office practice in SSS1 with the Lagos State Unified Scheme of Work gives students a strong education. It combines theory, practical skills, and knowledge of technology, preparing them for successful careers in office administration and beyond.
At the end of SSS1, students can;
Assessment methods for office practice in SSS1 typically include exams, and practical tasks such as organizing documents or using office software, presentations, and projects. These evaluate students’ understanding of office organization, communication, record-keeping, equipment use, and procedures. Assessments aim to gauge theoretical knowledge and practical skills relevant to office environments.
Grading follows a scale from A to F, with A representing excellent performance, typically scoring around 70% or 80%, and F indicating failure, usually below 50% or 45%.
| LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION: UNIFIED SCHEMES OF WORK FOR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS | ||
| Officer Practice Scheme of Work for Senior Secondary Schools 1(SSS1) | ||
| CLASS | S.S.S.1 | |
| SUBJECT | OFFICE PRACTICE | |
| TERM | First Term | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | Learning Objectives |
| 1 | INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRACTICE – Meaning – Scope – Objectives | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. discuss the scope and objectives of office practice ii. appraise the expected skills of an office worker |
| 2 | THE OFFICE – Definition of an office – Office layout (closed and open offices) – Differences between closed and open offices layout – Other types of office – Advantages and disadvantages of open and closed office layout – Care of an office – Materials found in an office | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. describe an office ii. differentiate between the types of office layout iii. justify the advantages and disadvantages of an office layout |
| 3 | OFFICE ORGANIZATION – Meaning of an organization – Objectives of an organization: smooth operation, realization of an organization, goals, shares, etc | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. analyze the concept of an organization ii. identify the shared responsibilities in an organization |
| 4 | FUNCTIONS OF AN OFFICE – Receiving, recording and giving information – Different sections of an office: reception, general office, mail room, etc | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. analyze the functions of an office ii. differentiate the sectors of an office with their major functions |
| 5 | TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE – Organizational chart – Principles of office organization | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. define organizational structure ii. illustrate types of organizational unit iii. enumerate the principles of an office organization |
| 6 | DEPARTMENTS IN AN ORGANIZATION | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. comprehend what departmental organization is ii. identify departments in an organization iii. outline the functions of each department |
| 7 | MID-TERM BREAK | |
| 8 | OFFICE PERSONNEL – Meaning – People that work in an office eg Manager, supervisors, accountant, clerk, receptionist, messengers, etc – Duties and functions | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. analyze the term office personnel ii. identify an office personnel in their various communities through some physical qualities they depict iii. outline responsibilities of each office personnel |
| 9 | THE RECEPTION OFFICE – Meaning of a reception office and a receptionist – Documents handed by a receptionist (visitor’s book, request, telephone, etc) – Qualities of a receptionist (personal and job qualities) | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. analyze a reception area and a receptionist ii. identify the documents handed by a receptionist and the importance of each iii. evaluate the qualities of a receptionist |
| 10 | RESPONSIBILITIES OF A RECEPTIONIST/SERVICE CHARTER OFFICER – Meaning and functions of service charter – Procedure for handling telephone calls – How to attend to visitors | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. explain the meaning and responsibilities of a receptionist ii. enumerate the process of handling telephone calls by a receptionist iii. suggest good qualities of a receptionist/service charter officer |
| 11 | REVISION | |
| 12 | EXAMINATION | |
| CLASS | SS1 | |
| SUBJECT | OFFICE PRACTICE | |
| TERM | SECOND TERM | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | LEARNING OBJECTIVES |
| 1 | REVISION | |
| 2 | OFFICE EQUIPMENT – Meaning – Classification of office equipment with examples and uses – Advantages and disadvantages of manual office equipment | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. define office equipment ii. identify various office equipment and their uses iii. justify the advantages and disadvantages of each office equipment |
| 3 | ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS OFFICE EQUIPMENT – Photocopier, shredding machine and fax machine – Computer, scannin machine, etc – Uses – Advantages and disadvantages – Differences between: manual, electronics and electrical office machine – Factors to consider when buying office machine | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. explain the meaning of electrical electronics office equipment with their uses ii. enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of electrical electronics office equipment iii. recognize the different types of equipments and the factors to be considered in purchasing such equipments in an office |
| 4 | OFFICE AUTOMATION – Introduction to office automation – Uses of office automation | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. analyze the meaning of an office automation ii. justify the usefulness of an office automation |
| 5 | OFFICE AUTOMATION SYSTEM – Meaning of automation system – Tools used – Steps to automize an office | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. define office automation system ii. identify tools to use and automize an office iii. summarize steps to automize an office |
| 6 | OFFICE AUTOMATION SYSTEM II – Advantages and disadvantages | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. summarize some of the advantages and disadvantages of office automation system ii. justify benefits to the society |
| 7 | MID-TERM BREAK | |
| 8 | BANKING – Meaning – Types (Central, commercial, merchandized, mortgage, development banks) – Functions | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. define a bank ii. recognize a Central bank iii. analyze different types of banks with their functions |
| 9 | COMMERCIAL BANKS – Meaning – Functions – Types of bank accounts | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. explain commercial banks ii. identify functions of commercial banks in the country iii. identify types of bank accounts and how it is being operated |
| 10 | CHEQUES – Meaning – Parties to a cheque – Advantages and disadvantages – Valid and dishonored – Reasons for dishonoring a cheque – Types and kinds of cheques | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. analyze a cheque as a means of payment and parties involved in it’s transactions ii. evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of a cheque as a means of payment iii. recognize and differentiate a valid and dishonored cheque and other types of cheques iv. justify reasons for dishonoring a cheque |
| 11 | REVISION | |
| 12 | EXAMINATION | |
| CLASS | SS1 | |
| SUBJECT | OFFICE PRACTICE | |
| TERM | THIRD TERM | |
| WEEK | TOPICS | LEARNING OBJECTIVES |
| 1 | REVISION | |
| 2 | COMMUNICATION – Meaning – Types(Oral, written, visual,etc) – Communication process – Importance of communication in an office – Barriers to achieve communication | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. explain the term communication with various types ii. analyze communication process iii. justify the importance of communication in the office and society at large |
| 3 | POST OFFICE – Meaning – Services rendered ie postal services, remittance, others – Field trip to the post office | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. describe a post office with its functions ii. explain the services rendered by a post office iii. evaluate the relevance of post office to the society |
| 4 | BUSINESS ORGANIZATION – Sole proprietorship: meaning, features and sources of capital – Advantages and disadvantages | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. define a sole proprietorship business ii. describe the features of sole proprietorship business iii. appraise the advantages and disadvantages of a sole proprietorship business |
| 5 | PATNERSHIP – Meaning, features and sources of capital – Types of partnership – Types of partners – Formation of partnership – Dissolution of partnership – Advantages and disadvantages | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. analyze the concept of partnership business ii. identify features and various types of partnership iii. justify the advantages and disadvantages of patnership |
| 6 | LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY – Meaning of a company – Meaning of a limited liability company – Terms used in limited liability company – Memorandum of association, article of association – Prospective, shares, debentures, etc – Dissolution of a limited liability company | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. define a limited liability company ii. explain the terms used in a limited liability company iii. dissolution of limited liability company |
| 7 | MID-TERM BREAK | |
| 8 | TYPES OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES – Private company: features, advantages and disadvantages – Public company: features, advantages and disadvantages – Differences between a private company and public company | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. analyze the features of a private and public company ii. evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of a public and private limited liability company iii. compare and contrast between the two |
| 9 | CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY – Meaning and origin – Types of co-operative society – Sources of capital – Advantages and disadvantages | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. explain the meaning and origin of co-operative society ii. identify the types of co-operative society iii. justify the importance of co-operative societies |
| 10 | PUBLIC ENTERPRISE – Meaning – Reasons for establishing – Structure of public enterprise – Difference between public and private enterprises – Advantages and disadvantages of public and private enterprises | By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: i. define public and private enterprises ii. justify the reasons for establishing public enterprises iii. contrast public and private enterprise with their advantages and disadvantages |
| 11 | REVISION | |
| 12 | EXAMINATION | |
The recommended Office Practice textbooks for SSS1 include but are not limited to the following:
