The straight answer is none. There are no formal qualifications or experience required to become a virtual assistant.
Consider all the roles and tasks you can do in an office without a formal qualification.
Now write a list of those you would love to do, that can be done from your home office.
Next, download our startup checklist for virtual assistants and run through to steps to get set up.
Having pre-existing experience providing the services you want to offer as a VA will give you an advantage over the competition.
If you have absolutely no work experience at all and have absolutely no idea what type of work you would enjoy doing… let alone the services you would offer in your virtual assistant business… you may want to consider starting your career as an employee and building your VA business up on the side.
With the right preparation and access to genuine leads, you could be landing your first client in no time!