Course Content
This is an intensive one year course. It offers a wide range of subjects with a particular emphasis on office administration and IT skills. Over the past number of years this course has provided students with job placements in their chosen sectors. A number of students have set up their own successful businesses.
Minimum Entry Requirements
- Leaving Certificate or equivalent standard of education
- Successful completion of interview
- Basic computer skills
Costs
€100 for course materials. Please refer to the Costs Section on page 1 for details of additional registration, certification and transport costs.
Modules
Need to complete 8 modules to receive a full award:
- Business Administration Skills
- Word Processing
- Database Methods
- Work Experience
- Communications
- Text Production
- Bookkeeping – Manual and Computerised
- French
- Desktop Publishing
- Customer Service
- Statistics
Also ECDL Certification (7 Modules)
Opportunities/Progression
Students who successfully complete this course may have the option to continue their studies at the Centre progressing to the Business Management FETAC Level 6 course. Students who have satisfied the criteria set by the CAO process for progression to third level education have in the past secured a place into the National Universities of Ireland and many of the Institutes of Technology.Graduates from this course have taken up various clerical, book-keeping and administrator positions in the following areas amongst many others:
Auctioneering, Plant Hire, Commercial Banking, Local Government, Retail Sales, Telecommunications, Accountancy, Taxation, Insurance, An Post.
