This course will provide you with the opportunity to develop transferrable skills that will be indispensable in any workplace environment across a range of industries.

We use industry leading accounting software and our teachers have years of both industry and educational experience to best prepare you for the world of work.

Certification: QQI level 5 Award in Business Studies (5M2102)

Modules: Modules offered will vary each term. Learners can also choose to do between 1 and 4 modules up to 18 hours timetable per week.

• Personal and Professional Development (January to May)

• Microsoft Excel (January to May)

• Desktop Publishing- using Adobe InDesign software (January to May)

• Financial Services (January to May)

• Marketing Practice (September to December)

• Accounting- Manual and Computerised (Using SAGE Software) (September to December)

• Microsoft Word (September to December)

• Communications (September to December)

• Assignment Preparation

Course Requirements: For those with English as a second language, a good standard of both written and spoken English is required.

Places available: 12

Progression Routes:

• Employment in a range of industries for a range of positions, for example, Sales, Administration or Book-keeping

• QQI Administration Level 6 Award in WFETC

• Further Education: Specialise in a specific area, for example a QQI Level 5 Award in Tourism or Medical Administration

• Third Level Education: Apply directly to an undergraduate degree or to Access Programmes in institutions such as UCD or Trinity College