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Arts Administration

PLC Post Leaving Cert
6M3618

Have you thought about a career in the creative arts? Would you like experience working with arts festivals and cultural events? Are you an artist who needs to develop their professional and business skills?

This course is geared towards students that are interested in developing their creative skills as well as gaining key business and administration skills that would assist them in entering the creative industries as arts administrators, curators, artists in a variety of setting such as museums and galleries, art centres/spaces and other cultural centres.

Award Name Level 6 Advanced Certificate (Level 6 NFQ)
NFQ Classification Major
Awarding Body QQI
NFQ Level Level 6 NFQ
Award Name NFQ Classification Awarding Body NFQ Level
Level 6 Advanced Certificate (Level 6 NFQ) Major QQI Level 6 NFQ
Alternate Provider:
Location:
Dublin 1
Attendance Options:
Daytime, Full time, Blended
Apply to:
Course provider

Duration

1 year full-time.

Entry Requirements

Any QQI level 5 Award or Leaving Cert or Relevant education or experience

Careers / Further progression

Further progressions include:
Work experience at the Five Lamps Arts Festival Dublin.

BA Hons in Arts Management at IADT please note applicants with QQI Level 5 or Level 6 Awards require distinctions in 3 (of 8) modules.

QQI FET Links to CAO Courses

Course Web Page

Further information

Commencing September 2024

INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
The college welcomes applications from qualified international applicants. Non-EU learners whose visas do not confer access to publicly funded education may be required to pay a course fee of €3654 for their course if eligible. For further details, please contact the college. Applicants who are in the international protection system and have been granted permission to work are not eligible for the €3654 non-EU fees. Applicants will be required to provide proof of their immigration status (eg. GNIB card, permission to work letter issued by the Department of Justice) as part of the enrolment process.

MATURE STUDENTS
The number of mature students attending Further Education courses in Marino College is increasing each year and at present constitutes a significant proportion of our total numbers. Mature students are very welcome and Learner Supports will pay particular attention to their learning needs.

Course fees for PLCs are now €50

Student Grants
Eligible students can apply for a SUSI Grant to assist with course costs. Please contact SUSI.ie for further information.

Back to Education Allowance
Eligible students can avail of the Back to Education Allowance which enables students to retain their benefit payment while studying. Please contact your local INTREO office or welfare.ie for further information.

Apply online via link above.

This award is tailored to meet the demands of the growing workforce within the creative industry such as
- Arts festival administrators
- Museum and gallery assistants in theatre and local arts centres
- Local arts offices and museums
- Administrators at a range of cultural centres such as local heritage and cultural centre
- Artists, designers, curators who need to develop their business skills
- This course aims to introduce key business and administration skills needed to enter the creative industries. This course also aims to develop key creative skills such as painting drawing and photography which will both enhance their knowledge of these areas as well as develop their own personal skills.
- The course will offer work placements within the Five Lamps Arts Festival.

Exhibition Techniques
Arts Event Management
Communications
Personal and Professional Development
Digital Photography
Drawing
Painting
History and Appreciation of Art and Design
Digital Marketing

6M3618 - Arts Administration

Award: QQI Level 5 in Arts Administration 6M3618

Cathal Brugha FET Campus
76 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, D01 X8V0
T: 01 533 7126
E: info@kmcfe.cdetb.ie

Alternate Provider:
Location:
Dublin 1
Attendance Options:
Daytime, Full time, Blended
Apply to:
Course provider