Business Studies - Wider Options
| Award Name | Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 5 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ) | Major | QQI | Level 5 NFQ |
Duration
1 year (September to May). Monday to Friday with usual school holidays.
Class Times
Core classes are from 9.00 am - 1.10 pm daily to facilitate people with school going children. Optional modules available in the afternoons.
Entry Requirements
There are no formal educational requirements for this course. Applicants must have a basic level of literacy (be able to read and write). Places are allocated on a first-come, first served basis and following a meeting with the course co-ordinator.
Applications can be made by completing the online form using the link above.
For further information and guidance email the course coordinator on mcurley@stconlethcc365.ie
Further information
Commencing September 2023. PLC Induction Early September.
All PLC students can apply for a maintenance grant, subject to eligibility for the duration of their course. Students may also be eligible to maintain social welfare payments while doing our PLC courses.
All information relating to grants/financial support can be accessed from the following: www.studentfinance.ie
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When To Apply:
Apply Online. Click on link below or Contact 045 431417 school office.
Please note application fee applies, this fee is to cover administration costs (€20).
Interviews will be held in April/May 2023.
Applicants will be contacted in due course.
What is Wider Options?
This is a one year mature adult education programme, ideally suited to people who have been in the home for a number of years and wish to return to employment, those working in minimum-wage jobs who wish to progress their career, mature people who left school early without a formal qualification, people with school going children who wish to do something for themselves and people who have moved here from another country who wish to have their qualifications formalised. The Course provides an introduction to the main areas of business theory and training in the relevant computer practices used in the modern office/business environment.
All modules taken from a basic level. Applicants may opt to study some or all of the modules below:
Communications
Work Experience
Text Production/Audio Transcription?
Marketing
Information Technology?Skills (Data Entry, File Management, Internet/Email, IT Theory)
Computer Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Teams Publisher.
Sage Payroll (Manual and Computerised)
Sage Bookkeeping (Manual & Computerised)
Word Processing Level 5
Business Administration
5M2102 - Business Studies
Certification
Successful completion of the course will lead to a QQI Level 5 Business Studies Certificate or a Record of Achievement.
For further enquiries, information and application forms
Email Course Coordinator at mcurley@stconlethcc365.ie
Call the School Secretary on (045) 431417.
St. Conleth's Community College,
Station Road, Newbridge,
County Kildare.
Tel: 045-431417
Fax: 045-438053