The following modules are subject to change due to availability and demand:

• • Marketing Practice
  • Communications
  • Accounting (Manual and Computerised)
  • Business Administration Skills
  • Work Experience
  • Word Processing
  • Applied Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Taxation
  • Start your Own Business
  • Language option

This one-year course is an ideal entry level qualification for all aspects of the business world. There is a large demand for people with business skills in the world of work.

This course also gives students an opportunity to study the area of sales and marketing and progress directly to employment or third level. Marketing is a specialised area within the business world that could lead to a long and rewarding career.

These qualifications can be used to progress to certificate and degree programmes in Technological Universities or universities.

There are QQI Level 6 Certificate available in this area.

The following may be offered as options on this course

• Financial Services
• Taxation
• Start Your Own Business

Optional Year 2 Level 6 Available

Graduates may pursue a degree in many universities
or technological universities around the country or, alternatively, may seek immediate employment in a range of business or marketing areas. There are now a large range of certificates, ordinary and honours degree courses available to graduates on the newly expanded QQI Links Programme.

The Pre-University Business option will allow students
to progress to third level colleges and universities like Maynooth University, TCD, UCD, NCI, Technological University of the Shannon, TUD-Blanchardstown/City Campus/ Tallaght, DCU, Dundalk Institute of Technology. Business Graduates can also apply for entry on the over 175 places in First Arts in Maynooth University reserved for QQI entrants.

Graduates from the Level 6 programme may apply for advanced entry on a range of level 7 or level 8 degree programmes in many universities or technological universities around the country. Alternatively, graduates may seek immediate employment in a range of business or marketing areas.

The Pre-University Business option will allow students
to progress to third level colleges and universities like Maynooth University, TCD, UCD, NCI, Technological University of the Shannon, TUD-Blanchardstown/City Campus/ Tallaght, DCU, Dundalk Institute of Technology. Business Graduates can also apply for entry on the over 175 places in First Arts in Maynooth University reserved for QQI entrants.

The following modules are subject to change due to availability and demand:

•  Human Resources
• Behavioural Studies
• Marketing Practice
• Business Administration
• Communication
• Business Law
• Customer Service
• Mathematics
• Work Experience
• Word Processing

This one-year course is aimed at students who wish to develop their knowledge of Human Resource Management and offers an ideal entry level to both higher education training and employment. Students will also study many other general business areas, which allows for general business progression after the course also.

After further study, the course can lead to opportunities in HR departments across a wide range of public and private sector organisations.

Many large companies have a Human Resources department while smaller companies can have one or two trained staff members who look after HR issues such as recruitment, staff training, labour law and other general Industrial Relations issues.

Graduates from this course can access many university and college degrees throughout the country. There are places available to students NCI, TU Dublin and DBD directly on Human Resource Management degrees. Students may also progress to Business and Marketing degrees among others within universities such as Maynooth, DCU and UCD and in technological universities throughout the country.

Students can progress to work in areas such as human resources or marketing within small and large companies at entry level or assistant levels.

With the Business element to this course, students can progress to work as administrators in many other types of offices.

Students who undertake this one-year course in Business, Finance and Accounting will gain an excellent foundation for progression to degree courses or to go directly into the work-place.

This practical course will enable students to gain
skills in accounting, book-keeping, payroll, marketing, communications and information technology. this area

The following may be offered as options on this course

• Business Law
• Language Option Available

This course offers students a large variety of progression routes in the business and accounting sectors. These include degrees at both Level 7 and 8 in universities and technological universities or private colleges throughout the country. Colleges include DCU, NCI, UCD, TUD Blanchardstown, City Campus and Tallaght, Dundalk Institute of Technology, South East Technological University Waterford and many more.

Students can also apply for First Arts at Maynooth of which there are now 175 places available and take Business and/ or Accounting as a subject. Alternatively, students may seek employment in a wide range of business within the business and accounting sector.

The programme is divided into four modules each year, in addition to four work-based tasks, which contribute to the end of year module grade:

YEAR 1

• Taxation
• Business Law
• Financial Accounting
• Business Management

YEAR 2

• Advanced Taxation
• Advanced Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Financial Data Management

The following may be offered as options on this course

• Business Law
• Language Option Available

The following modules are subject to change due to availability and demand:

• Applied Economics
• Marketing Practice
• Business Administration
• Communications
• Work Experience
• Business Law
• Customer Service
• Word Processing
• Estate Agency Practice
• Valuation
• Mathematics

This one-year course will prepare students for a career as an Estate Agent, Property Manager or Property Valuer. It will enable them to gain understanding of how the property market functions.

By the end of the course students will be equipped with key Auctioneering and Estate Agency skills and will develop an understanding of economics, law, marketing and valuation among other skills. Estate Agents work within the residential and commercial buildings sector. They are typically involved in sales, lettings management, valuation and advertising properties.

Modules on this course will allow you to gain a base knowledge within the property sector allowing for progression towards further studies and gaining a licence enabling you to work as an Auctioneer/Estate Agent.

Progression opportunity

Apprenticeships are available in this sector.

Graduates from this course can access many university and college degrees throughout the country. There are places available to students in TUD TUS and DKIT on specific Estate Agency, Property and Valuation courses. Apprenticeships are available in this sector.

There are further options in technological universities, Munster Technological University, Atlantic Technological University and South East Technological University in other related areas, such as, Architectural Technology, Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics.

Students may also progress to Business degrees within universities such as Maynooth, DCU and UCD. Students can progress to work in areas such as Estate Agents, Property Valuers, Property Managers and Letting Agents. With the business element to this course, students can progress to work as administrators within an Estate Agency and in other types of offices.

The following modules are subject to change due to availability and demand:

• Information and Administration
• Communications
• Reception and Frontline Office Skills
• Work Experience
• Text Production
• Spreadsheet Methods
• Medical Terminology
• Word Processing
• Legal Practice and Procedures
• Audio Transcription

This one-year business administration course is designed for students who are interested in pursuing a career in administration and reception. Opportunities arise in a wide variety of different office environments including legal, medical, civil service, commercial and educational. Modules such as; Text Production, Reception, and Information and Administration, provide graduates with essential skills required for busy office environments.

This course also provides an excellent foundation for those wishing to pursue degree programmes in technological universities and universities or to obtain a place on Level 6 business programmes.

Last year this course had 100% employability within the Business sector.

This course enables graduates to take up employment in any business sector, including legal, medical, commercial, financial and educational offices. Graduates may also progress to QQI Level 6 or advance to degree programmes in TUD, Maynooth University, Technological University of the Shannon, NUIG, Marino Institute of Education, American College, Dun Laoghaire IADT, as well as a whole range of courses in technological universities around the country.

The following modules are subject to change due to availability and demand:

• Business Administration skills
• Book-keeping (manual and computerised)
• Word Processing
• Communications
• Spreadsheet methods
• Payroll manual and computerised
• Database Methods
• Desktop Publishing
• Information and Communication Systems
• Safety and Health at Work
• Accounting(manual and computerised)

This one-year course in office administration offers students the opportunity to gain varied and invaluable skills which are required to work in the area of business and office administration roles.

Students will develop competencies needed for working
in various business environments, such as payroll, book- keeping, spreadsheets, restoring, retrieving and processing information, along with text production and word processing.

Family friendly timetable

Core modules will be scheduled between 10am and 2pm

Optional Year 2 Level 6 Available

Last year this course had 100% employability within the Business sector.

This course will suit those who require a more flexible route to progression either in education or employment. Graduates are well placed to apply for degrees at Level
7 and 8 in technological universities or private colleges throughout the country. These include TUD, DCU, UCD, Maynooth, Dundalk Institute of Technology, South East Technological University Carlow, Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone, DBS and many more.

Students may progress to Level 6 awards in Dunboyne College of Further Education.

Many graduates will gain employment directly on completion of the course within the office administration and business sectors.

The following modules are subject to change due to availability and demand:

• Business Administration Skills
• Marketing Practice
• Tourism Information and Administration
• Tourism Principles and Practice
• Customer Service
• Reception and Frontline Office Skills
• Work Experience
• Word Processing
• Safety and Health at Work
• Accounting; Manual and Computerised
• Language Option
• Hotel Receptionist Diploma
• Hospitality and Accommodation Techniques
• Event Production

This one-year course is an ideal entry level course for those interested in developing skills to work in the growing tourism sector in Ireland.

This tourism programme has been designed to enable students to gain a broad understanding of the operations of the tourism industry and to facilitate their integration into the workplace or into further education and training.

It also allows students to appreciate the opportunities presented by the web and eBusiness to successfully market products and services. Many students progress to work in the travel and tourism sector.

The event production element focuses on the management and production of corporate, leisure and cultural events. This course gives students an opportunity to study the
area of tourism and travel, both from the technology skills required and from the tourist industry perspective.

This qualification can be used to progress to certificate and degree programmes in technological universities or universities particularly in business departments.

Family friendly timetable

Graduates may pursue a degree in many technological universities around the country or, alternatively, may seek immediate employment in a range of tourist or other marketing areas. The Tourism and Business option will allow students to progress to colleges like TUD City campus, Tallaght, UCC, NUIG, Shannon College of Hotel Management (Shannon) for tourism and travel as well as other colleges for business certificates and degrees.

The following modules are subject to change due to availability and demand:

• Digital Marketing
• Marketing Practice
• Behavioural Studies
• Applied Economics
• Work Experience
• Communications
• Word Processing
• Advertising
• Business Administration

This one year course is an ideal entry level qualification for all
aspects of the Marketing and Business world. There is a large
demand for people with marketing and business skills in the world
of work. This course gives students the opportunity to progress
directly to employment or third level.

The following may be offered as options on this course

• Business Administration
• Advertising
• Word Processing

Graduates may pursue a degree in many technological universities around the country or, alternatively, may seek immediate employment in a range of marketing areas. The Digital Marketing option will allow students to progress to colleges like DCU, Maynooth, TUD, Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone, UCC, NUIG, for marketing courses as well as other colleges for general business or eBusiness certificates and degrees.