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Business Department

Legal & Medical Secretary / Office Administration

Office Administration 5M1997

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COURSE CONTENT

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
  • Project Management

WHAT IS LEGAL AND MEDICAL SECRETARY?

This one-year business 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, and civil service, commercial and educational.

Modules such as text production, reception, information and administration provide graduates with essential skills required by busy office environments. This course also provides an excellent foundation for those wishing to pursue degree programmes in Institutes of Technology and Universities or to obtain a place on Level 6 business programmes.

 

CERTIFICATION

  • QQI Level 5 in Office Administration 5M1997

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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 TU Dublin, Maynooth University, Athlone IT, NUIG (Shannon), Marino Institute of Education, American College, Dun Laoghaire IADT, as well as a whole range of courses in IT colleges around the country.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  • Leaving Cert or LCA
  • Mature students of all backgrounds
  • Other equivalent qualification

All applicants will be interviewed regardless of previous qualifications.

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