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Administration - Advanced

PLC Post Leaving Cert
6M4985

This course is designed to allow the learner gain advanced knowledge and skills in the general area of office management and leadership. The course aims to build on the solid foundation provided on completion of the Level 5 Administration Award with the addition of Business Law and Human Resource Management.

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:
Rathmines
Attendance Options:
Full time, Daytime, Morning
Apply to:
Course provider

Duration

1 year full-time morning only.

Entry Requirements

- Students applying for this course should have a QQI Level 5 Award in a related cognate area or relevant life or work experience
- Mature applicants welcome
- All applicants whose first language is not English will be tested at entry
- Use of a computer / laptop and Wi-Fi is desirable

Careers / Further progression

Education Progression
QQI Level 6 award holders may also apply to a wide variety of Higher Education colleges through CAO.

On successful completion of the QQI Level 6 Advanced Award, students have the opportunity to access courses at Advanced Entry Level in both TU Dublin and IADT.
- TUD
Tallaght Campus – Bachelor of Business in Management

IADT
- Bachelor of Business Applied Entrepreneurship
- Bachelor of Business Entrepreneurship and Management

Career Opportunities
Office Administration graduates are very successful in gaining employment in a range of sectors. Popular career routes include legal administration, with many graduates working in solicitors offices and legal practices. Skills learned through Office Administration are very versatile with many sectors in constant need of administration staff. Past students have secured jobs in legal companies, such as Dillon Eustace. According to the National Skills bulletin, there are 186,000 employed across administrative occupations, so this is a course that offers fantastic employment opportunities.

QQI FET Links to CAO Courses

Course Web Page

Further information

Start Date: 02/09/2024. End Date: 30/05/2025.

The SUSI Grant Scheme is for qualifying Further Education students and operates through The Department of Education and Skills. www.susi.ie

This course is designed to allow the learner gain advanced knowledge and skills in the general area of office management and leadership. The course aims to build on the solid foundation provided on completion of the Level 5 Administration Award with the addition of Business Law and Human Resource Management. Students also benefit from Payroll training, which places them in an excellent position to take up more senior administration roles in both the public and private sectors.

Course Modules:
Business Management
Business Law
Payroll Manual & Computerised
Human Resource Management
Spreadsheets
Communications
Work Experience
Word Processing
European Language (Optional)

Work Experience
Work experience is an essential part of all our programmes- industry based placements are available to all. Students find suitable work placements and the college monitors and assesses their performance in the work place.

6M4985 - Business

Award: QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate Code 6M4985

Rathmines College,
Town Hall, 200 Rathmines Rd Lower,
Rathmines,
Dublin, D06 A215
Ireland.
Tel: 01 497 5334
Email: info@rc.cdetb.ie

Alternate Provider:
Location:
Rathmines
Attendance Options:
Full time, Daytime, Morning
Apply to:
Course provider