| Course Name |
Business Administration |
| Course Provider |
Templemore College of Further Education |
| Alternative Provider(s) |
Tipperary ETB |
| VTOS Information |
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| Course Code |
5M2468 |
| Course Type |
PLC Post Leaving Cert |
| Qualifications |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
| Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ)
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Major |
QQI |
Level 5 NFQ |
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| Apply To |
Course provider |
| Attendance Options |
Full time, Daytime |
| Location (Districts) |
Templemore |
| Course Content |
A course designed for school leavers or mature students who wish to upskill and pursue a career in business/office work. It gives participants a thorough mastery of office technology, administration and reception skills. |
| FET Code |
5M2468 - Business Administration |
| Duration |
1 year |
| Comment |
Expand+WORK EXPERIENCE
Work experience is an important element of all our PLC courses. The College has a wide range of contacts and can assist participants in obtaining relevant work experience placement.
GARDA VETTING
Garda Vetting is now a requiremen...
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Work experience is an important element of all our PLC courses. The College has a wide range of contacts and can assist participants in obtaining relevant work experience placement.
GARDA VETTING
Garda Vetting is now a requirement for all students who wish to attend Templemore College. Offers of a place are provisional pending the outcome from the Garda vetting process.
GUIDANCE, SUPPORT, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS
All students have access to the adult guidance and counselling service in the College. The College will endeavour to provide appropriate supports for students with special education needs and is dependent on the budget received from the funder.
EUROPEAN WORK EXPERIENCE - ERASMUS +
Fully funded opportunities for European Work Experience, for up to 35 students, is provided each year in Germany, France, and Spain. This opportunity is available to students who are interviewed and deemed suitable for this option.
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| Alternative Entry |
Leaving Certificate Applied / Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme & Mature Students |
| Course Fee |
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Unless otherwise stated a fee of €245.00 will be payable to include administration and QQI examinations (for students taking QQI Qualifications at level 5. An additional €30.00 is payable for Level 6 QQI Awards).
Thes...
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Unless otherwise stated a fee of €245.00 will be payable to include administration and QQI examinations (for students taking QQI Qualifications at level 5. An additional €30.00 is payable for Level 6 QQI Awards).
Theses services fees include a non-refundable deposit of €35.00.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FEES
All learners who enrol on an approved PLC course are required to pay the €200 programme participant contribution to the Department of Education and Science.
The following categories of participant are exempt from paying this contribution:
• Full medical card holders in their own right and their dependent children
• Those who are eligible under the student grant scheme
• Those in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) or Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) allowances.
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| Financial Support |
The range of financial support available to students intending to attend Further Education includes: Maintenance Grant Scheme, Special Rates of Maintenance Grants, and Fund for Students with
Disabilites.
For further info see: www.studentfinance.ie or www.susi.ie
VTOS - Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
To be eligible you must be over 21 years, and 6 months in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment. This grant may include the cost of some books, lunch and travel expenses. |
| Interview |
1st round of interviews for all courses is in May 2017. Final round is at the end of August for remaining places. |
| Application Date |
Expand+ON-LINE APPLICATION SYSTEM
All students are now encouraged to apply on-line where possible. However if you wish to complete a paper copy please contact the College. Closing date for the receipt of first round applications is Wednesday 26th April 201...
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All students are now encouraged to apply on-line where possible. However if you wish to complete a paper copy please contact the College. Closing date for the receipt of first round applications is Wednesday 26th April 2017.
Our application service is open from November each year. Early applicants may be invited for interview before May, however most interviews are normally held in May of each year.
Offer of places will be subject to completion of interview, the achievement of the minimum entry requirements, and the completion of the Garda vetting process. Applicants will be notified of their interview results in a timely fashion after the interview.
Late applications will be processed, subject to the availability of places, in late August 2017. As places on all courses are limited, early application is strongly advised.
A non-refundable administration fee of €10 applies to all applications.
Please note that full medical cards (not doctor only cards) may be used in relation to some fees.
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| Application Weblink |
Web Page - Click Here |
| Enrolment and Start Dates Comment |
Courses commence in late August. |
| Application Fee |
A non refundable administration fee of €10 applies to all applications. |
| Subjects Taught |
Business Administration and Reception skills
Work Experience
Communications
Bookkeeping Manual and Computerised
Payroll Manual and Computerised
Word Processing and Spreadsheets
Text Production and Audio Transcription |
| Mature Entry Places |
Mature students are invited to apply |
| Entry Requirements |
There may be specific entry requirements for some PLC (Post Leaving Certificate) courses and these are clearly outlined. Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) is an entry requirement for the majority of courses except where otherwise stated. Garda vetting is also a requirement for all courses. |
| Careers or Further Progression |
Expand+Educational Progression
A graduate of the course can use this qualification to progress to a range of course in colleges such as LIT Tipperary. (Bonus points are available for some degree courses)
Carlow Institute of Technology
Limerick Institut...
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A graduate of the course can use this qualification to progress to a range of course in colleges such as LIT Tipperary. (Bonus points are available for some degree courses)
Carlow Institute of Technology
Limerick Institute of Technology
Waterford Institute of Technology
Athlone Institute of Technology.
Employment Opportunities
In recent years many of the graduates have gained employment both full and part-time. Their jobs were in office, reception, retail, civil service, HSE and general administration.
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| Further Enquiries |
Ciara O’Sullivan MA, BA, HDE,
PLC Co-Ordinator
Phone: 0504 31007
Fax: 0504 31544
E-mail: info@tcfe.ie
Web: www.tcfe.ie |
| Course Web Page |
Web Page - Click Here |