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Mallow College has put together a unique choice of business and office courses with enhanced specialisations. With the essential skills for employment in a healthcare setting, as a Medical Secretary graduate you will work in administrat...

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Mallow College has put together a unique choice of business and office courses with enhanced specialisations. With the essential skills for employment in a healthcare setting, as a Medical Secretary graduate you will work in administrative and front office roles in either public or private sector medicine. You will have excellent communications skills, handle correspondence, facilitate patients and professionals, arrange and schedule appointments, bill patients and insurance companies, compile medical charts and reports, and order supplies. Achieve excellent general employment and office skills, a proficiency in the complete range of Microsoft Office applications, and specialise in frontline reception skills, business, bookkeeping, anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology. You will also have the opportunity to recover a problem Leaving Certificate maths grade with an optional Level 5 maths within your timetable.

With your QQI level 5 Business Administration award you can also continue on your progression route to study commerce and other qualifications at CIT and UCC. Join our excellent graduate employment record and reputation for excellence.

Expand+All courses at Mallow College of Further Education are funded through the National Development Plan (NDP) and there are no tuition fees for EU nationals (non-EU students should contact the College for details on eligibility and course fees). However,...

Hide-All courses at Mallow College of Further Education are funded through the National Development Plan (NDP) and there are no tuition fees for EU nationals (non-EU students should contact the College for details on eligibility and course fees). However, students are required to pay a student services fee of €250. A deposit of €50 is required to reserve a course place. Failure to pay this deposit may result in the course place being allocated to another applicant.

Students may also be required to pay an annual Government participation fee of €200.

• However, Full Medical Card holders and those in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) or Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) allowances are exempt from paying this contribution.

• Students awarded a student maintenance grant will be refunded the Government participation fee subject to proof of receipt of the grant.

Fees for examinations and certification will be outlined by course co-ordinators. Students who are Medical Card holders may be exempt from some state examination fees. Certain courses also carry additional course related costs, further details of these can be found in the relevant course details. For more information please contact the College on (022)43309 or email info@mallowcollege.ie.

Expand+Student Maintenance Grant
Means tested Maintenance Grants are available to students who are progressing to a QQI Level 5/6 Award or equivalent and who have not previously studied for such an award at similar or higher level on the National Framework...

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Means tested Maintenance Grants are available to students who are progressing to a QQI Level 5/6 Award or equivalent and who have not previously studied for such an award at similar or higher level on the National Framework of Qualifications. The amount of the grant depends on the distance a student travels from their place of residence to the college.

Student Grant applications can be made online only to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) through www.susi.ie Applications can be made from May and should be made before starting a course.

Further information can be found on www.studentfinance.ie

Note: BTEA or VTOS recipients are not eligible for the Student grant.

Expand+5M2468 Course Content

Anatomy & Physiology5N0749
Medical Terminology 5N2428
Text Production 5N1422
Word Processing 5N1358
Database Methods 5N0783
Spreadsheet Methods 5N1977
Business Administration Skills 5N1610
Bookkeeping - Manual & Comput...

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Anatomy & Physiology5N0749
Medical Terminology 5N2428
Text Production 5N1422
Word Processing 5N1358
Database Methods 5N0783
Spreadsheet Methods 5N1977
Business Administration Skills 5N1610
Bookkeeping - Manual & Computerised 5N1354
Audio Transcription 5N1549
Reception Skills 5N1407
Communications 5N0690
Work Experience 5N1356
Maths (optional) 5N1833
Microsoft Office Specialist
(MOS) (optional

Work Placement/experience
Work experience is an integral part of the course. Dates and duration will be specified by the college.

Expand+Education Progression Opportunities
Advance to QQI level 6 at Mallow College. Use your full QQI award to progress to degrees in Business Administration, Business, Business Information Systems, Information Systems Management, Tourism & Marketing. For...

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Advance to QQI level 6 at Mallow College. Use your full QQI award to progress to degrees in Business Administration, Business, Business Information Systems, Information Systems Management, Tourism & Marketing. For more links and detailed information on how to use your Mallow College qualification go to mallowcollege.ie/progressions.

Career Opportunities
Administration in banking, insurance, solicitors, and travel industries. Clerical work in health services and local authorities. General secretarial and office administration in doctor’s or dental surgeries. Receptionist.