Course details
As a business student you will gain a broad overview of how the commercial world operates. The course will cover the areas of bookkeeping, payroll , marketing, communications and information technology.
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP
- effective and persuasive written and oral communication skills
- numeracy and the ability to research, interpret and use business and financial data and information
- self-reliance, initiative and the ability to manage time, projects and resources
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, or equivalent.
- Interview
- Mature applicants welcome
COURSE CONTENT
- Business Administration Skills
- Marketing Practice
- Communications
- Work Experience
- Bookkeeping Manual & Computerised
- Payroll Manual & Computerised
- Database Methods
- Spreadsheet Methods
- Computer Applications
- IT Skills
MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST
Certification available in Excel, Access, Word and Outlook
OPTIONAL MODULES
Learners may also have the opportunity to study Maths as an extra module.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Accountancy, Insurance, Estate Agency, Marketing and other business related areas.
CERTIFICATION
FETAC Level 5 Award in Business Studies (5M2102)
Updated on 08 November, 2015Course Location
About Galway Technical Institute
We_They is one of the leading colleges of Further Education in Ireland, providing FETAC Level 5 & 6 courses to over 1,300 learners annually. At We_They, courses are designed to be of immediate and practical use in the workplace or as a stepping stone to further study and higher qualifications. Everything our students learn will be valuable to them throughout their lives.
Our Applied Learning approach is designed to enable students learn more effectively in real-life situations. Applied Learning provides our students with learning experiences that involve solving problems that are based on real-life situations. This involves learning the role of a journalist or editor at We_They Gazette, becoming a sound engineer, film editor or production co-ordinator at CladdaTV. It may also involve working as a Beauty Therapist in We_They’s Poise Salon, or as a designer in We_They’s Annual Fashion Fiesta. Each department has its own unique real-life, real-time production/event/project. By bringing the real world into the classroom and the classroom into the real world, Applied Learning has become the most effective and exciting way to learn the key skills required for the 21st Century. We_They’s underlying philosophy is about learning together. This is centred on learner activity, collaborative learning and critically, learning to learn.
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