Course details
Electronics and Information Technology industries are predicted to develop strongly worldwide. This qualification allows you to progress to suitable courses in the Third Level sector or you may choose to develop your skills further in suitable employment.
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO
- Provide students with a practical grounding in the skills required for employment in technology-oriented industries.
- Provide students with sufficient training and knowledge for progression to engineering/science courses in the institutes of technology
- Provide an opportunity for students to evaluate what career direction they wish to pursue and to assess various aspects of electronics in order to make informed career choices.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, or equivalent.
- Interview
- Mature applicants welcome
COURSE CONTENT
- Electronics Analogue
- Electronics Digital
- Mathematics
- Computer Architecture & Systems
- Work Experience
- Computer Aided Draughting
- Control Systems
- Communications
- Safety and Health at Work
CERTIFICATION
FETAC Level 5 Electronic Technology Award (CELTX)
OPTIONAL MODULES
Learners may also have the opportunity to study Maths as an extra module.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Students who successfully complete this course may pursue careers in a wide variety of organisations such as appliance repair and installation, equipment servicing and factory operations.
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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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