Course details

FETAC Level 5 Award Office Administration - Medical Secretarial Studies 5M1997 This Award provides an excellent opportunity for students to specialise in the field of Medical Secretary whilst also providing a grounding in Business. Upon successful completion, students will have the skills required to act as a junior administrator in a business environment, or a junior medical secretary in the health sector. Successful students may also continue their studies at FETAC Level 6, or progress to third level education.

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO

  • Provide a comprehensive training in modern office skills
  • Provide a full working knowledge of the most modern business equipment and procedures
  • Enable students aquire practical skills & competencies to work in the Health Sector

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  • Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied or equivalent
  • Mature applicants welcome
  • Interview

COURSE CONTENT

  • Information & Administration 
  • Text Production 
  • Word Processing 
  • Communications 
  • Work Experience 
  • Book-keeping Manual & Computerised 
  • Spreadsheet Methods 
  • Data Entry 
  • Medical Terminology 

OPTIONAL MODULES

Learners may also have the opportunity to study Maths as an extra module. Microsoft Office Specialist Certification is awarded in Excel, Access, Word and Outlook.

CERTIFICATION

FETAC Level 5 Award in Office Administration [5M1997] 

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Students who successfully complete this course may gain employment in modern offices as a Medical Secretary, Receptionist, Typist, Personal Assistant (PA) or Office Administrator

Updated on 08 November, 2015

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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