Course details

This QQI Level 5 Certificate course prepares the learner for employment in the modern office. Particular emphasis is placed on IT applications within an office environment. This office skills course is suited to participants who wish to obtain the skills and knowledge required to work efficiently and effectively in a busy office environment.This course will help you develop a range of skills and knowledge. You will put your skills into practice in a work placement and achieve a nationally-recognized qualification.

Programme of Study

  • Word Processing
  • Database Methods
  • Capstone for Office Informatics
  • Text Production with Data Entry
  • Communications
  • Spreadsheet Methods
  • The Internet
  • Work Experience
  • Audio Transcription

Components subject to change

Entry Requirements

  • Leaving Certificate or equivalent
  • Leaving Certificate Applied with a merit profile
  • Full QQI Level 4 award with a merit profile
  • Mature applicants – experience will be considered in lieu of formal qualifications

Places offered following successful interview.

Career Opportunities

  • Schools
  • Hospitals
  • Corporate settings
  • Government agencies
  • Legal and medical offices

Higher Education Progression*

As this is a new award all existing progression pathways via the CAO and Higher Ed Links schemes should be confirmed with the Higher Level institutions

Certification

Level 5 Award in Office Informatics

City & Guilds Level 5 equivalence on the NQF in text production and audio transcription

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Bray Institute of Further Education

Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE) caters for learners with a wide variety of needs - from those who want to do University Degrees at hontheirs level to those who are training for employment. 

They are located on Novara Avenue, Bray; 150 metres from the town centre and within walking distance of the Dart station. The Institute is just a short jtheirney from Dublin City Centre. 

Bray Institute of Further Education has been a centre of excellence in the field of Further Education for the past twenty-five years serving all areas of the country including Dublin. 

BIFE is a constituent Institute of Kildare / Wicklow Education Training Board (KWETB).  

They offer a wide range of Further Education (PLC) ctheirses both full and part-time at the Institute.

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