Warehousing Skills FIT

Course details

This QQI Level 5 course is a FIT initiative for unemployed people to access training and pursue employment opportunities requiring skills in Information Communication Technology and Warehousing. The course also provides learners with development supports and progressions strategies to develop learners’ personal and professional skills. The award will enable the learner to work independently and under supervision in a warehousing environment, and/or to progress to further and/or higher education and training.

Course Content

Component Title Code

Information and Communication Systems

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence in a range of information and communication systems to enable the learner to use information and communications systems, effectively within a range of contexts.

Customer Service

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to provide effective customer service within a work, social or voluntary environment, operating independently while under general supervision.

Communications

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to communicate verbally and non-verbally in standard everyday tasks and in work-related tasks, operating independently while under general direction.

Work Experience

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to participate in the workplace for a limited time, carrying out work-related tasks independently while under general direction.

Safety and Health at Work

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to promote and maintain safety and health in the working environment.

Database Methods

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to create and modify databases under limited supervision.

Word Processing

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to use a word processing application to produce documents in a variety of contexts to a mailable or publishable standard whilst working autonomously and under general direction

Spreadsheet methods

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to create and modify spreadsheets under supervision, using common spreadsheet features.

Award Information

QQI Level 5 certificate in Information Processing (5M2067), Safe Pass, Forklift truck certification, FIT Certificate.

Entry Requirements

Priority will be given to long term unemployed applicants aged 21 or over and in receipt of a social welfare payment with no qualification higher than QQI Level 4. Otherwise, LCA, Leaving Certificate or equivalent.