Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This course delivers excellent results. Learners gain the essential skills required to work in administration in a legal, medical, or business setting.
Students who have completed this highly popular course have gone on to work in legal firms, the courts service, private and public hospitals, doctors’ surgeries, community health centres and in the general area of business administration working as executive secretaries/pa assistants. We also have an industry partnership with the Mater Private Hospital and St Vincent’s Private Hospital which has resulted in full-time contracts being offered to some recent graduates following work placement.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Text Production
Information & Administration
Word Processing
Legal Practice & Procedures
Medical Terminology
Spreadsheet Methods
Reception & Frontline Office Skills
Personal & Professional Development
Communications
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a possible progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 5M1997 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Administrative
Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.
They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.
Investigative
The Investigative person will usually find a particular area of science to be of interest. They are inclined toward intellectual and analytical activities and enjoy observation and theory. They may prefer thought to action, and enjoy the challenge of solving problems with sophiscticated technology. These types prefer mentally stimulating environments and often pay close attention to developments in their chosen field.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
Graduates are successful in gaining employment in solicitors’ offices, medical practices, hospitals, dentists, civil service, public sector, local authorities, financial services industries or any business requiring a high level of administrative skills. Excellent opportunities for progression to third level colleges as follows:
DCU: Law and Society DC232, International Relations DC231, Arts (Joint Honours Politics) DC295
Maynooth University: BA with Law MH101
UCD: BA Humanities DN520, BA Arts DN520
Other courses may also be considered in third level colleges that accept the Office Administration QQI 5M1997 award. Students may also progress to Level 6 in Business with Project Management in Cathal Brugha FET.