Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
Are you interested in digital marketing, social media and would you like to gain skills to progress to further study in the areas of business and marketing or enter the workforce in this area? Digital Marketing is rated as one of the most desirable skills for job applicants by business employers. This course provides key skills in digital marketing and how it works for business. It also gives students training in accountancy, book keeping and business administration which are necessary skills for further study in this area or for employment in the business industries.
This Award links with most Business degrees in the country including Digital Marketing degrees in IADT, TU and Dundalk IT.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Business Administration
Personal and Professional Development
Digital Marketing
Statistics
Bookkeeping
Spreadsheets
Economics
Customer Service
Word Processing
Human Resources
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 |
| 5M2102 |
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:
Enterprising
Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
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
This Award links with most Business degrees in the country including Digital Marketing degrees in IADT, TUD and Dundalk IT. It also links with TUD Marketing & eCommerce degrees; DCU: MInt & Digital Business and Innovation degrees and NCI Marketing degree. Level 5 graduates may also progress to Level 6 Diploma in Business with Project Management in Cathal Brugha FET. Students can also apply directly to Year 2 NCI Higher Cert in Business NC103, (Level 6).