Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This one-year course will prepare students for a career as an Estate Agent, Property Manager or Property Valuer and gain understanding of how the property market functions. By the end of the year, students will be equipped with key Auctioneering and Estate Agency skills and will develop an understanding of economics, law, marketing and valuation among other skills. Estate Agents work within the residential and commercial buildings sector and include sales, lettings, management, valuation and advertising properties. Modules on this course will allow you to gain a base knowledge within the property sector allowing for progression towards further studies and gaining a licence enabling you to work as an Auctioneer/Estate Agent.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Applied Economics
Marketing Practice
Business Administration
Communications
Work Experience
Business Law
Customer Service
Word Processing
Estate Agency Practice
Valuation
Mathematics
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.
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.
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 from this course can access many university and college degrees throughout the country. There are places available to students in TU Dublin, Limerick Institute of Technology and DKIT on specific Estate Agency, Property and Valuation courses. There are further options in Waterford IT, GMIT, Carlow IT, Sligo IT and Cork IT in other related areas such as Architectural Technology, Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics. Students may also progress to Business degrees within universities such as Maynooth, DCU and UCD. Students can progress to work in areas such as Estate Agents, Property Valuers, Property Managers and Letting Agents. With the business element to this course, students can progress to work as administrators within an Estate Agency and in other types of offices.