Course Summary
Course Category: Traineeship Courses
The purpose of the Business Administration QQI Level 5 programme is to provide learners with the essential knowledge, practical skills, and workplace experience needed to thrive in modern administrative, business, and digital environments.
The course blends hands on ICT training, business fundamentals, digital content creation, and professional development, preparing students for both employment and progression to third level.
The student profile of a business course
A QQI Level 5 Business Administration student typically may be a school leaver, mature learner, or someone with relevant experience that is interested in business, progressing to third level, organisation, technology, digital marketing, improving employability options or want a career change.
This course allows individuals to gain strong administrative, digital, and communication skills.
By doing this course an individual can progress to business-related degree programmes, business apprenticeships, or direct employment in administrative roles.
Clear examples of progression to third level include digital marketing, business, economics and many more as a QQI level 5 award can be used to gain entry to many third level courses depending on the entry requirements.
There are also progression options to specific apprenticeships like auctioneering as a QQI level 5 is at a leaving certificate standard.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Work Experience 5N1356
Communications 5N0690
Bookkeeping Manual And Computerised 5N1354
Business Administration Skills 5N1610
Payroll Manual & Computerised 5N1546
Spreadsheet Methods 5N1977
Word Processing 5N1358
Web Authoring 5N1910
Digital Marketing 5N1364
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
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 any Major Award (including this one) provides a possible Progression route, click below:
| CAO with Any QQI Major Award |
| Old FETAC Code | New QQI Code |
| BBSAX | 5M2468 |
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.
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