Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
Students who undertake this one-year course in Business, Finance and Accounting will gain an excellent foundation for progression to degree courses or to go directly into the work-place.
This practical course will enable students to gain skills in accounting, book-keeping, payroll, marketing, communications and information technology.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Communications
Accounting (Manual and Computerised)
Bookkeeping (Manual & Computerised)
Spreadsheet Methods
Financial Services
Business Administration Skills
Work Experience
Word Processing
Applied Economics
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 results in 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 direct 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:
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
This course offers students a large variety of progression routes in the business and accounting sectors. These include degrees at both Level 7 and 8 in universities and technological universities or private colleges throughout the country. Colleges include DCU, NCI, UCD, TUD Blanchardstown, City Campus and Tallaght, Dundalk Institute of Technology, South East Technological University Waterford and many more.
Students can also apply for First Arts at Maynooth of which there are now 175 places available and take Business and/ or Accounting as a subject. Alternatively, students may seek employment in a wide range of business within the business and accounting sector.