Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
The course provides a comprehensive introduction to general studies, offering a diverse range of subjects to acquire the knowledge and skills for everyday life but also supports progression to further education, training or employment.
The modules included allow participants to improve their general academic and research skills. There are links to many Arts and Creative Digital courses offered in Irish universities. The course incorporates within the range of modules the transveral skills such as media and information literacy to enable participants to apply these skills to a broad range of occupations or further academic areas of study. The universal skills gained in this course are invaluable for work, education and daily life.
QQI General Studies – Level 5 (5M3114).
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
-
Communications - 5N0690
Customer Service - 5N0972
Desktop Publishing - 5N0785
Digital Marketing - 5N1364
Digital Photography - 5N1270
Digital Presentations - 5N0563
Research & Study Skills - 5N3113
Start your own business - 5N1418
Word Processing - 5N1358
Work Experience - 5N1356
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
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.
Linguistic
The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
Disclaimer: These links are to web sites outside of CareersPortal and we accept no responsibility for the information on them.
Career Progression
The universal skills gained in this course are invaluable for work, education and daily life. Consultation is ongoing and continuous with Higher Education Institutes such as UCC and MTU in the continuous development of vital links through the Higher Education Links Scheme.