Office Accounts Administration and Information Processing

Course description

Office Accounts Administration and Information Processing
Business Administration 5M2468 or Information Processing 5M2067

This one-year course in office administration offers students the opportunity to gain varied and invaluable skills which are required to work in the exciting area of business and office administration roles. Students will develop competencies needed for working in various business environments, such as payroll, book-keeping, spreadsheets, restoring, retrieving and processing information, along with text production and word processing.

COURSE CONTENT
• Business Administration Skills • Bookkeeping Manual and Computerised • Word Processing • Communications • Work Experience • Spreadsheet Methods • Payroll Manual and Computerised • Database Methods • Desktop Publishing • Information and Communication Systems • Safety and Health at Work • Accounting (Manual and Computerised)

EMPLOYMENT PROGRESSION

Last year this course had 100% employability within the Business sector. * Core modules will be scheduled between 10am and 2pm.

CERTIFICATION:
• QQI Level 5 in Business Administration 5M2468 or Information Processing 5M2067

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
This course will suit those who require a more flexible route to progression either in education or employment. Graduates are well placed to apply for degrees at Level 7 and 8 in Technological Universities or private colleges throughout the country. These include TUD, DCU, UCD, Maynooth, Dundalk Institute of Technology, South East Technological University Carlow, Technological University of the Shannon Athlone, DBS and many more. Students may progress to Level 6 awards in Dunboyne College of Further Education. Many graduates will gain employment directly on completion of the course within the office administration and business sectors.

EXAMPLES OF HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRESSION:
TUD – Blanchardstown: TU775 Accounting and Finance (Level 7, 3 Years) Atlantic Technological University Sligo: SG535 Business Administration (Level 7, 3 Years) TUD – City Campus: TU910 Accounting and Finance (Level 8, 4 Years) NCI: NC022 Accounting & Finance (Level 8, 3 Years) South East Technological University Waterford: WD232 Business Information Systems (Level 8, 4 Years) DBS: DB524 Business (Information Systems) (Level 8, 3 Years) Dundalk Institute of Technology: DK816 Business Studies (Level 8, 3 Years) Maynooth: MH101 Arts with Business/ Accounting (Level8, 3 Years) DCU: DC111 Business (Level 8, 4 Years)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
• Leaving Cert or LCA
• Mature students of all backgrounds
• Other equivalent qualification
All applicants will be interviewed
regardless of previous qualifications.

Apply directly at www.dunboynecollege.ie