Course description
CAO Courses with Letterkenny Institute of Technology are offered at QQI levels 6, 7 & 8. These are listed below..
Higher Certificate QQI Level 6
- LY 116 Business – Administration, IT and Customer Service
- LY 206 Sports Studies
- LY 336 Bar and Restaurant Supervision at Killybegs, Co. Donegal
- LY 346 Culinary Arts at Killybegs, Co. Donegal
- LY 406 Photography
- LY 806 Pharmacy Technician
- LY 816 Dental Nursing
- LY 906 Early Childhood Care, Health and Education
- LY 916 Health and Social Care
Ordinary Bachelor Degrees Level 7
- LY 107 Business – Common Entry with degree award options in
Accounting
Management
Marketing - LY 207 Law – with Criminal Justice or French or Spanish or German or Irish. You can apply for LY207 only ONCE
You must then select ONE of the following options:
CRJ Criminal Justice
FRH French
GER German
SPN Spanish
IRI Irish - LY 317 Culinary Arts at Killybegs, Co. Donegal
- LY 327 Hospitality And Tourism (Common Entry) with Degree award options in
Hotel Restaurant & Resort Management
Front Office Management
Destination Marketing at Killybegs, Co. Donegal - LY 427 Digital Film and Video
- LY 437 Animation
- LY 447 Fashion with Promotion
- LY 457 Graphic and Digital Design
- LY 507 Quantity Surveying
- LY 517 Building Services and Renewable Energy
- LY 527 Civil Engineering
- LY 547 Architectural Technology
- LY 607 Electronic/Computer Engineering. – Common Entry with Degree award options in:
Electronic Engineering or
Computer Engineering - LY 617 Mechanical Engineering
- LY 707 Computer Games Development
- LY 717 Computing Common Entry with Degree Award options in
General Computing
Mobile Technology
Cloud Technology - LY 737 Computer Security and Digital Forensics
- LY 817 Bioscience
- LY 837 Food Science and Nutrition
- LY 847 Veterinary Nursing
- LY 867 Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Science
- LY 877 Agriculture
Honours Bachelor Degrees QQI Level 8
- LY 108 Business – Accounting
- LY 118 Business
- LY 208 Law
- LY 218 Business – with French or Spanish or German or Irish. You can apply for LY218 only ONCE
You must then select ONE of the following options
FRH French
GER German
SPN Spanish
IRI Irish - LY 228 Sports and Exercise – Common Entry with Degree Award option in
Performance
Physical Education - LY 408 Design – Common Entry with Degree Award options in:
Animation
Digital Film and Video
Graphic and Digital Design
Fashion and Promotion - LY 508 Fire Safety Engineering
- LY 518 Quantity Surveying
- LY 528 Construction Management
- LY 608 Mechanical Engineering
- LY 618 Electronics & Embedded Systems
- LY 708 Applied Computing
- LY 818 Science – Common Entry with Degree Award options in:
Bioanalytical Science
Food Science & Nutrition
Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Science - LY 828 Agriculture – Common Entry with Degree Award options in:
Animal and Crop Science
Environmental Management - LY 908 General Nursing (If mature, see page 13)
- LY 918 Psychiatric Nursing (If mature, see page 13)
- LY 928 Intellectual Disability Nursing (If mature, see page 13)
- LY 968 Early Childhood Care, Health and Education
- LY 978 Health & Social Care – Common Entry with Degree Award options in:
Ageing & Care
Disability Studies
Health & Social Care (General)
Further Education and PLCs (Post Leaving Cert Courses) have become a popular alternative to the CAO system here in Ireland. PLC Courses are validated by QQI (Quality & Qualifications Ireland) at levels 5 & 6 of the NFQ and offer a valid and valuable route into the workforce whilst also offering the option to continue with further study or proceed on to third level. 
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) helps to keep skills and knowledge up to date and ensures the standard of registrations and qualifications are maintained. CPD courses can also enhance career opportunities helping skilled workers to build credibility and confidence by continuing to achieve educationally..