Course description
Office Skills Diploma
This Office Skills Training Diploma teaches office computing skills according to your choice of four modules, which among others, include the following: typing, typing speed development, communication at work, health and safety essentials, book-keeping, Word, Excel and Outlook.
Many Pitman students choose this Diploma as a step towards additional Pitman Training qualifications, such as the Legal Secretary, Medical Secretary, Advanced Accounts or other Secretarial Diplomas. There will then also be the chance for you to gain QQI Awards.
This course operates on a self-study basis. But you’ll also benefit from one-on-one support when you need it from one of the Pitman course advisors. This combination gives you the flexibility to dictate your own timetable and fit in your training with existing work and home commitments. And with a Pitman Training Diploma on your CV, you’ll have a worthwhile qualification recognised at home and abroad.
Distance Learning and Online Courses are offered in a number of different formats, these include correspondence courses (by post), online via computer or a combination of online and classroom instruction (blended learning).. 
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.. 
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) helps to keep skills and knowledge up to date and ensures the standard of registrations & qualifications are maintained.. 
Evening courses and part time learning options are a great way to enhance a CV, to socialise and make friends, as well as learn something completely new. There are an abundance of night courses and evening classes available.. 
Ireland has moved from a short-term emergency response approach to a medium-term approach to managing risk and repairing the damage that COVID-19 has inflicted on society. The priority guiding the plan will be to keep schools open, while keeping people safe and protecting communities and the economy.