Overview
Office IT Skills Course - Dublin
At BFEI located in Blackrock village in Co.Dublin, we offer a QQI Level 5, one year course in Office IT Skills.
Office 365 licences are provided free of charge for use on personal devices.
Assessment and Certification
- This course is certified QQI.
- Assessment is based on a combination of work submitted during the year and exams.
- You will be awarded a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Office Informatics (5M18294).
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Is This Course For You?
Are you interested in acquiring the essential skills to use computer technologies to enable you to accomplish a range of administrative duties? Would you like to update your computer skills and work proficiently in an office environment by learning how to integrate office applications, how to use online technologies such as Office 365 to manage to work remotely in a office or a blended approach. On completion of this course, you will have more confidence, a nationally recognised IT qualification and hands-on experience with a wide range of up to date technologies and practices for working in a post-covid business world.
Entry Requirements
- You must have achieved 5 passes or 5 O6/ H7s or a combination of 5 O6/H7s or have achieved the LCA with a Merit profile, or have achieved a full relevant QQI Level 4 Award.
- Mature applicants (aged 21 and over) and other applicants without the formal entry requirements will be assessed individually for suitability
What Will I Study?
- Learn about and use current digital tools for the modern office context.
- Share documents online using the latest technologies such as Office 365 & MS Teams.
- Carry out a range of administrative duties using modern office technologies.
- Design a spreadsheet to analyse business strategies.
- Design documents using advanced features of word processing.
- Use a wide range of database functions in order to manipulate, retrieve and output targeted information using queries and reports.
- How to deliver presentations online or in person with confidence.
What Will I Do?
- In conjunction with FIT (Fast Track into Information Technology), you will get the opportunity to do a practice interview with industry specialists
- Career advice and help with CV preparation, LinkedIn presence is provided by the Guidance and Career Service.
- You will use the e-learning platforms – Moodle & MS Teams.
Career Opportunities
There are many career opportunities in business for graduates with advanced IT skills including:
- Office Administrator
- Office Manager
- Personal/Executive Assistant
- Customer Service
Progression
PROGRESSION TO FURTHER STUDIES
If you are interested in doing further study to get a degree, then you can apply through the CAO system for entry into courses in the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme such as:
- BBus (Hons) in Information Technology Technological University Dublin [City] - www.tudublin.ie
Check out the updated BFEI CAO Progression Pathways Chart with new progression options included for TCD, NUI Maynooth and University of Limerick. CAO data shows that many BFEI graduates from 2020/2021 secured excellent CAO offers.
Fees
At course commencement, students are required to pay for books, exams, a Student Services fee and where applicable professional body registration fees. There are no tuition fees for EU students.
