Business Administration and Digital Media QQI Level 5 (Full-time course)
Introduction to Business Studies and Digital Marketing: Your Path to Higher Education and a Successful Career
Welcome to our Business Studies and Digital Marketing course! This course is ideal for anyone who wants to understand the basics of business administration skills and digital marketing. It is designed to help administrators in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) harness the power of the internet to sell online and remain agile in a fast-changing market. Additionally, this course will help you move on to higher education and find great jobs, especially as an office administrator.
Why Choose This Course?
Learn Essential Business Skills:
Understand the basics of business administration, including Bookkeeping, Payroll, finance, customer service and digital marketing. These skills are essential for any job in the business world.
Get Digital Marketing Savvy:
Learn how to use digital tools and social media to promote businesses. Digital marketing is a vital skill in today’s job market.
Develop Practical Skills:
Improve your problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills. These are important in both education and the workplace.
Prepare for Higher Education:
This course sets a strong foundation for further studies. Whether you want to study business, marketing, or management, you’ll be well-prepared.
Open Career Opportunities as an Office Administrator:
The skills you learn here are perfect for a career as an office administrator. This role is in high demand and offers stability and growth opportunities.
Join Us
Start your journey with our Business Studies and Digital Marketing course. Whether you want to continue your education or start a rewarding career as an office administrator, this course will help you reach your goals.
We look forward to helping you succeed.
Both full-time and Part-time study options are available to eligible participants.
Course Features
Interactive Learning:
Engage in discussions, projects, and real-world case studies that bring business concepts to life.
Experienced Teachers:
Learn from teachers who are experts in business and digital marketing.
Supportive Environment:
Study in a supportive setting where your success is the main goal.
Am I ready for this course?
You are ready for this course is you can answer yes to the following questions:
Do you have full Leaving Certificate, QQI Level 4 Certificate or equivalent qualification?
Do you have basic computer skills such as basic word processing, Internet or email?
Do you are happy to work in an office environment, and like working with computers?
Are you free to attend all timetabled classes for the duration of the programme?
Are you happy to participate in the work experience aspects of the programme?
Do you have access to a computer and the Internet to study?
Do you have good spoken and written English language skills (B2 equivalency in CEFR in ready, writing, listening and speaking.)
Full-time eligibility requirements
Qualifying social welfare payments include the following:
Not Working
Jobseekers Benefit or Jobseekers Allowance
One-Parent Family
Disability Allowance/Illness
Benefit/Invalidity Pension.
You can also qualify if you are
Signing for credits or a dependent spouse of an eligible person for at least six months
or have refugee /protected status with a valid work permit
or be a recent Youthreach completer
or have recently been made redundant.
Periods spent on a FAS training course, Community Employment Scheme, Job Initiative, and TUS can count towards the six-month qualifying period.
Part-time eligibility requirements
Skills to Advance: Early school leavers or those who work in sectors of the economy subject to volatility or uncertainty, can also access all FET programmes.
This programme leads to a QQI Level 5Major Award: 5M2468 Business Administration
QQI ACCREDITED MODULES
5N1546 Payroll Manual and Computerised
5N1400 Marketing Practice
5N1610 Business Administration
5N0972 Customer Service
5N1354 Bookkeeping Manual and Computerised
5N1356 Work Experience
5N1358 Word Processing
5N1977 Spreadsheet Methods
5N1364 Digital Marketing
4N2279 Business Calculations
What can I do when I finish?
Students who have completed business courses with Athy Further Education and Training Centre have gone on to work in local business, county councils, and progress to third level Business, Marketing and Law courses in IT Carlow, and Accounting Level 6 programs in Portarlington.
How to apply
Students can make an application in any of the following ways;
Contacting the Programme Co-ordinator, Una Burke Phone: 059 863 2044 Ext 2, Mobile: 087-978 7727. Email: vtosathy@kwetb.ie
Visiting the centre and completing an application form.
By submitting your details to our contact page
Once an application has been received, students are invited to interview, they may also be asked to complete an initial assessment.
How to apply
You can make an application in any of the following ways;
Contacting: Una Burke
Phone: 059 863 2044 Ext 2 Mobile: 087-978 7727 Email: vtosathy@kwetb.ie
Visiting the centre and completing an application form.
By submitting your details to our contact page
Once an application has been received, students are invited to interview, they may also be asked to complete an initial assessment.