The IT and Business Skills course is designed to equip you with the up-to-date information technology, office and personal effectiveness skills necessary for a modern computerised workplace or for progression to further education and training.
Successful completion of this course will result in a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Information Processing 5M2067.
This is a one year, full time course running from September to May.
A QQI Level 4 Award or equivalent.
The Vocational Training and Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) is designed to prepare you for employment and/or further education, whether you are changing direction or just starting out. Swinford VTOS offers full-time courses that will help you develop in-demand and practical skills in business, Computer Applications, IT and Office Skills.
The practical and supportive approach to our delivery makes VTOS the ideal training path for anyone wishing to up-skill for a new job, enter the workforce for the first time or progress to further education.
This course leads to a career in general business, accounting, banking, insurance, marketing, management, administration, retail and computing.
There are no fees to study this course.
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VTOS has helped me to learn new skills and update on skills that I have already done. I have also met new people and learned from them. I have also gained and grown in confidence.
Now that I have completed the VTOS course my aim going forward is to get a job that will enable me to apply and the skills that I have learned on the course, such as Word, Excel Spreadsheets and Bookkeeping and confidently be able to share these skills with other people.
This module equips the learner with the knowledge and skills required to understand how information is processed within organisations and the various systems and methods in use and to enable the learner to operate effectively in a range of organisations.
Assessment Criteria:
Assignment 30%, Skills Demonstration 30%, Examination – Theory 40%
Using common spreadsheet features, students will gain the knowledge, skills, and competence to create and modify spreadsheets under supervision.
Assessment Criteria:
Project 50%, Examination 50%
This module aims to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to create and modify databases under limited supervision.
Assessment Criteria:
Project 50%, Examination 50%
This module will equip the learner with all the knowledge needed to carry out the day-to-day accounting function of a business.
Students will also learn how to operate a computerised accounts system.
Assessment Criteria:
Manual Assignment 50%, Computerised Examination 50%
Students will engage in practical learning in Microsoft Word and learn word processing skills, including formatting and editing documents, templates, file management, and mail merge.
Assessment Criteria:
Assignment 20%, Examination x 2 80%
Facilitates the learner to acquire communication skills relevant to vocational and personal development.
Assessment Criteria:
Collection of Work 50%, Skills Demonstration 50%
This module covers all aspects of the payroll system in Ireland – normal and emergency tax systems. Students will also learn to operate a computerised payroll system using Sage Payroll software.
Assessment Criteria:
Assignments 60%, Computerised Examination 40%
This module examines house styles for a range of business documents, how to produce documents with accepted rules for formats and conventions and attain 35 wpm typing speed with 97% accuracy.
Assessment Criteria:
Examination 80%, Skills Demonstration 20%
Allows the learner to gain personal knowledge, skills and capacity while participating in a suitable work placement, for a limited time, under supervision.
Assessment Criteria:
Collection of Work 60%, Skills Demonstration 40%