This course will equip students with a high standard of administrative/secretarial, business, legal and essential IT skills for the modern office. Students also gain a range of transversal skills such as organisational and communication skills, which are highly sought after by today’s employers. Students will be introduced to the world of legal practice. Legal studies enables students to get an overview of legal principles and procedures. The course is aimed at:
- School Leavers
- Those who have been in the workforce before, but now need to update and develop new skills
- Those who wish to acquire IT skills for the first time
- Those who wish to defer a college place in order to improve their IT skills
This course leads to a QQI Level 5 award in Office Administration
Course Code: 5M1997
Course Director: Veronica Doocey
Career Prospects
Our Legal Secretary course will lead you to possible careers in a wide range of contexts, including public and private legal practice. You will also have options for progression to Higher Education courses.
Course Fees: €150
What Makes This Course Special
- Learn essential legal practices and procedures
- Develop practical IT skills
- Highly experienced office administration teaching team
- Opportunities for business links
- Work placement in a legal environment
Programme of Study
(Components are subject to change)
- Information & Administration 5N1389
- Text Production 5N1422
- Word Processing 5N1358
- Safety & Health at Work 5N1794
- Legal Practice and Procedures 5N1394
- Audio Transcription 5N1549
- Work Experience 5N1356
- Communications 5N0690
- Business Administration 5N1610
- Customer Services 5N0972
Higher Education Progression
Waterford IT and other IT Colleges
- Up to 390 CAO points for any Institute of Technology can be attained by successful completion of this course.
Minimum Entry Requirements
Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) or over 18
No requirements for over 23s
Cost: Student service contribution of €50 which is non refundable.
All our PLC courses are available to people who are VTOS eligible. VTOS means Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme. VTOS gives unemployed adults over 21 the opportunity of returning to full time education while retaining their benefits.