Business and Economics

Course Description:

This course provides a strong foundation for those students wishing to study Business and/ or Economics or combination degree. This course is designed to give students an in-depth knowledge of concepts relevant to the business/legal world with an emphasis on Economics and Accounting.

Course Details:

Applied Economics
• Business Administration
• Bookkeeping Manual and Computerised (Sage)
• Retail Selling
• Spreadsheet Methods
• Word Processing
• Customer Service
• Work Experience
• Maths (Optional).

Leaving Certificate , QQI Level 4 or equivalent standard of education. All applicants subject to interview and online assessment 

This course will take place in the Main Institute Building on the Mountrath Road R32H392

 

€50 Certification Fee. Medical Card holders or those in receipt of a social welfare payment are exempt from this fee

This course is recognised as a QQI progression route into a range of courses in higher education including, but not limited, to the following. Please note, some courses may have additional entry requirements.
Technological University Dublin (TUD):
• TU731 Auctioneering, Valuation and Estate Agency (Level 7)
• TU836 Property Economics (Valuation Surveying) (Level 8)
Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Athlone
• US840 Business (Level 8)
• US793 Business Studies with Event Management (Level 7)

Graduates of the QQI Level 5 Certificate in Business and Economics have the skills and confidence to work in a wide range of professional roles. Recent graduates are now working in banking and finance and accounting for national and multinational organisations.

Commencing September 2025