QUALIFICATION/CERTIFICATION

QQI Level 5 Award in Business Studies 5M2102

Duration: 1 year

Fee: €50

WHAT WILL I STUDY?

Please note the components listed above may vary occasionally

HOW WILL I LEARN?

You will have a mixture of classroom-based subjects and independent study. You will be expected to complete assignments throughout the year. Course work will consist of a combination of onsite & online learning.

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?

A full Award is granted on passing the relevant eight components. You will be assessed throughout and at the end of the year (Continuous Assessment). On successful completion of each component, you will be awarded a Pass, a Merit or a Distinction grade.

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE FROM YOU!

Applicants with an interest in business practice and IT applications.

CAREER/PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates of this course are well equipped to work in any business. It is particularly relevant when seeking employment in Administration, Accounting, the Retail Sector, Insurance and Marketing. This course covers all the major business areas and provides a comprehensive knowledge of each of the major functions of business. Students can go on to study a range of courses including Business, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, HR, Law, Business & Law, Hospitality, Entrepreneurship, Auctioneering, Logistics, Event Management etc.

Students may progress to participating Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) through the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme. Graduates of this course are studying Business in UCD, DCU, Maynooth, NCI and TU Dublin. (10 students from the 2020 Business Studies course are now in DCU.) This course links with Law in UCD, TCD, DCU & Maynooth.  Please NOTE that the Statistics module above must be achieved at Distinction level for certain Level 8 degrees in lieu of Leaving Certificate Maths.

Level 5 graduates may also progress to Level 6 Diploma in Business with Project Management in Cathal Brugha Fet. Students can also apply directly to Year 2 NCI Higher Cert in Business NC103,(level 6).

Recent Killester College (now Cathal Brugha) graduates have gone on to work in the Banks, HSE etc. The new Business type Apprenticeships (Accounting Technician, Finance, Insurance, etc.) are also accepting Business Award QQI level 5 as an entry requirement equivalent to the Leaving Certificate.

Click this course code 5M2102 to see progression routes.

Entry Requirements

Any student over 16 years seeking entry to this programme does not need a previous formal qualification. Should the student have previous qualifications, one of the following may be advantageous for admission to the programme:

• Leaving Certificate/LCA

• QQI Level 4 Award

• Mature students welcome

• If English is not your first language you may be asked to complete an English assessment

• Students who may not have formal academic requirements but who have the ability to successfully participate on the course will be considered. (RPL Recognition of Prior Learning)

SEE WHAT STUDENTS SAY

“Cathal Brugha FET served as a huge stepping stone towards my dream. I went from dropping out of secondary school to completing my Level 4 at YouthReach Ashbourne to getting full distinctions in my Business Studies course at Cathal Brugha FET to getting offered a place in DCU’s Global Business (Spain) course which requires a minimum of 566 points in a traditional leaving certificate. Cathal Brugha FET were extremely helpful and accommodating. Every tutor and guidance counsellor I interacted with while attending the college were lovely people and passionate about teaching. I hated school while growing up because I didn’t feel like what I was learning was going to help me. I convinced myself for years that I wasn’t capable of achieving what I wanted to achieve and studying here I began to realise that that wasn’t the case. Cathal Brugha FET taught me skills that could actually be applicable in real life and the thing missing from my time in school was learning something that really interested me. The college gave me back my confidence and ambition and I’d recommend it to anyone who doesn’t know exactly what they want to do or they’re lacking in leaving cert points. There’s always another way to get where you want to go.”

Leon Kinsey 2023-2024

Last year after falling short of a number of points for MINT in DCU, I decided to do a Business PLC at Cathal Brugha FET. I had no business background in secondary school, but the PLC gave me a solid understanding of all business subjects. Thanks to all the great teachers, especially Ruth McCarra, I received 8 distinctions. Now, as a first-year MINT student, I use the knowledge I gained from the Business PLC daily, making the course much easier to grasp! Anna karpenko 22/23

Enquiries: ruth.mccarra@kmcfe.cdetb.ie

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