Why Take Higher Administration? M. McGowan www.mrmcgowan.blogspot.com

Why? Everyone thinks of Admin as Office work or Typing. Well this is the 21 st Century and everyone needs ICT skills, no matter what job. Not everyone wants to do programming, so Admin is a course that not only teaches excellent ICT skills, it involves problem solving, numeracy and communication skills. So whether you want to be a Dentist’s Receptionist or a Dentist yourself, Higher Admin is a valuable subject.

Everyone thinks of Admin as Office work or Typing.

Well this is the 21 st Century and everyone needs ICT skills, no matter what job.

Not everyone wants to do programming, so Admin is a course that not only teaches excellent ICT skills, it involves problem solving, numeracy and communication skills.

So whether you want to be a Dentist’s Receptionist or a Dentist yourself, Higher Admin is a valuable subject.

Course Administrative Services Effectiveness in Workplace Working Practices Recruitment & Selection Meetings Customer Service Information Technology for Managers (Theory) Information in Decision Making Impact of ICT Information Technology for Managers (Practical) Word Processing Spreadsheets Databases Email PowerPoint

Administrative Services

Effectiveness in Workplace

Working Practices

Recruitment & Selection

Meetings

Customer Service

Information Technology for Managers (Theory)

Information in Decision Making

Impact of ICT

Information Technology for Managers (Practical)

Word Processing

Spreadsheets

Databases

Email

PowerPoint

NABs 3 NABs Written/Theory Administrative Services NAB ITFM 1 & 2 ICT/Practical ITFM 3

3 NABs

Written/Theory

Administrative Services NAB

ITFM 1 & 2

ICT/Practical

ITFM 3

Skills Coordinating data, resources, and people. Good communication skills Negotiation skills Team worker Work independently Attention to detail. Ability to write reports. Orientation toward quality customer service. Understanding and interpreting numerical data - numeracy Problem solving ICT/computer literacy

Coordinating data, resources, and people.

Good communication skills

Negotiation skills

Team worker

Work independently

Attention to detail.

Ability to write reports.

Orientation toward quality customer service.

Understanding and interpreting numerical data - numeracy

Problem solving

ICT/computer literacy

Exam Theory/Written Paper 1 = 120 marks, 80 mins 1 compulsory question based on a case study 2 optional questions from 5 ICT/Practical Paper 2 = 120 marks, 80 mins Timed exam in an ICT lab

Theory/Written

Paper 1 = 120 marks, 80 mins

1 compulsory question based on a case study

2 optional questions from 5

ICT/Practical

Paper 2 = 120 marks, 80 mins

Timed exam in an ICT lab

Progression Business, Administration and ICT courses are hugely popular at Universities and colleges They offer excellent academic courses and great career prospects Business Business Administration Administration: Medical Administration: Information Technology Remember, however, that Administration is normally a support function and that it is an aid to other professions/courses

Business, Administration and ICT courses are hugely popular at Universities and colleges

They offer excellent academic courses and great career prospects

Business

Business Administration

Administration: Medical

Administration: Information Technology

Remember, however, that Administration is normally a support function and that it is an aid to other professions/courses

Careers Accountant Advertising Account Executive Banker, Retail/Investment/Commercial Building Society Manager Buyer, Industrial/Retail Company Secretary Commodity/Futures Broker Distribution/Logistics Manager Insurance Underwriter Management Consultant Marketing Executive Market Research Executive Human Resources Manager Public Relations Account Executive Receptionist Recruitment Consultant Retail Manager Sales Executive Stockbroker Systems Analyst/IT Consultant

Accountant

Advertising Account Executive

Banker, Retail/Investment/Commercial

Building Society Manager

Buyer, Industrial/Retail

Company Secretary

Commodity/Futures Broker

Distribution/Logistics Manager

Insurance Underwriter

Management Consultant

Marketing Executive

Market Research Executive

Human Resources Manager

Public Relations Account Executive

Receptionist

Recruitment Consultant

Retail Manager

Sales Executive

Stockbroker

Systems Analyst/IT Consultant