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Certificate in Financial Accounting & Payroll (L6, 60 ECTS)
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Funding: Springboard+
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Campus: Online
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Years: 1
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Status: Register Your Interest
Contact Us
Flexible & Professional Learning – Midlands Office
Email: flexible.midlands@tus.ie
Phone: (+353) 90 648 3050
Course Overview
Key Features:
• Level 6 Programme (60 ECTS)
• Online/Blended flexible mode of delivery
• Personal and supportive approach to teaching and learning
• Problem Based Learning (PBL) based approaches will be used to challenge and expand the students’ knowledge, skills and competence.
• The programme addresses to a significant level all four key areas, which have been deemed by government as being of critical importance at this time: digital skills, transversal skills, management and leadership skills and the workplace of the future
This is a Springboard+ Funded Programme.
This programme will be fully funded for eligible applicants.
The programme will give you the knowledge, skills and competencies to become effective employees in the areas of office administration, bookkeeping and payroll administration.
This programme is aimed at those already working in an administrative, bookkeeping and payroll function, or aspiring to do so.
Developed in association with industry, this specialist course promotes a critical awareness of the most recent advances in bookkeeping, payroll administration and legislative changes in this functional area, and the critical contribution of the function to business efficiencies and effectiveness.
It is designed to apply across all industries and will give the participants an opportunity to reskill or upskill to take up roles in the area of administrative, bookkeeping and payroll administration. It is also suitable for unemployed persons that meet the entry requirements.
On successful completion of this programme the graduate will have:
• Developed a detailed knowledge of the theory, concepts and methods employed within administrative, bookkeeping and payroll administration
• Developed a keen understanding of the main principles of bookkeeping and accounting
• The ability to carry out a broad range of bookkeeping and accounting procedures
• Acquired the important knowledge and skills required to use both manual and computerised payroll systems.
Programme Overview
Semester 1
- Financial Accounting 1
- Human Resources and Developing People
- Professional Development, Career Planning and Work Based Learning
Semester 2
- Applied Accounting
- Payroll Applications and Management
- Introduction to Management
Mature applicants (i.e., over 23 years)
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Leaving Certificate Grade O6 at ordinary level in five subjects in the Leaving Certificate. Two of these subjects must be Mathematics and a language (English or Irish)
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QQI Level 5 – Full award with a minimum of eight modules
Tuesday & Thursday 6.30pm – 9.30 pm (online) Plus selected Saturdays per 9am – 1pm (online).
Start Date – Week Commencing 09 September 2024
For online programmes, lectures will be delivered online, and recordings of lectures will be available to view in the student’s own time.
Induction
Induction for the September 2024 programmes takes place on Saturday 7 September 2024 from 9.00am to 1.00pm. In advance, you will be required to review Pre-Induction reading material, available to you on https://tus.ie/flexible.
During Induction, you will be given the opportunity to:
– Meet your programme lecturers, programme co-ordinator and students
– Overview of the programme handbook, programme’s modules, assessments and delivery timetable
– Introduction to TUS learning systems including MS Office, Zoom, Moodle etc
– Outline of the learning supports available to you during the programme
This is a Springboard+ Funded Programme. This programme will be fully funded for eligible applicants. For full details of eligibility criteria and to apply, go to www.springboardcourses.ie
One Year
This programme is designed to apply across all industries and will give the graduates an opportunity to reskill or upskill to take up roles in the area of administration, bookkeeping and payroll administration. Financial Accounting and Payroll competencies are very much sought after by all businesses.
