Mallow College of Further Education

Cork ETB QQI (FETAC) Level 5 & 6 Courses

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Animal Science, Advanced Certificate

Mallow College

QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Animal Science – 6M5153. Take your knowledge and skill of working with companion animals to the next level with this QQI level 6 advanced certificate. Develop the competence to run your own grooming parlour or boarding kennel with advanced components in animal grooming, grooming science and kennel and cattery management. Improve your skills working with dogs in the theory and practice of obedience and training. Explore the role of companion animals in our society; the care, husbandry and management of domestic and captive animals; and study the legislative requirements in the animal trade. Enhance your scientific knowledge with animal science. Practical sessions to reinforce theory take place in the grooming room and laboratory on… Read More

Business Administration

Mallow College

QQI Level 5 Certificate in Business Administration – 5M2468. You’re ready to work in general clerical and office administration with a business administration award from Mallow College. Achieve excellent general employment and office skills, a proficiency in the complete range of Microsoft Office applications, and specialise in frontline reception skills, business, bookkeeping and payroll. Whether you are just moving on from school or are returning to work as a mature student you’re getting instantly employable essential office administration skills. With a business administration award you can also continue on your progression route to study commerce and other qualifications at CIT and UCC. At Mallow College we’ve put together a unique choice of courses including the opportunity to recover a problem… Read More

Business Studies

Mallow College

QQI Level 5 Certificate in Business Studies – 5M2102. This is your introduction to the world of business – whether you are just moving on from school or are returning to work as a mature student. Start with new saleable essential office skills. Achieving a business studies award you will be ready to work with excellent general employment and office skills, be proficient in the range of Microsoft Office applications, and specialise in digital marketing, business, bookkeeping and payroll. With a business studies award you can also continue on your progression route to study commerce and other qualifications at CIT and UCC. At Mallow College we’ve put together a unique choice of courses including the opportunity to recover a problem… Read More

Computer Systems & Networks

Mallow College

QQI Level 5 Certificate in Computer Systems & Networks – 5M0536. Boot-up your life in computer systems and networks support and administration with arguably the most complete QQI level 5 IT course on offer. Explore and develop your interests in building, repairing, maintaining and supporting computer systems and networks. Ensure your progression opportunities with QQI Maths for IT – the latest alternative to leaving certificate maths. Specialise in industry standard and trending technologies in a holistic approach approach across the course – with sought after employment skills in Linux server operating systems, SQL database, and virtualisation with VMware and Oracle. The first college in the country to offer QQI courses using Linux and opensource software – giving our students an… Read More

Computers & Business Studies for Adults

Mallow College

QQI Level 5 Certificate in Business Administration – 5M2468. It’s not easy making the decision to come back to education as a mature adult. At Mallow College we’ve been listening, learning, and working with people from all backgrounds and of every age. We are ready to help you overcome your fears and to make sure that further education is going to be a great experience for you – personally and professionally. You may not remember the last time you did an exam or wrote an assignment, but you bring an enormous amount of life and experience with you to the classroom and to our College community. Mature students quickly rediscover their own confidence, commitment, and learning success. Launch your comeback… Read More

eBusiness

Mallow College

QQI Level 5 Certificate in Computer Systems & Networks – 5M0828. The world of business has changed. The real marketplace is now online. The Internet has heralded a world where information technology has moved beyond simple automation to a time where sales follow the sun on a 24-hour day across the globe; with both an ever expanding global market and an unprecedented opportunity to engage directly with customers online and via social media. With the right staff and the right staff-training, e-business presents a unique strategic competitive advantage to any business. So if you’ve got excellent administration and office computing skills as well as dedicated e-business training and insight then you’re exactly the type of person every employer needs. Or… Read More

Food Science

Mallow College

QQI Level 5 Certificate in Food Science – 5M5267. Plant the seeds for a future career in one of applied science’s most interesting and topical fields of study. We are what we eat. Food science is at heart of who we are. Agri-business is central to the Irish economy and Ireland’s biggest employer – with nearly a quarter of a million people in Ireland, directly or indirectly, employed in the food industry with an annual turnover of €26 billion. As a food scientist you will use your science expertise in applied biology and chemistry to examine the basic elements of food; analyse its nutritional content, discover new foods, and research techniques for healthy and safe food production. Open progression opportunities… Read More

Media Production, Advanced Certificate

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QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Media Production – 6M5130. The world of media is changing dramatically. Video and audio are a bigger part of our lives than they’ve ever been – across a multitude of technologies and platforms. And yet despite all the new technologies we’re also still in love with radio: a medium with the power to connect and communicate still unlike any other. “You know, I do music. If you look under the hood of the industry I’m in, it’s all based on technology. From radio to phonographs to CDs, it’s all technology. Microphones, reel-to-reels, cameras, editing, chips, it’s all technology.” – will.i.am Enrich your level 5 media and sound portfolio and explore advanced sound and video… Read More

Medical Secretary

Mallow College

QQI Level 5 Certificate in Business Administration – 5M2468. Mallow College has put together a unique choice of business and office courses with enhanced specialisations. With the essential skills for employment in a healthcare setting, as a Medical Secretary graduate you will work in administrative and front office roles in either public or private sector medicine. You will have excellent communications skills, handle correspondence, facilitate patients and professionals, arrange and schedule appointments, bill patients and insurance companies, compile medical charts and reports, and order supplies. Achieve excellent general employment and office skills, a proficiency in the complete range of Microsoft Office applications, and specialise in frontline reception skills, business, bookkeeping, anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology. You will also have… Read More

Networks & Software Development, Advanced Certificate

Mallow College

QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Software Development – 6M0691. Extend your skill-set in networking and in software development at QQI level 6 – whether your level award 5 is in computing and networks or in software development we’ve designed this course to facilitate either. Explore the world of graphical Windows programming with VB.net, object-oriented code with Python, modern Agile software project development and project planning, and SQL database, with the technical backup of excellent networks skills. Level 6 computing at Mallow College is your opportunity to develop your qualifications and experience in your own familiar and friendly environment before you decide to move on to Level 7 and 8 at the institutes of technology or university – or to… Read More