Lifelong Learning The Time is Now - Look to your Future

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Lifelong Learning

The Time is Now - Look to your Future

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Admission requirements

124 Competence in English

126 A Step by Step Guide to Application and Fee Payment

127 Fee Concessions

132 - Social Welfare

132 - HEA Subsidy

132 - Income Tax Relief on Fees

133 Accredition of Prior Learning

134 - Exemptions

134

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Contents

Making an application - Where to find key information 1 Editorial - Dr Terry Maguire introduces ITT Dublin 3 Putting choice on the curriculum 4 Understanding the National Framework of Qualifications in Ireland 8 Qualifications at ITT Dublin 9 Course listing - A comprehensive listing of all part-time courses available at ITT Dublin 10 Course information - full details of individual courses at ITT Dublin 12-111 Workforce Development - meeting the individual training needs of the workplace 112

Pharma Education Centre 115

The Synergy Centre 116

The library - your partner in learning 120 ITT Dublin facilities and services 122

Help when you need it 119

Admission requirements 124

Competence in English 126

A step by step guide to application and fee payment 127-131

Fee concessions 132

Accreditation of prior learning 134 A guide to the exemption application 135 Full time study for mature students 138 School leavers - we want you! 136 Stay in touch with ITT Dublin - ITT Dublin’s Graduates Association 50 Freedom of Information Act & Governing Body 139 ITT Dublin Mission Statement 140

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There

are lots of ways ITT Dublin’s Lifelong Learning team can help you bring your learning aspirations to life. ITT Dublin offers a whole range of courses in business, science and engineering. The courses are flexible enabling you to balance family, work and study. If you are unsure what to study, we have preparatory courses to give you a flavour of all the different subjects, so that you can decide which ones you really like before committing yourself.

We’re also an educational partner on the Government’s Labour Market Activation Programme and other back-to-education schemes. The programme enables the unemployed to get back into education by subsiding their tuition fees on selective courses. Check ittdublin.ie or contact the Lifelong Learning Office for more details about these schemes.

We are very active on workforce development through which we try to maximise educational opportunities for employees. Recently we have introduced an e portfolio system for

recognising ‘prior learning’. This system allows each individual to claim competencies they have gained through life and work. These competencies can be accredited by ITT Dublin.

ITT Dublin also creates customised educational programmes for employers based on the particular internal processes and systems they have in place. This ensures that the training their employees get is 100% relevant and specific to their roles. So, whether you are an employee or an employer, if education is on your mind, come and talk to us – we’ll do our very best to help.

We look forward to welcoming you to ITT Dublin soon. Dr Terry Maguire

Head of Lifelong Learning

TO LIFE

With skills at a premium and

stiff competition for jobs in

many sectors of the economy,

there’s never been a better time

to get back into part-time

education and improve your

marketability.

BRING YOUR LEARNING ASPIRATIONS

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wo

Check ittdublin.ie/parttimecourses for regular

updates on all our part-time programmes

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Every

year over 1600 students registered for part-time and continuing education programmes in ITT Dublin. For some it is an opportunity to gain additional professional qualifications to help them develop their career prospects. Others are fulfilling personal goals as part of their own lifelong learning journey by taking the opportunity to gain a third level qualification as a mature student. Many students return to education for the first time since they left secondary school. Whatever the reason for enrolling, ITT Dublin supports and helps them achieve their goals by providing a wide range of flexible programmes to meet their individual needs.

These include:

• Degrees and Higher Certificates: many of the programmes available to full-time students are also available to part-time students. These courses, which are awarded by ITT Dublin and accredited by the Higher Education Training Awards Council (HETAC), lead to nationally and internationally recognized qualifications at degree and higher certificate level.

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• Professional Institutes: ITT Dublin provides tuition to prepare students for the examinations at the various stages/years of a number of Professional Institutes, such as the Accounting Technicians Ireland (ATI), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV).

• Hospitality & Culinary Arts: these programmes prepare individuals for careers in the hospitality and tourism industries. They vary in duration from nine weeks to three years and are validated by the Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC).

• Minor, Supplemental and Special Purpose Awards: ITT Dublin is pleased to offer a number of accredited awards that recognise the successful completion of smaller parcels of learning in a range of subject areas. These are particularly relevant to those who may not, for various reasons, be able to commit to longer courses. For further information please see page 9.

Other programmes include:

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Programme, offered by the Department of Computing and the

Department of Electronic Engineering and validated by the networking solutions company, Cisco. Page 84.

Modular Learning: More Flexible and Manageable

The great attraction of the programmes delivered by ITT Dublin is that they are delivered as a series of modules. A module is a discrete unit of learning, for example, ‘Principles of Law’ (Higher Certificate in Business – Accounting, Level 6) or ‘Project Management’ (BA Technology Management, Level 7). When individual modules are completed you gain credits towards your award. In most cases, successful completion of a module will earn you five credits towards an award. To gain a major award (such as a Higher Certificate) 120 credits are normally required; for a minor award, 10 to 90 credits will be needed.

Each of the programmes offered by ITT Dublin has gone through a consultation process with business and industry to make sure that the modules making up each programme are really relevant and will give you the skills you need to be able to work successfully in that field. Some of the programmes in ITT Dublin offer the opportunity to pursue your own particular interests by allowing you to choose ‘elective’ modules to suit your needs.

Programme Delivery: Flexibility gives you choice

All part-time programmes in ITT Dublin are delivered in a series of 12-week blocks known as semesters (apart from some Professional Institute programmes – see below). A one-year course being delivered in the Institute typically consists of two semesters. If you sign up for one of these you will only have to

months of class time – something to be considered if you were put off by the thought of “spending a year in college”.

Blended Learning: Helping you Juggle Work and Study

Many programmes at ITT Dublin are delivered using a flexible blended learning approach to teaching and learning. This means that students can access learning in a range of ways, e.g. face to face or by using technology. Students have some choice about when they attend and how they receive their course material. This allows each student to match their study with home, family, work or social commitments. Approaches to flexible

delivery/blended learning include:

• Lectures being available for a module on more than one occasion in a week – you choose when you want to attend • Day release – you attend one full day at college during the

week, rather than go to evening classes

• Lecture notes and a range of other supporting resources available over the web via a Learning Management System • Distance learning

The Academic Year:

The majority of part-time programmes offered by ITT Dublin begin in September although a smaller number of part-time courses may start at the beginning of Semester 2 in February. The first semester (Winter Semester) runs from September to December. Modules completed during this period are examined in early January.

The second semester (Spring Semester) begins at the end of January and runs until early May. Modules completed during this period are examined around the middle of May.

There are both Christmas and Easter holiday breaks. There are no classes on bank holidays.

Note: please refer to the current academic calendar available at www.ittdublin.ie for full details of start dates, holidays and examinations.

Professional Institutes Programmes:

Classes for these programmes can extend beyond the two 12-week semesters. Normally these programmes have just one set of examinations, in May/June. The examinations are organised by each Professional Institute and may take place in ITT Dublin or elsewhere.

Professional Institute programmes are offered in years/stages as defined by each organisation. For example Accounting Technicians Ireland has a Foundation Stage and an Admissions Stage.

‘Whatever the reason for enrolling, ITT

Dublin supports and helps you achieve

goals by providing a wide range of flexible

programmes to meet individual needs’

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Certificate in

Preparatory Study

for Third Level

Course Aims:

To provide an initiative to support the community in the current economic recession, to build participant confidence and encourage and support their return to education. To provide participants with:

• The necessary skills for studying at third level (e.g. study skills, communications, ICT and maths)

• An introduction to the type of content and activities inherent in studying a range of subject areas –Business, Marketing, Accountancy, Humanities, Computing, Engineering (Electrical and Mechanical) and Science. • Practical information relating to returning to education,

including financial and personal implications, supports available, and students’ experiences

Institute of Technology Tallaght has developed a new and innovative

programme for people who are unemployed and are seeking to retrain and

upskill. Take the opportunity to experience what studying at third level is

like. Apply now for our new programme - Certificate in Preparatory Study

for Third Level - Special Purpose Award Level 6.

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TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR FUTURE

WITH THE SUPPORT OF ITT DUBLIN.

You choose which subjects you would like to try – you can choose four of the following:

Accountancy

The purpose and role of accounting information. Accounting terminology – accounting elements – asset, liability, income, expense, capital: Definitions and an understanding of what is meant by each element. Books and records of account including an introduction to double entry book-keeping and

presentation of the income statement and balance sheet.

Electronic Engineering

Students will build a robot and use graphical programming to manoeuvre the robot. It will be programmed to respond in different ways based on proximity to objects, different sounds and colours it senses as well as when it touches other subjects. Population of boards with electronic components through hole PCB to enable a flashing LED circuit, Lie detector of Musical Bagpipe. Computer communications, how a Packet Tracer simulator can be set up to form a simple network with IP addressing. A

demonstration of ITT Dublin FM Transmitter (ITTFM) and Antenna Trainer will also be included.

European Politics

History of the European Union from the end of WW11 to the present including The European Institutions, The Member States, The Decision Making Process. Challenges to European Integration such as Enlargement, The Citizenship Debate, The Democratic Deficit, European Identity.

Computing

A problem based learning approach will be used to require students to develop, solutions to basic programming questions as part of a team. Initial solutions will be developed on paper/whiteboard, i.e. not using computers. Proposed solutions will then be tested on a visual, logical programming interface for rapid development and testing of programming concepts.

Marketing

Understanding the customer, customer relationship management, segmentation targeting and positioning. Identify and profile their target market and draw up a positioning map which they feel is appropriate for their product or service. Corporate social responsibility, the marketing environment. Identifying the key environmental factors for their product and how they would influence the marketing of this produce. Branding and Packaging. Marketing Communications.

Science

Introduction to Science. This module contains an overview of some major scientific discoveries and how ultimately scientific research and development affect the every day lives of the population of the world today. Explanation of transferable skills that scientists develop. Chemistry – Cancer and Platinum: Microbiology – The story of Penicillin: Physics – Gravity, the Universe and You: Maths – A Beautiful Mind and the Genius of Game Theory: DNA – Watson and Crick and The Human Genome Project: Practical Course – lab sessions to introduce the essential skills and techniques of practical chemistry.

Management

Planning: Components of Planning, Strategic Planning, Operational Planning, Types of Plants, Forecasting

Organising: Job design, Co-ordination Directing: Directing, Leadership, Motivation Controlling: Dimensions of Control, Control Problems, Financial and Non-Financial Control Methods

Entrepreneurship: The meaning and importance of Entrepreneurship, Enterprise Support Agencies, Feasibility studies and business plans, Sources of Finance, Barriers to Entrepreneurship.

Managing Human Resources and Industrial Relations: HRM function, roles of the specialist and line manager, staffing, training and development, Performance Appraisal, Trade Unions and Industrial Relations Institutions

You will also study Academic English, Communications, Maths, Study skills and ICT.

Duration: Approximately 100 hours

For Further Information please contact: Part-time Information Desk

Institute of Technology Tallaght Phone 01 404 2101:

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The Qualification (Education & Training) Act 1999, set out a series of steps to reform the structure and awarding of qualifications in Ireland. As part of the process the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI) was established (www.nqai.ie). One of the key roles of the NQAI was to develop and maintain a national Qualifications Framework (NFQ). Prior to the setting up of the NFQ it was difficult to compare the level and standard of the range of qualifications that existed in Ireland. When

individuals presented their certificates outside Ireland they often had problems matching their achievements with other internationally recognised qualifications. The NFQ now gives a structure that allows all education and training qualifications to be compared to each other. It allows individuals to identify how they can progress from one qualification to the next in clearly defined steps. In addition the existence of the NFQ makes it easier for

employers here and abroad to understand the qualifications that an individual has, even if those

qualifications have been awarded outside Ireland. The National Framework of Qualifications has ten levels. Each level is based on clearly defined standards of knowledge, skill and competence. The ten levels include school, further and higher education and university awards.

The awards offered at each level of the framework are outlined in Table 1.

ITT Dublin offers

a range of

qualifications

that are

incorporated into

the National

Framework of

Qualifications.

Understanding the

National Framework of

Qualifications in

Ireland

Old Awards NFQ New Awards -up to 2004 Level From 2005 Doctoral Degree 10 Doctoral Degree Masters Degree/ 9 Masters Degree/ Graduate Diploma Postgraduate diploma Graduate Diploma (Stand Alone) 8 Honours Bachelors Honours Bachelor Degree Degree/Higher

Diploma National Diploma 7 Ordinary Bachelor

Degree National Certificate/

Advanced Certificate/

One year Certificate 6 Higher Certificate Leaving Certificate 4/5 Leaving Certificate Junior Certificate 3 Junior Certificate

1/2 New Awards introduced to allow access to the qualifications Table 1: Comparison of old and new awards at each level of

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Qualifications at

ITT Dublin

UNDERSTANDING MAJOR, MINOR,

SUPPLEMENTAL & SPECIAL PURPOSE AWARDS

ITT

Dublin offers a range of qualifications that are incorporated into

the National Framework of Qualifications. The National

Framework of Qualifications is designed to recognise both large and

small parcels of learning. Consequently the framework incorporates five

types of awards.

Major Awards

These are the main kind of award made at each level for example the Higher Certificate is the major award at Level 6; the Honours Bachelor Degree and the Higher Diploma are the major awards at Level 8. ITT Dublin offer a range Higher Certificate and Degree programmes in Business, Science, Computing and Engineering.

Some people would like to return to education and work towards an accredited award, but their work, home and family

commitments mean they are unable to commit to a course that might take two years or more. However they could manage part-time study – if they could commit for a shorter time.

Similarly, employers often need tailored training for their staff. For them, small, discrete amounts of training individually tailored to their needs would be very useful. The new ‘minor’, ‘supplemental’ and ‘special

individuals to complete an accredited smaller parcel of learning that allows progression to other accredited awards.

Minor Awards

These awards recognise the successful completion of a smaller amount of learning which is a part of a major award but which has relevance in its own right — for example, the Certificate in Good Manufacturing Practice & Technology (Minor Award) available at ITT Dublin. Minor awards are accredited qualifications.

Special Purpose Awards

These awards recognise learning for more specific, relatively narrow, purposes — for example, Certificate in Fundamentals of Software Development (Special Purpose Award) that ITT Dublin has developed. Special Purpose Award are accredited qualifications.

Supplemental Awards

These awards recognise learning which is

updates and refreshes existing knowledge or skills, or completes a continuing professional development programme. Supplemental awards are accredited qualifications.

Individual Module Accreditation Students can opt to complete individual modules and accumulate credits toward a minor or major award. (This is possible through the Accumulation of Credits and Certification of Subjects (ACCS) Scheme). Subjects successfully completed are certified individually. Supplemented awards are accredited qualifications.

How NFQ Qualifications are Awarded The Qualification (Education & Training) Act 1999, also legislated for two new councils to be set up to make the awards of the new National Framework of Qualifications. The Further Education and Training Council (FETAC) makes awards up to Level 6 of the framework. The Higher Education and Training Council (HETAC) is the new awarding body for all third level institutions except the universities. HETAC is the successor to the National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA). HETAC makes awards from Level 6-10.

HETAC has the power to delegate authority to make awards to recognised institutions. Recognised institutions with

‘ITT Dublin has delegated authority from HETAC to

confer its own awards for all taught programmes to

Masters Degree level.’

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PROGRAMME TITLE NAMED AWARD NFQ PG Certificate in Prepartatory Study for Third Level Special Purpose Award Level 6 6

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY

Higher Certificate in Business in Accounting Higher Certificate in Business Level 6 13

Bachelor of Business in Accounting Bachelor of Business Level 7 15

Honours Bachelor of Business in Accounting Bachelor of Business (Honours) Level 8 17

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES COURSES

Accounting Technician ATI Professional Institute 24

Certificate in Personnel Practice (CIPD) CIPD Professional Institute 27 Certificate in Production & Inventory Management (IPICS) IPICS Professional Institute 29

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

Bachelor of Business in Management Bachelor of Business Level 7 32

Honours Bachelor of Business in Management Bachelor of Business (Honours) Level 8 35

Bachelor of Arts in Technology Management Bachelor of Arts Level 7 38

Honours Bachelor of Science in Technology Management Bachelor of Science (Honours) Level 8 39

DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING

Higher Diploma in Business in Marketing Management Higher Diploma in Business Level 8 43

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

English as a Foreign Language Single Module Certification (5 credits) 46

Bachelor of Arts in Culinary Arts Bachelor of Arts Level 7 51

Total Immersion Chef Programme (TICP) National Certificate in Professional Level 6

Cookery (FETAC) 54

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

Higher Certificate in Science in Good Manufacturing Higher Certificate in Science Level 6

Practice & Technology 59

Higher Certificate in Bio & Pharmaceutical Analysis Higher Certificate in Science Level 6 60 Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Technology Bachelor of Science Level 7 61 Higher Diploma in Science in Pharmaceutical Production Higher Diploma in Science Level 8 62 Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Production Master of Science Level 9 63 Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science Master of Science Level 9 65 Higher Certificate in Science in Sterile Services Technology Higher Certificate in Science Level 6 67 Bachelor of Science in Sterile Services Management Bachelor of Science Level 7 68 Certificate in Good Manufacturing Practice & Technology Minor Award Level 6 70 Certificate in Good Manufacturing Practice & Regulatory Affairs Minor Award Level 6 72

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PROGRAMME TITLE NAMED AWARD NFQ PG DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Management Bachelor of Science Level 7 74 Honours Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Management Bachelor of Science Level 8 77 Master of Science in Information Technology Management Master of Science Level 9 78 Master of Science in Distributed & Mobile Computing Master of Science Level 9 79 Certificate in Fundamentals of Software Development Minor Award Level 6 82 Certificate in Web Design, Development & Maintenance Minor Award Level 6 83

CISCO Certified Network Associate Programme CISCO Professional Institute 84

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Higher Certificate in Engineering in Electronic Engineering Higher Certificate in Engineering Level 6 86 Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Level 7 89 Honours Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Level 8 94 Master of Engineering in Electronic Design Engineering Master of Engineering Level 9 97

Structured Analogue Design Single Module Certification (5 credits) 99

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (FESCAP) Bachelor or Engineering Level 7 103 Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Level 7 104 Honours Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Level 8 105 Diploma in Quality Management Part 1 Excellence Ireland Quality Association Professional Institute 108 Diploma in Quality Management Part 2 Excellence Ireland Quality Association Professional Institute 109 Bachelor of Engineering in Energy & Environmental Engineering Bachelor or Engineering Level 7 110

SYNERGY CENTRE

Enterprise Launch Programme 117

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For employers, the challenge is to find well qualified people who can help them overcome the tough times and come out the other side a stronger organisation. For my department, the challenge is to equip students with the skills employers are looking for.

Our programmes have always been strongly attuned to the needs of industry but now more than ever they are focused on the workplace to create added value for potential employers.

Despite the doom-and-gloom out there, there are still openings for those with good experience and the right qualifications. Although Irish banks are experiencing major challenges, international banks and financial services firms as a whole are actively recruiting for specialist back-office-type services, of which Ireland is a key provider.

There has also been a flow of accountants into senior positions within the new financial services regulatory apparatus, creating opportunities for progression and movement among ambitious and well qualified accountants to fill the vacancies. We set ourselves very high standards right across the programmes we run and try to

bring out the very best in students. It is no coincidence, I think, that in recent years two students on our Diploma in Financial Management (Dip FM) programme took first place globally in their exams. Such achievements by our students are great to see but just as pleasing to us is the role we play in helping to get people back into the workforce through the Certificate in Preparatory Study for Third Level. This HEA-funded programme incorporates several accountancy modules as well as

input from other disciplines at ITT Dublin. It acts as a stepping stone for the

unemployed to get back into education and gain a marketable qualification so that when the upturn does arrive, they will be in a position to apply for the new jobs that will inevitably become available. The same applies to our accountancy students: while demand for accountants has levelled off in recent years, the upturn, when it comes, should see a significant increase in demand across the board. As history has shown again and again, in the long run accountancy is always a good career choice.

Martin Nolan, BComm, MA, FCA, AITI

Head of Department, Accountancy & Professional Studies

Department of

Accountancy &

Professional Studies

‘We set ourselves

very high

standards right

across the

programmes we

run and try to

bring out the

very best in

students’

The labour market has changed dramatically in recent

years, for accountants as much as anyone else. As jobs

have been lost and more people chase fewer accountancy

positions, it has become highly competitive.

Helping you stand out from

the crowd

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Named Award: Higher Certificate in Business NFQ Level 6

Programme code: TA_BACCT_C Duration: 2 academic years Timetable: 3 evenings a week Commences: September 2010 & 2011 Programme Fee:

For full details of the fees and timetable for each year of this programme please refer to our website

www.ittdublin.ie or to the Programme Fee and Schedule guide for the current academic year.

Programme Outline & Aims

This programme is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in the financial world either in a professional accounting environment or in a management setting. Some of the modules required for membership of the various professional accounting bodies are studied which means students will be exempted from these, should they go on to pursue professional exams. There is also a strong focus on information technology, reflecting the important relationship between accounting and IT in the business world.

Career Opportunities

There has been no better time for accountants, taxation experts, financial managers and management consultants.

Potential employers range from professional accountancy practices, industry, banking, insurance, financial services and the public service, nationally and internationally.

Entry Requirements

If under 23 years applicants must have a Grade D3 in a minimum of five subjects in the Leaving Certificate (this must include Maths and English or Irish) or a FETAC Level 5 or equivalent. Mature students (over 23 years) may be exempted from this requirement and are eligible to apply. All applicants must have competence in spoken and written English (please see page 126). Eligible candidates may be interviewed.

Exam Note

All modules on the Higher Certificate in Business Studies (Accounting) Programme are examined in common and at the same time as the full-time programme.

How to Apply

We are constantly developing our on-line application facility, please check our website www.ittdublin.ie to see if you can apply on-line for this course. Alternatively, application forms can be downloaded from the Institute website www.ittdublin.ie. Forms are also available on request directly from the Institute by contacting the Part-time Information Desk, Department of Lifelong Learning. Tel: +353 1 404-2101 Email:

[email protected]

More Information

Information Desk, Department of Lifelong Learning. Tel: +353 1 404-2101. Email: [email protected]

Programme Leader

Martin C Nolan, B.Comm, MA, FCA, AITI. Head, Department of Accountancy & Professional StudiesTel: +353 1 404-2880. Email: [email protected]

Course Content YEAR 1

Financial Accounting 1 Financial Accounting 2 Principles of Law Business Law

Business Administration 1 Business Administration 2 Business Mathematics 1 Business Mathematics 2 Fundamentals of Business Information Systems Information Systems

Economics 1 Economics 2

Financial Accounting 3 Financial Accounting 4 Management Accounting 1 Management Accounting 2 Management & Organisational Personal Finance Behaviour

Law of Employment & Company Law Business Formation

IS Analysis & Design 1 IS Analysis & Design 2 Business Communications 1 Research Methods

Note: More detailed information on each of these modules is available on our website www.ittdublin.ie

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Student View

This year we’re also doing management & organisational behaviour, information systems analysis & design and personal finance alongside the core subjects of financial and management accounting. I decided to enrol on it because I’d done accountancy in the Leaving Certificate in 2006 and I felt it would be sort of building on that. ITT Dublin was right for me for a number of reasons. It’s just down the road from where I’m living and I can get a bus right there. It’s also less expensive than some other colleges. As well as that, one

of my friends who had done the course told me that the lecturers were friendly and very approachable – it was easy to ask them questions.

The lectures are on three nights a week. Moodle, the Institute’s learning website, is also useful. You can find lecture notes on there. It makes it easier to study at home. After I get my certificate, I might go on and do the degree (Bachelor of Business) in accounting but I haven’t made up my mind yet. Ultimately, I’d like to work as an accountant in business or be a consultant. I would certainly recommend this course, especially if you’ve done accounting before. If not, it could be more challenging but still worthwhile.

‘Ultimately, I’d like to work

as an accountant in business

or be a consultant’

Name: Akhila Chawla

Programme: Higher Certificate in

Business Accounting

I’m in my second and final year of the Higher Certificate in

Business Accounting. The course is quite broad. Last year it

covered a broad range of subjects such as information

systems, financial accounting, economics, law and business.

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Bachelor of Business – Accounting

Named Award: Bachelor of Business NFQ Level 7

Programme code: TA_BACCT_D Duration: 1 academic Year Timetable: 3 evenings a week Commences: September 2010 & 2011 Programme Fee:

This programme builds on the knowledge base established at the higher certificate level in the core accounting modules in order to give graduates specialised knowledge in the following areas: financial management, financial accounting, management accounting, taxation, auditing and business information systems. It aims to develop critical analysis, reasoning skills and to foster innovation, creative thinking and communication skills. It also aims to provide a basis for progression to professional membership of any of the leading professional accountancy bodies.

There has been no better time for accountants, taxation experts, financial managers and management consultants.

With the degree in accounting from ITT Dublin, you will be well equipped to choose any of these careers. Potential employers range from professional accountancy practices, industry, banking, insurance, financial services and the public service, nationally and internationally.

Graduates pursuing accounting or taxation careers are granted substantial exemptions from the professional accountancy bodies and the Institute of Taxation. Students who successfully complete this programme can progress to an Honours Bachelor of Business Accounting – NFQ Level 8 award.

NFQ Level 6 in Accounting or ATI. All applicants must have competence in spoken and written English (please see page 126).

Exam Note

All modules on the Bachelor of Business Accounting programme are examined in common and at the same time as the full-time programme.

How to Apply

We are constantly developing our on-line application facility, please check our website www.ittdublin.ie to see if you can apply on-line for this course. Alternatively, application forms can be downloaded from the Institute website www.ittdublin.ie. Forms are also available on request directly from the Institute by contacting the Part-time Information Desk, Department of Lifelong Learning. Tel: +353 1 404-2101 Email:

[email protected].

Information Desk, Department of Lifelong Learning. Tel: +353 1 404-2101 Email: [email protected]

Martin C Nolan, B.Comm, MA, FCA, AITI, Head, Department of Accountancy & Professional Studies.

Tel: +353 1 404-2880. Email: [email protected]

Course Content

Financial Accounting 5 Financial Accounting 6

Auditing 1 Auditing 2

IS Frameworks Accounting Information Systems Management Accounting 3 Management Accounting 4 Financial Management 1 Financial Management 2 Income Tax Corporate & Capital Taxation

‘I do management accounts, budgets and cash-flow projections

for various clients around the city. It’s good work and I find it

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Student view

When I came to Ireland first I decided to try something different and enrolled on a marketing course but after a year I switched to accounting. I suppose I accepted that I really do like accountancy and that I have very good experience so it made sense for me.

For the first two years, I was familiar with much of the course content but this year is different, I’m learning lots of new stuff about taxation and so on, and it’s very interesting.

At the end of the year, I have a choice between going on to do a fourth year and get an honours degree or else do my professional (ACCA) exams – I’ve not decided yet.

The course runs three nights per week, 6 to 10pm each night. It’s quite tough; it means you have less time for family and friends, but I knew that at the beginning and anyway it’s manageable enough. I think it’s more challenging for people who have a non-accounting background – we

have a teacher and a nurse in the class; for them everything must be so new. I work four days a week as a self-employed bookkeeper, working through an agency in Celbridge. I do management accounts, tax returns and cash-flow projections for various clients around the city. It’s good work and I find it interesting.

I really like it at ITT Dublin. In fact, even though I moved to Blanchardstown three years ago and live only five minutes from the IT, I decided to stay at ITT Dublin. I find the lecturers really, really good and I’m happy with the way the whole thing works.

‘I find the lecturers really,

really good and I’m happy

with the way the whole

thing works’

Name: Adriana Cibulkova

Programme: BBS in Accounting

Before coming to Ireland five

years ago, I worked in

business in my native

Slovakia for 7 years at

Volkswagen where I was

employed as an accountant.

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Honours Bachelor of Business – Accounting

Named Award: Bachelor of Business (Honours) NFQ Level 8

Programme code: TA_BACCT_B Duration: 1 academic year Timetable: 3 evenings a week Commences: September 2010 & 2011 Programme Fee:

This programme will equip its graduates with the conceptual skills necessary for an executive career in business, the public service, not-for-profit organisations or to establish his/her own business. In particular, the graduate will have a strategic view of the finance function in a dynamic environment; understand the regulatory environment within which the professional

accountant operates; have the ability to apply strategic

information systems; and have specialised knowledge in financial accounting and audit practice, business policy, tax planning and corporate finance.

With the honours degree in accounting from ITT Dublin, you will be well equipped to choose a number of careers. Potential employers range from professional accountancy practices, industry, banking, insurance, financial services and the public service, nationally and internationally.

Professional Body Exemptions

Graduates pursuing accounting or taxation careers are granted substantial exemptions from the examinations of the following professional bodies:

• Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) • Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA) • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) • Institute of Incorporated Public Accountants (IIPA) • Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (ICSA) • Irish Taxation Institute (ITI)

Exemptions from professional examinations in accountancy depend upon the individual accountancy body and students will need to take advice from the course Coordinator. Graduates of this course are also qualified to apply for teaching at second level.

NFQ Level 7 in Accounting or equivalent qualification. All applicants must have competence in spoken and written English (please see page 126).

Exam Note

All modules on the Honours Bachelor of Business Accounting Programme are examined in common and at the same time as the fulltime programme.

Course Content

Advanced Financial Accounting Advanced Financial Accounting & & Audit Practice 1 Audit Practice 2

Strategic Management 1 Strategic Management 2 Corporate Finance 1 Corporate Finance 2

Business Communications 2 Managing Information Systems Advanced Taxation Tax Planning

HRM Industrial Relations* Professional Services Marketing* Innovation* Enterprise Development*

* Electives – choose one set

How to Apply

We are constantly developing our on-line application facility, please check our website www.ittdublin.ie to see if you can apply on-line for this course. Alternatively, application forms can be downloaded from the Institute website www.ittdublin.ie. Forms are also available on request directly from the Institute by contacting the Part-time Information Desk, Department of Lifelong Learning.

Tel: +353 1 404-2101 Email: [email protected].

Information Desk, Department of Lifelong Learning. Tel: +353 1 404-2101 Email: [email protected]

Martin C Nolan, B.Comm, MA, FCA, AITI, Head, Department Accountancy & Professional Studies.

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Student view

‘Studying part-time

suits me because I

have three children

and I can study in the

evenings and

weekends and during

the day when they’re

in school’

Name: Elena Haigh

Programme: Bachelor of

Business (Hons) in Accounting

Yes, you have debit and credit but there are a lot of business terms I had to become familiar with quite quickly.

Studying part-time suits me because I have three children and I can study in the evenings and weekends and during the day when they’re in school. My son is 15 and he’s doing his Junior Cert this year so we’re in a study competition together – he’s studying for his Junior Cert, I’m studying for my finals! I think the fact that I’m studying is a good example for the children – they can see how much work I’m putting in.

The study tends to happen in bursts. You have to get an essay or presentation to do and you have to work for that or you’ve got exams coming up and you need to study.

There are a wide range of people doing the course. Luckily for me there are two other Russian students. Naturally we stick together a lot and even study together, which is great because I find it’s much easier to study with other people than do the work alone. I really enjoy the course and gained a lot of valuable knowledge

When the course is finished, I have decided to do the ACCA professional exams. When I get my degree this would entitle me to exemptions from nine of the 14 modules on the ACCA, leaving only five to do over the next one or two years.

How challenging has the course been? Very. It’s completely changed my life. It’s very interesting and challenging, especially as a foreign student trying to learn but I like a challenge; it keeps my brain functioning.

I started the course in 2006 and I am due to finish in May 2010. I’m

doing the course in order to get a well paid job when I finish. I hold

an accountancy qualification from Russia, where I’m from, but the

course here is quite different.

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Skills gap

A number of reports have identified major skills gaps in the financial services industry and the need to attract people into the sector who have the right qualifications as well as re-skill those already in the industry to move into new roles. Our new part-time honours degree aims to plug this gap by providing a comprehensive and market relevant qualification that will appeal to a wide range of employers.

Career opportunities

Graduates from this programme can choose from a diverse range of careers including:

• Corporate treasury • Governance & compliance • Currency trading • Credit risk management • Custodial services • Fund accounting • Investor research

• Hedge funds management • Pension fund management • Life insurance

• Client wealth management

Exemptions

Graduates of this programme may gain exemptions from the Institute of Bankers of Ireland examinations and professional accounting bodies examinations.

Who should apply?

• Experienced financial services

professionals who wish to gain a formal qualification

• Current or former financial services employees who wish to re-skill in order to move into growth sectors of the market

• Commercially savvy employees from other industries who wish to move into financial services

The financial services market has had its difficulties recently but it will pick up and when it does, you can be in

a position to take full advantage. How? By enrolling on our part-time degree in Financial Services & Investment

Analysis which started in September 2009.

financial

services

Up skill for the future of

Honours Bachelor Degree in Business - Financial Services & Investment Analysis

With the recent happenings in the financial services industry, there is a much greater need for graduates who have a thorough understanding of the challenges and complexities of this industry. Employers are no longer satisfied with general business

qualifications but are seeking high quality graduates with industry specific knowledge’

Pasqueline Tierney, Programme Leader

‘This programme will appeal to those who want an industry specific qualification that will help them progress their career in financial services’

Martin Nolan,

Head, Department of Accountancy & Professional Studies

This course not

running 2011.

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Honours Bachelor Degree in

Business - Financial Services

& Investment Analysis

Named Award: Bachelor of Business (Honours) NFQ Level 8

Programme code: TA_BAFIN_B Duration: 4 years

Timetable: 3 evenings per week Commences: September 2010 & 2011 Programme Fee:

The Financial Services industry is a key sector for the Irish economy and is a very significant employer in Ireland and internationally. This industry is going through a process of change, as was demonstrated recently with the significant market downturn. Now, more than ever, this sector needs well trained individuals that can move quickly into middle and senior management roles.

Awards

The award on successful completion of the four year programme is an Honours Bachelor Degree in Business - Financial Services and Investment Analysis. Exit awards are also possible at the end of year two Higher Certificate in Business Financial Services and at the end of year three Bachelor of Business–Financial Services and Investment Analysis.

Graduates from this course can choose from the very diverse and dynamic range of opportunities available:

Corporate Treasury Currency Trading Custodial Services Investor Research Private Banking Life Assurance

Governance & Compliance Credit Risk Management Fund Accounting Hedge Fund Management Pension Fund Management Client Wealth Management

Modules are semesterised and delivered using a combination of industry specialists and lecturers.

Exam Note

All modules on the programme are examined in common and at the same time as the full-time programme.

If under 23 years applicants must have a Grade D3 in a minimum of five subjects in the Leaving Certificate (this must include Maths and English or Irish) or a FETAC Level 5 or equivalent. Mature students (over 23 years) may be exempted from this requirement and are eligible to apply. All applicants must have competence in spoken and written English (please see page 126). Eligible candidates may be interviewed.

Mature applicants (23 years of age) may not be required to meet the minimum entry requirements (as set out above) but may be considered on their merits. All applicants must have competence in spoken and written English (please see page 126).

Research Opportunities

Research opportunities are available at Postgraduate level for Honours Students.

Exemptions

It may be possible on the successful completion of this program to gain exemptions from the Institute of Bankers of Ireland examinations and from Professional Accounting Bodies examinations.

Information Desk, Department of Lifelong Learning. Tel: 01 404-2101 Email: [email protected]

Pasqueline Tierney FCCA, MBS

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Course Content

The following modules must be completed over the course of this programme

Financial Accounting 1 Financial Accounting 2 Economics 1 Economics 2 Business Maths 1 Business Maths 2 Business Administration 1 Business Administration 2 Fundamentals of I.S. Business Information Systems Principles of Law Business Law

Financial Accounting 3 Financial Accounting 4 Monetary & International Regulatory Environment & Economics Compliance

Research Methods Statistics Introduction to Financial Services Personal Finance I.S. Analysis & Design 1 I.S. Analysis & Design 2 Banking & Insurance Law 1 Banking & Insurance Law 2

Financial Reporting & Analysis Information for Mgt Decision Making

Fund Accounting Internal Control Investor Research & Analysis Institutional Lending Income Tax Corporate & Capital Taxation E-Business for Financial Services S.I.S. for Fin. Services/Financial

Modelling Financial Management Investment Analysis

Corporate Governance Business Ethics

Business Communications Marketing Financial Services Treasury & Risk Management Financial Derivatives Tax Planning & Wealth Tax Planning & Wealth Management 1 Management 2

Strategic Management HRM & Industrial Relations Corporate & International Corporate & International

Finance 1 Finance 2

‘The Financial Services

industry is a key sector for

the Irish economy and is a

very significant employer in

Ireland and internationally.’

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Title of Award: Diploma in Financial Management (DipFM)

Programme code: TA_BFNMG_QD Duration: 1 academic year Timetable: 1 evening per week Professional Institute: Association of Chartered

Certified Accountants (ACCA) Commences: September 2010 & 2011 Programme Fee:

ITT Dublin Fees

ACCA Fees

As this is a professional qualification, fees are also payable to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and you must register with the ACCA separately. Further information is available from ACCA, 9 Leeson Park, Dublin 6. Tel: +353 1 498 8909.

Email: [email protected]. www.accaglobal.com

This programme is aimed at non-accountants in managerial positions who wish to deepen their understanding of accounting and finance. It will give them the skills and knowledge necessary to confidently participate in financial decision-making,

performance evaluation and control issues.

Students will learn how to:

• interpret financial statements and develop an understanding of the framework, methods and principles applied in their preparation

• measure business performance using financial and non-financial indicators

• understand the role of financial strategy in the investment, finance and resource allocation decisions within an organisation

• appreciate the theoretical and practical aspects of corporate governance and develop an understanding of the principal theories and frameworks associated with the management of both financial and non-financial risk

Based on ACCA’s highly successful Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance, which has been completed by nearly 10,000 managers worldwide, the Diploma has an established reputation. Many of these managers have taken advantage of the qualification’s postgraduate status to gain advanced standing towards MBAs and other masters qualifications. Even if you do not plan further study, the Diploma will give you added confidence in your understanding of financial matters and allow you to participate more effectively in management or

commercial discussions.

Applicants must hold a recognised degree, Level 6 award or membership of a professional body. Individuals may also be admitted on the basis of their work experience. Enquiries relating to Entry Requirements should be directed to ACCA Ireland. All applicants must have competence in spoken and written English (please see page 126).

How to Apply

You must apply to the ACCA separately and make sure to register for the June exam session. You can apply online by logging onto www.ittdublin.ie and following the steps to online application as directed. Application forms may also be

downloaded from the Institute website www.ittdublin.ie. Forms are available on request directly from the Institute by contacting the information desk, Department of Lifelong Learning. Tel: +353 1 404-2101 Email: [email protected].

Patricia Morris, BBS, DPA, FCA.

Course Content

Interpretation of Financial Statements Performance Management

Financial Strategy Risk Management

Diploma in Financial

Management Postgraduate

Professional Programme

‘It will give them the skills

and knowledge necessary

to confidently participate in

financial decision-making,

performance evaluation and

control issues.’

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Student view

‘I’d definitely

recommend the course.

It’s a professional

qualification and it’s

internationally

recognised’

Name: Nicola Rautenbach

I was interested in doing a course that would give me an insight into finance. Everything in the supply chain integrates with finance at some point so it made sense for me to know a bit more about the financial bit.

The Dip in FM was recommended to me from a guy at work and another colleague recommended ITT Dublin. It’s a good location for me: it’s close to where I work so it’s easy to get to and there’s plenty of parking.

I didn’t take on the course lightly. I’ve got a full-time job and I’m a mother as well. So I asked the Institute whether it would be possible to split the diploma over two years instead of doing it in the usual one – they agreed. For me, that was the best

solution because trying to do it in one year wouldn’t have been possible for me. The course began in September 2008 and will finish in June 2010. It’s gone very well so far. I got the highest marks globally in the ACCA component in my first year so I was delighted with that.

You have to be disciplined though. My third child was born in February 2009, four months before my first-year exams. I would study during his morning nap and in the evenings when I could. My other two are in school and pre-school so at least I had a bit of time in the mornings. I’d definitely recommend the course. It’s a professional qualification and it’s

internationally recognised. It covers a wide range of financial disciplines including financial accounting and management accounting. It’s definitely been good for me to know about these because in the job I do these two subjects often come into play.

I was born in Liverpool, moved to South Africa when I was young and then

came to live in Ireland 10 years ago. I work for Colgate-Palmolive in

Citywest within the IT Support Services organisation.

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Named Award: Accounting Technician Programme code: TA_BACCT_Q

Duration: 2 academic years Timetable: 2 evenings a week

Professional Institute: Accounting Technicians Ireland Commences: September 2010 & 2011 Programme Fee:

ITT Dublin Fees

ATI Fees

As this is a professional qualification, fees are also payable to Accounting Technicians Ireland and you must register with them separately. Further information is available from:

47-49 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Tel: +353 1 649 8107. Email:

[email protected]. Web: www.AccountingTechniciansIreland.ie Programme Outline & Aims

This programme aims to prepare participants for the

examinations of Accounting Technicians Ireland: the Foundation Examination in Academic Year 1 and the Admission Examination in Academic Year 2. Members of the ATI may pursue further studies in accounting in the ITT Dublin Accounting Degree Programme (Year 3).

Accounting Technicians Ireland is a fast-growing professional body, with more than 4,600 members and 5,800 students. It provides a recognised business qualification for ambitious people working or planning to work in middle management or in the accounting area. Graduates of the Foundation Level ATI are qualified to work as accounting technicians within the accountancy profession or alternatively can pursue one of the main professional accountancy qualifications with generous exemptions. Graduates of the Admissions Level typically either go on to pursue careers in public practice or industry/commerce or engage in further study, with ITT Dublin’s Degree in Accounting being a very popular choice.

Five passes in Leaving Certificate subjects at grade D or better or four passes at grade D at least two of which are on higher level papers. Subjects must include English and Mathematics or Accountancy. ATI consider the applications from a person who is 21 years or older on the basis of his/her age and work

experience. Enquires relating to Entry Requirements should be directed to ATI. All applicants must have competence in spoken and written English (please see page 126).

How to Apply

You can apply online by logging onto www.ittdublin.ie and following the steps to online application as directed. Application forms may also be downloaded from the Institute website www.ittdublin.ie. Forms are available on request directly from the Institute by contacting the information desk, Department of Lifelong Learning.

Patricia Morris, BBS, DPA, FCA.

Course Content YEAR 1 - Foundation Examination Modules

Taxation 1

Financial Accounting 1 Business Management Law and Ethics

Course ContentYEAR 2 - Admission Examination Modules

Management Accounting Taxation 2

Integrated Accounting Systems Financial Accounting 2

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Student view

‘It’s a great course – it’s very

practical and hands-on and

you’ll benefit from the

experience’

Name: Elida Dibiasi

I’m from Italy and living in Ireland

six years now. I decided to enrol on

the Accounting Technical course at

ITT Dublin because though I had

done accounting before I never

finished my exams and wanted to

put that right.

I’m in my second and final year. It’s going well so far. There are about 30 to 35 of us in the class and we all get on well. The modules we cover are Taxation 2, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting 2 and IAS (integrated accounting systems).

I work full-time in accounts in a private company and attend lectures two nights a week at ITT Dublin, four hours per night. It’s challenging and quite tough but it’s the only way to get it done. There are exams in May, which you can repeat in August. Last year, fortunately, I got through my exams first time.

After I graduate, I plan to go on and take my professional Certified Public

Accounting (CPA) exams. As a qualified Accounting Technician, I will be entitled to

some exemptions, which means I’ll have fewer subjects to take. As a CPA, I’ll be fully qualified as an accountant and be able to work in industry.

The Institute is a nice place to study and very convenient too – I live in Rathcoole so it’s not far at all.

Would I recommend this course? It’s a great course – it’s very practical and hands-on and you’ll benefit from the experience. Yes, I’d recommend it 100pc.

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Title of Award: Certificate in Auctioneering & Estate Agency

Programme code: TA_AAEAG_I Duration: 2 academic years Timetable: 2 evenings per week Professional Institute: Institute of Professional

Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) Commences: September 2010 & 2011 Programme Fee:

ITT Dublin Fees

IPAV Fees

As this is a professional qualification, fees are also payable to IPAV and you must register with IPAV separately. Further information is available from IPAV, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: +353 1 678 5685. Web: www.ipav.ie.

This programme, which is accredited by the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV), aims to prepare graduates for the sale by auction, tender or private treaty of all types of property and commodities. Students will learn how to act as valuers, property managers, arbitrators in property disputes, expert witnesses in courts-of-law and provide other property-related services.

The Certificate in Auctioneering & Estate Agency is designed to produce competent, articulate and professional graduates through a rigorous examination and assessment system. This is a challenging two year course designed to prepare students to enter the profession as junior negotiators. Students who obtain the Certificate and subsequently acquire two years experience in an auctioneering practice (or three if they run their own auctioneering practice), approved by IPAV, qualify to apply for full IPAV membership.

Application Procedure

All applicants must apply to IPAV in the first instance. They will assess each applicant’s suitability and eligibility for this programme. Places on this programme will then be offered to eligible candidates only. Eligible candidates will be informed by IPAV regarding fee structure. Places on this programme may be limited. All applicants must have competence in spoken and written English (please see page 126). Once you have

confirmation of your eligibility for this programme from IPAV you must then apply to ITT Dublin directly.

How to Apply

Gerard Phelan, MA, MSc.

Professional Practice Economics & Communication

Building Studies 1 Marketing & Sales Techniques Valuation 1 Regulatory Environment

IPAV Certificate in

Auctioneering & Estate Agency

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Title of Award: Certificate in Personnel Practice

Programme code: TA_BPRPR_QC Duration: 1 academic year Timetable: 1 evening per week Professional Institute: Chartered Institute of

Personnel & Development Commences: October 2010 & 2011 Programme Fee:

ITT Dublin Fees

CIPD Fees

As this is a professional qualification, fees are also payable to the CIPD. Arrangements for registration will be made once you start the course. More information is available from www.cipd.ie.

The Certificate in Personnel Practice is a one-year part-time programme accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The programme aims to give students a high level of practical competence in a range of core personnel and staff development skills.

This qualification is intended for:

• Anyone working at the level of personnel assistant, personnel administrator or personnel officer whose role is to provide support for key aspects of the personnel function, or to someone new to or aspiring to a career in the personnel function

• Line managers, supervisors or team leaders who wish to improve their understanding of the personnel area • Owner-managers of small businesses

Topics covered in the programme include:

• Personnel management

• Industrial/employee relations framework • Recruitment and selection

• Training and development needs

• Designing and delivering short training events • Induction

• Career management • Performance management • Pay and benefits

• Personnel information systems • Discipline

• Grievance and interpersonal conflict • Discrimination and equal opportunities

Assessment

Assessment is by assignment, practical skills and work-based projects in each module.

Candidates who successfully complete the programme are awarded associate membership of the CIPD. They may also apply for advanced programmes in the Institute in the areas of human resource management or business or general management studies.

There are no formal Entry Requirements but applicants may be invited for interview to discuss their interest in the programme. All applicants must have competence in spoken and written English (please see page 126).

How to Apply

Tel: +353 1 404-2101 Email: [email protected]

Eric Whitsell BBS (Hons), MSc (Mgmt), Chartered, MCIPD. Tel: +353 1 404-2897 Email: [email protected]