National Certificate in Business Administration and Computing (Level 3)

This programme in business administration will provide students with the skills and knowledge that are directly relevant to working or further training in the business sector. The programme covers computer applications - Powerpoint, Word, Access, Excel, desktop publishing, health and safety, communications, reception, and administrative systems.

This programme will provide students with the required knowledge in business administration and computing to progress to the National Certificate in Business Administration (Level 4) or further related study.  

The training in this programme is nationally and locally relevant and is taught in an environment which reflects workplace practices.  A component of the programme is taught in a simulated office. 

56      Attend to customer requries face-to-face and on the telephone

62     Maintain personal presentation inthe workplace

101     Develop and use keyboarding skills to enter text

102     Consolidate keyboarding skills and produce accurate text

107      Apply language and text processing skills to produce communications

108      Apply language and text processing skills to produce  business documents

111      Use a word processor to produce documents

112      Produce information using word processing functions

121     Use office administration and communication systems

122     Provide office reception services

497     Protect health and safety in a workplace

504     Produce a CV (curriculum vitae)

1307     Present ideas and information orally to a specified audience in a predictable situation

2780    Demonstrate and apply knoledge of a personal computer system

2781     Manage and protect data in a personal computer system

2784    Create and use a simple computer spreadsheet to solve a problem

2785     Create a computer spreadsheet to provide a solution for organisation use

2786    Create and use a simple computer flatfile database to solve a problem

2787     Produce a computer flatfile database to provide solutions for organisation use

2789     Produce desktop published documents for organisation use

2790    Use and maintain personal computer peripherals

2791    Integrate spreadsheet and database data into a word processed doucument

2792    Produce computer graphic documents using templates

3488     Write business letters and memoranda

5940     Produce a presentation using a desktop presentation computer application

6743     Demonstrate an understanding of ergonomic principles for computer workstations

9680     Communicate within an organisational context

11815     Answer phone enquiries

24872     Produce documents for a workplace using a computer

12884    Create documents and manage files for generic text and information management

1667    Key in text at 15 words per minute

12883    Enter and manage text for gentic text and information management

11900    Retrieve, produce, save and print text on a computer

18743    Produce a spreadsheet from instructions

The National Certificate in Business Administration and Computing (Level 3) has been designed as a broad qualification to give you intermediate level skills, knowledge and competency required by the industry. Graduates will be qualified to enter a variety of occupations in office management, secretarial, word processing, computing and clerical positions.

• The major criterion for entry is that the applicant will have a reasonable chance of success.
• 16 years of age or over. Mature students are welcome to apply.

For students to be considered to have satisfactorily completed this programme and be eligible for the award of the qualification National Certificate in Business Administration and Computing (Level 3) they must have: Attended for not less than 80% of the timetabled class hours and other scheduled learning activities relating to the programme.  Completed all scheduled course work requirements and assessments.  Successfully completed assessment requirements for all modules/unit standards.