Course Options

Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre offer a range of further education and higher education and courses. We are able to offer these courses as full time (VTOS) or part time (BTEI) options through further education and at higher education or third level through our Lifelong Learning department. Please see the following lists of courses currently available. For more information click on the course you are interested in to link to the corresponding course page.

Further Education and Training Courses (FULL-TIME)

Course Title	Category	TYPE
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)	Elementary English (Community Education)	Part Time
General Learning (QQI Level 3)	General Education	Part Time
Access To Education and Training	Education Training	Full Time / Part Time
Applied Social Studies (QQI Level 5)	Social Sudies	Full Time
Healthcare Support (QQI Level 5)	Healthcare	Full Time / Part Time
Office Administration (QQI Level 5)	Office Administration	Full Time / Part Time
Professional Qualification: Accounting Technicians Ireland	Financial Accounting, Taxation, Law, Management	Full Time
Business (QQI Level 6)	Administration Management	Full Time / Part Time

Lifelong Learning Department - Part-time Third Level Programmes

Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre, in association with The Institute of Public Administration, a recognised college of UCD (IPA/UCD), Accounting Technicians Ireland (ATI), University College Cork (UCC) and IPASS offer you the following suite of part-time programmes that may commence in September 2019.

Course Title	NFQ Level	College
Certificate in Public Management	Level 6	IPA/UCD
Diploma in Public Management	Level 6	IPA/UCD
Bachelor of Arts Honours in Public Management	Level 8	IPA/UCD
Certificate in Business Studies	Level 6	IPA/UCD
Diploma in Business Studies	Level 6	IPA/UCD
Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting)	Level 8	IPA/UCD
Bachelor of Business Studies (Human Resource Management)	Level 8	IPA/UCD
Bachelor of Business Studies (Marketing)	Level 8	IPA/UCD
Diploma in Law Special Purpose Award	Level 7	IPA/UCD
Accounting Technicians Professional Qualification Year 1 and Year 2	Level 6	ATI
IPASS Certificate in Payroll Techniques (CPT)	Level 6	IPASS
Certificate in Interpersonal Communications	Level 7	UCC
Higher Diploma in Relationship Mentoring (HDip)	Level 8	UCC

Community Education

What is Community Education?
It is about creating opportunities for people to identify their learning needs and learn in their own community. A Community Education programme aims to Build community participation, Address social isolation, Engage vulnerable adults, Develop active citizenship and Address educational needs. Our ethos is to promote social inclusion for all groups and engage specifically with
socially disadvantaged adults.
Programme Duration
Usually 6 to 8 weeks with a minimum of 10 people.