This Course is designed for those who are interested in the management aspects of administration and advanced uses of IT and who want to develop their administrative and IT skills further. Learners who have completed the Course will be able to utilise the acquired administration- and IT-related knowledge, understanding and skills at home, in the wider community and, ultimately, in employment.

Learners will develop a range of both generic and subject-specific skills, including the ability to use a range of functions, some of them complex, of the following IT applications: word processing, spreadsheets, databases, desktop publishing, presentation; the ability to take responsibility for key administrative tasks; and the ability to organise, manage and communicate relatively complex information.

Learners will also develop the ability to manage the organisation of events; the ability to comply with relevant health, safety and security legislation and workplace procedures; and the ability to solve problems in the context of administration.

The Course will support learners’ personal and social development and will serve them very well in their day-to-day lives, as well as preparing them for the next stage in their education and for entering the world of work. Whatever path they choose, those who have completed this Course will thus be able to play their part in the economic and social life of the 21st century effectively.