{"id":342,"date":"2019-08-29T21:19:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T21:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/subjectchoicetest\/?page_id=342"},"modified":"2025-12-02T19:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:51:11","slug":"administration-and-it","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/subjectchoicetest\/administration-and-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Administration and IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is Administration and IT?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Administration and IT is a course which builds skills and prepares pupils for the digital world of the future.\u00a0 IT is everywhere and is constantly changing\u2014research has shown that over the next 20 years, over 90% of jobs that our young people will go into will require some form of IT skills, therefore Administration is vital in preparing our young people with the skills and knowledge required for life and work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What skills are developed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ICT skills<\/li>\n<li>Communication<\/li>\n<li>Creativity<\/li>\n<li>Listening to people<\/li>\n<li>Leadership<\/li>\n<li>Teamwork<\/li>\n<li>Accuracy<\/li>\n<li>Problem Solving<\/li>\n<li>Logical Thinking<\/li>\n<li>Time Management<\/li>\n<li>Employability <b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What kind of person does it take?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The desire to use IT skills in more complex administrative tasks<\/li>\n<li>Good organisational skills<\/li>\n<li>Good communication skills<\/li>\n<li>The ability to learn to use technology appropriately for communication and investigation<\/li>\n<li>Interest of how society use IT and how IT impacts all aspects of the world of work<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy problem-solving and multi tasking<\/li>\n<li>Willing to use your own initiative<\/li>\n<li>Able to prioritise workloads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Horizons &#8211; where can this subject take you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For those who wish to build a career in administration this will help you to acquire vital administrative, technical and interpersonal skills.<\/p>\n<p>Through Administration, a vast amount of opportunities within a wide variety of businesses are available including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Media Assistant<\/li>\n<li>Marketing and Events Management<\/li>\n<li>Administrator \/Receptionist<\/li>\n<li>Accounts Assistant\/Accountant<\/li>\n<li>Office Assistant\/Supervisor\/Manager<\/li>\n<li>Personal Assistant<\/li>\n<li>Business Analyst<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Further job categories can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myworldofwork.co.uk\/my-career-options\/job-categories#job-category-administration-business-and-management\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pathways &#8211; how can I make progression?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/45686.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-692 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/public\/subjectchoicetest\/uploads\/sites\/5593\/2019\/10\/sqa-e1571921569942.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>School<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/public\/subjectchoicetest\/uploads\/sites\/5593\/2019\/09\/N4-Admin-and-IT.pdf\"><strong>N4 Admin and IT<\/strong><\/a><em><strong>, <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/public\/subjectchoicetest\/uploads\/sites\/5593\/2019\/09\/N5-Admin-and-IT.pdf\"><strong>N5 Admin and IT<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>or <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/public\/subjectchoicetest\/uploads\/sites\/5593\/2019\/09\/Higher-Admin-and-IT.pdf\"><strong>Higher Admin and IT<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>College<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many diverse courses on offer at <a href=\"http:\/\/moray.uhi.ac.uk\/courses\"><strong>Moray College<\/strong>.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Employment<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Opportunities in local employers that offer <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apprenticeships.scot\">Foundation, Modern and Graduate apprenticeships<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Administration and Business courses on offer at university example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rgu.ac.uk\/study\/types-of-study\/undergraduate-courses\/business-and-management-undergraduate\">www.rgu.ac.uk\/study\/types-of-study\/undergraduate-courses\/business-and-management-undergraduate<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/isc.strath.ac.uk\/programmes\/undergraduate-foundation\/business-social-sciences\">https:\/\/isc.strath.ac.uk\/programmes\/undergraduate-foundation\/business-social-sciences<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related subjects Administration and IT works well with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Administration and IT can be linked to most subjects as IT software packages are used constantly in producing documents, communication, scientific and mathematical formulae as well as for calculation and display of graphical materials.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Administration and IT? 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