Admin and IT is a growing employment sector. Admin and IT are not only required for a wide range of jobs but also equip you with many core skills which will help you throughout your life.

Administrative and IT skills which will enable you to carry out a range of tasks essential for the smooth running of all types of organisation.
The aim of a course in Admin and IT is to enable learners to:

Develop an understanding of administrative activities in the workplace
Develop IT skills and use them to complete administrative tasks

Learning and Teaching Content
Learners will become familiar with many administrative practices such as office layout; organisation and functions of departments; health and safety in the work environment; arranging travel; customer services; and storage of information. A variety of tasks will give pupils practice at displaying their understanding.

IT Skills you will develop if you take Admin and IT include:
• Word processing
• Spreadsheets
• Databases
• Desk top publishing
• Using the internet and email
• Organising, processing and communicating information
• Organising small-scale events (including meetings)

S3 Admin and IT Timeline

Academic Year Planner 2014-15 N5 S3-4

Level 4 Experiences and Outcomes Covered
S3 Admin and IT Experiences and Outcomes