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Post Leaving Certificate courses offered at Ballymahon Vocational School
The following full-time PLC courses are currently being offered by us:
   
  Childcare
  Horticulture
  Nursing Studies
  Secretarial / Business Studies
 
CHILDCARE  
FETAC Code: DCHSC
Course Description: This course is designed to develop the caring, practical, communication and intellectual skills essential for working with children. It offers an excellent foundation for people new to the study of childcare and for those with limited practical experience.
Course Content includes: 1. Caring for Children (0-6 years).
2. Working in Childcare.
3. Child Development.
4. Early Childhood Education.
5. Social Education.
6. Communications
7. General Studies Module.
8. Work Placement.
Certification: FETAC Level 5 Award
Career Opportunities: Graduates have excellent opportunities for employment in the health boards, in crèches, as classroom assistants or as special needs assistants. They may also proceed to further studies.
Centre Name: Ballymahon Vocational School
Telephone: +353 (0)90 -64 32211
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HORTICULTURE
FETAC Code: CASHX
Course Description: Practical course with broad range of subjects to suit individual needs. This course covers all aspects of plant production and landscape gardening
Course Content includes: 1. Landscape Construction and Maintenance.
2. Soil Science and Growing Media.
3. Plant Identification and Use.
4. Plant Science
Certification: FETAC Level 5 Award
Career Opportunities: Graduates have numerous employment opportunities in nurseries, golf courses, landscaping and garden centres. Alternatively, they may proceed to Horticultural Colleges, or Institutes of Technology including courses linked to the National Botanic Gardens.

Following this course students with a distinction in five module, may obtain entry to a degree course.
Centre Name: Ballymahon Vocational School
Telephone: +353 (0)90 -64 32211
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NURSING STUDIES  
FETAC Code: DCHSN
Course Description: This course provides students with an ideal preparation for entering the field of nursing. It is a one year course which will give students the necessary nursing skills for working in the area of Nursing, childcare, Health Boards or Medical.
Course Content includes: 1. Anatomy and Physiology.
2. Safety and Health at Work.
3. Biology.
4. Communications.
5. Introduction to Nursing.
6. Child Development.
7. Word Processing.
8. Work Placement.
Certification: FETAC Level 5 Award
Career Opportunities: Students are eligible to go on to further education following their FETAC Level 5 Award. There are job opportunities in Childcare, Working with General Practitioners, Health Board, Rehab or Care Centres.
Centre Name: Ballymahon Vocational School
Telephone: +353 (0)90 -64 32211
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SECRETARIAL / BUSINESS STUDIES
FETAC Code: BBSSX
Course Description: This is a one-year computer-intensive course designed to enable students gain a broad understanding of information technology and office administration and to learn advanced techniques in all aspects of the use of computers in the workplace including Internet and E-mail.
Course Content includes: 1. Word Processing.
2. Payroll – Manual and Computerised.
3. Computerised Accounts.
4. Database / Spreadsheets.
5. E-mail and Internet.
6. Business Calculations.
7. Information Technology.
8. Computer Applications.
9. Communications.
10. Work Placement.
Certification: FETAC Level 5 Award, Word Processing at Level 3 and ECDL.
Career Opportunities: Graduates may enter the labour market in a wide range of clerical and administrative positions in the private and public sectors.
Centre Name: Ballymahon Vocational School
Telephone: +353 (0)90 -64 32211
   
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