Qualification Details

This is a listing of further education and training awards made by QQI. They are at Level 1 to 6 on the NFQ. For awards in Higher Education and Training at Level 6 to 10 on the NFQ please look at the Programmes listing.

Title

Business Studies

Code

5M2102

NFQ Level

5

EQF Level

4

Award Class

Major

Field of Learning

04. Business, administration and law > 9. Refer to field > 9. Refer to subfield 04.9

Credit Value

120

Publication Date

04-10-2016

Review Date

Deactivation Date

Status

Active

Certificate Specification

Business Studies

EUROPASS Certificate Supplements

English

Programme Validation Information

Validation

Qualification Requirements

This award was developed through the Common Award System. Any providers who wish to offer this award must have their programme validated by QQI before it can be delivered to learners. The provider should check the award specification for this award (see below) and its associated minor awards for validation requirements.
The total credit value required for this certificate is 120. This will be achieved by completing:

Awards

Code Title NFQ Level Credit Value
A minimum credit value of 30 from the following component(s)

5N1348

Accounting Manual and Computerised

5

15

5N1350

Applied Economics

5

15

5N1400

Marketing Practice

5

15

5N1610

Business Administration Skills

5

15
A minimum credit value of 15 from the following component(s)

5N0690

Communications

5

15

5N0972

Customer Service

5

15

5N1367

Teamworking

5

15

5N1390

Personal Effectiveness

5

15

5N1951

Entrepreneurial Skills

5

15
A minimum credit value of 15 from the following component(s)

5N1356

Work Experience

5

15

5N1433

Work Practice

5

15

5N2985

Personal and Professional Development

5

15
A minimum credit value of 30 from the following component(s)

5N0765

Intercultural Studies

5

15

5N0783

Database Methods

5

15

5N0785

Desktop Publishing

5

15

5N1351

Behavioural Studies

5

15

5N1354

Bookkeeping Manual and Computerised

5

15

5N1358

Word Processing

5

15

5N1364

Digital Marketing

5

15

5N1369

eBusiness Studies

5

15

5N1383

Financial Services

5

15

5N1389

Information and Administration

5

15

5N1394

Legal Practice and Procedures

5

15

5N1421

Taxation

5

15

5N1422

Text Production

5

15

5N1546

Payroll Manual and Computerised

5

15

5N1611

The Internet

5

15

5N1619

Retail Selling

5

15

5N1623

French

5

15

5N1624

German

5

15

5N1626

Italian

5

15

5N1630

Spanish

5

15

5N1631

Irish

5

15

5N1632

English as a Second Language

5

15

5N1794

Safety and Health at Work

5

15

5N1977

Spreadsheet Methods

5

15

5N2066

Statistics

5

15

5N2072

International Trade Practice

5

15

5N2091

Business Law

5

15

5N2100

Insurance

5

15
The remaining credit value of 30 can be obtained by using vocationally relevant component(s) from level 5. A maximum of 15 credits may be used from either level 4 or level 6.