Course Overview
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Potential career outcomes
- Accounts payable/receivable clerk
- Data entry operator
- Junior personal assistant
- Officer administrator
- Receptionist
- Work processing operator
Course description
Conditions: Students cannot be currently enrolled in or have completed a Certificate III or higher previously; Students must be Australian/NZ citizens or permanent residents with a residential address located in QLD.
This qualification attracts a student contribution fee of $10 which is payable upon enrolment. The training is
delivered with the Queensland Government Certificate 3 Guarantee Program for eligible students.
Course Structure
Core units
Develop keyboard skills with speed and accuracy using touch typing techniques.
Participate in work health and safety processes to protect own health and safety, and that of others.
Elective units
Understand work health and safety acts, regulations and codes of practice, and contribute to achieving compliance with this legislation in the workplace.
Recognise and interact productively with diversity in the workplace by covering sensitive responses to, and interactions with, all manner of diversity that might be encountered.
Gain the skills and knowledge to handle formal and informal feedback and complaints from customers, using discretion and judgement to provide knowledge of products, customer service systems and organisational policies to provide technical advice and support.
Identify needs and monitor service provided to customers, using technical advice and support either in short or long-term interaction.
Manage appointments and diaries for other staff and supervisors using manual and electronic methods, schedules and other appointment systems.
Process payroll from provided data in manual and computerised systems.
Plan, draft and finalise a basic document for a broad range of workplace situations.
Design and develop predominantly text-based documents using advanced features of word processing software.
Develop spreadsheets through the use of relevant software using formatting, formulae and chart design skills.
Design and produce desktop published documents using technical knowledge.
Design and produce various business documents and publications using a variety of computer applications.
Requirements
There are no formal education prerequisites for this course.
Conditions: Students cannot be currently enrolled in or have completed a Certificate III or higher previously; Students must be Australian/NZ citizens or permanent residents with a residential address located in QLD.
This qualification attracts a student contribution fee of $10 which is payable upon enrolment. The training is
delivered with the Queensland Government Certificate 3 Guarantee Program for eligible students.
English requirements
In this course, you will need to read comprehensive learner workbooks and textbooks, undertake a range of written assessments and independent research activities, and engage in classroom or online discussions.
Entry requires the successful completion of Year 10 level English. If you have not achieved this, you can demonstrate this knowledge by completing our pre-course commencement Literacy, Language and Numeracy assessment.
Course requirements
In-class
- Stationary (Blue or black pen only)
- Proof of Australian or New Zealand citizenship, or Australian Permanent Residency
- Proof of Queensland residency
- Proof of age
- An electronic copy of your employment resume
- Statement of Results for any prior Qualifications
Online
- Microsoft Office 2010 or equivalent
- Broadband internet connection
- 2GB of RAM
- CD-ROM or DVD drive
- Adobe Reader XI or equivalent
- Printer and associated software
- Scanner and associated software
- File compression software