COURSE INFORMATION

This course reflects the increasingly important role that administration and information technology play in today’s business environment. It will equip you with the essential skills and knowledge required to play a key role in any modern business environment. In addition to giving you excellent career opportunities in all sectors, successful achievement of the HND will allow you to progress to degree level study.

  • Personal effectiveness, organisation, perseverance and resilience
  • Self-motivation, self-direction and independent learners
  • Collaborative working and problem solving skills
  • Good communication skills and flexibility
  • One year - full time
  • Advanced word processing, spreadsheets and database
  • ICT in business
  • Office management
  • Business culture and strategy
  • Graded Units
  • Team working
  • Presentation skills
  • The Core Skills of ICT, numeracy and communication will be developed and certificated on this course
  • Direct entry into year 2 (HND) requires the full, successful completion of the related HNC with 15 SQA credits.
  • For applicants who do not currently have the full 15 SQA credits, please contact us at info@fife.ac.uk for further support on the options available to you to be accepted onto this HND course.
  • BA Business Management SCQF Level 9
  • It is possible to progress on to a degree at university from this course - see our HE and Degree Pathways guide for more information

  • Administrative assistant

  • Administrator

  • Clerical assistant

  • Personal assistant

  • Executive assistant

  • Administrative supervisor

  • Network administrator

  • HR administrator

  • Organisation administrator

  • Contact Centre administrator

  • Customer Service administrator

  • Team co-ordinator

  • Receptionist

  • Retail supervisor

  • IT support

  • Marketing assistant

  • Finance officer

  • Conference officer

  • Office manager

  •    A contribution to the costs of any outside visits undertaken as part of the course
  • You may be required to take part in an informal conversation as part of the application process. This group/individual conversation may be an information session, a portfolio discussion, or a skills based exercise