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Certificate III in Business Office Skills

Certificate III in Business Office Skills

Accredited course
National Code:
1148
State Code:
5174
TGA Status:
Replaced
DTWD Status:
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
Field of Education
0809 - Office Studies
AQF Level
Certificate III in
Nominal Hours
686
Duration
Unspecified
Stream of Study
Complete "Other Skills" Course (3222)
Accredited Date
09/12/1999
Expiry Date
31/12/2000
VET Act Classifier
C
VET Act Conditions
Description

To prepare students wishing to embark on an office Career. Graduates will be equipped with a foundation level of clerical, typing, word processing and communications skills required for coping with the demands of the general office.

The course has been designed with the aim of developing flexibility in these essential skills and knowledge as required for working in Commercial/Business Offices and to meet the goals, aspiration and abilities of individual students by providing a number of elective options.

Schedule
1. CORE

Core

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
23071 NOS211 (30wpm) Keybrdng Spd &acc 51 Module
23035 NOS152 Bank Deposits 5 Module
23072 NOS240V2 Bookkeeping - Accounts Payable 17 Module
23073 NOS241V2 Bookkeeping - Accounts Receivable 17 Module
23074 NOS322V2 Bookkeeping - General Ledger 17 Module
23026 NOS125 Business Calculations 20 Module
23037 NOS141V2 Business Correspondence - Drafts 24 Module
23029 NOS128V2 Business Correspondence - Simple Drafts 10 Module
23065 NOS229V2 Cash Records 8 Module
23021 NOS118V2 Computer Operations - Data Retrieval 11 Module
23043 NOS215V2 Database Fundamentals 20 Module
23063 NOS134V2 Financial Source Documents 10 Module
23019 NOS116 Keyboarding - Techniques & Operation 34 Module
23015 23015 Mail 10 Module
23020 NOS117 Numeric Keypad 4 Module
23018 NOS110V2 Occupational Health & Safety in the Office 8 Module
23038 23038 Office Equipment - Non-routine Tasks 14 Module
23017 23017 Office Equipment - Routine Tasks 10 Module
23023 NOS120V2 Office Role & Functions 8 Module
23067 NOS132 Office Supplies 10 Module
23108 NOS151 Petty Cash 10 Module
65006 NCS007 Presenting Information 16 Module
23069 NOS137V2 Reception Protocol 17 Module
23016 NOS108V2 Records Handling 14 Module
23066 NOS302V2 Records Maintenance 5 Module
23036 NOS208V2 Records Processing 5 Module
23044 NOS216V2 Spreadsheet Fundamentals 20 Module
23027 23027 Telephone Operations 8 Module
23048 NOS305V2 Text Production 34 Module
23047 NOS304V2 Word Processing - Advanced Operators 51 Module
23068 NOS222V2 Word Processing - Functions 17 Module
23042 NOS214V2 Word Processing for Operators 51 Module
23022 NOS119 Work Environment 34 Module
23024 NOS121V2 Work\personal Effectiveness 8 Module
23045 NOS142V2 Workplace\team Effectiveness 17 Module
2. ELECTIVES

1 Students will complete the above core modules to a total of 612 hours. 2 Students to choose elective modules from the following to total 68 hours. 3 Students may also choose other electives up to 68 hours as discussed with course co-ordinator. GROUP1: Min required hours: 68

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
23050 NOS233 Audio Transcription - Introduction 8 Module
23076 NOS224V2 Cash Book - Computerised 17 Module
65003 NCS011 Client Interaction 17 Module
23064 NOS237V2 Computer Graphics Fundamentals 17 Module
23080 NOS244V2 Electronic Mail 8 Module
65011 NCS003 Job Seeking Skills 17 Module
65007 NCS009 Negotiation Skills 17 Module
23118 NOS323V2 Office Equipment - Bound Documents 8 Module
23077 NOS234V2 Payroll - Computerised 17 Module
16102 NRM002 Records Management Principles 17 Module
23028 23028 Travel Arrangements 8 Module
23109 Typewriter Skills 10 Module
23014 NOS140V2 Vocational Placement Level 1 40 Module
65010 NCS002 Writing Skills for Work 17 Module
65013 NCS006 Writing Workplace Documents 17 Module
3. ELECTIVES

GROUP 2: ADDITIONAL

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
23070 NOS135 Payroll - Manual 10 Module
17192 QBS007 Practice Firm Environment 20 Module
23146 NOS247 Proof Reading for Office Technology 20 Module
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
C001 BSA30197 Certificate III in Business (Office Administration) Qualification
VET Info Notes
1 Not all elective subjects are available on each campus.
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