{"id":5999,"date":"2025-09-11T10:40:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/?page_id=5999"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:05:14","slug":"5m3114","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/staff-documents\/qqi-descriptor\/qqi-level-5\/5m3114\/","title":{"rendered":"5M3114"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Download Programme Descriptor\u00a0anseo<\/a><\/p>

Click on the component code below to download an individual component<\/p>
Title<\/th>Code<\/th>Credit<\/th>Specific Validation Requirements<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
The following programme module must be included<\/h5><\/td><\/tr>
Research and Study Skills<\/td>5N3113<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
A\u00a0 minimum of one programme module from the following list must be included, to a total credit value of 15<\/h5><\/td><\/tr>
*Communications<\/td>5N0690A-02<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026.<\/td><\/tr>
*Communications<\/td>5N0690B-01<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026.<\/td><\/tr>
Personal Effectiveness<\/td>5N1390<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026.<\/td><\/tr>
Team Working<\/td>5N1367<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
A minimum of one programme module from the following list must be included, to a total credit value of 15<\/h5><\/td><\/tr>
Forbairt Phearsanta agus Ghairmi\u00fail<\/td>5N2985<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Work Experience<\/td>5N1356<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>

The work experience requirement for this programme is 10 days<\/p>

This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Work Practice<\/td>5N1433<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
A minimum of one programme mdoule from the following list must be included, to a total credit value of 15<\/h5><\/td><\/tr>
Applied Economics<\/td>5N1350<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Database Methods<\/td>5N0783<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
History<\/td>5N3250<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Information and Communication Systems<\/td>5N1952<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Matamaitic<\/td>5N1833<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>

A set of Formulae and Tables at examination<\/p>Calculators available to each candidate at examination<\/td><\/tr>

Social Studies<\/td>5N1370<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Spreadsheet Methods<\/td>5N1977<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Statistics<\/td>5N2066<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
The Internet<\/td>5N1611<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Word Processing<\/td>5N1358<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026.<\/td><\/tr>
The remaining credit value of 60 can be obtained by using the following programme modules leading to relevant componets from Level 5 or from the list below.\u00a0 A maximum of 15 credits may be used from either Level 4 or Level 6.<\/h5><\/td><\/tr>
Accounting Manual and Computerised<\/td>5N1348<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Anatomy and Physiology<\/td>5N7049<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Biology<\/td>5N2746<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>Access to a science laboratory meeting current Health and Safety standards<\/td><\/tr>
Bookkeeping Manual and Computerised<\/td>5N1354<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Business Law<\/td>5N2091<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Care Support<\/td>5N0758<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Computer Aided Draughting (2D)<\/td>5N1604<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Computer illustrated Graphics<\/td>5N1929<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Conflict Resolution<\/td>5N0692<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Criminology<\/td>5N2107<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Customer Servce<\/td>5N0972<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Desktop Publishing<\/td>5N0785<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Marga\u00edocht Dhigiteach<\/td>5N1364<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Digital Photography<\/td>5N1270<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
eBusiness Studies<\/td>5N1369<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Embroidery<\/td>5N1441<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
English as a Second Language<\/td>5N1632<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Entrepreneurial Skills<\/td>5N1951<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Event Production<\/td>5N1374<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Graphic Design Skills<\/td>5N1978<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Information Technology Skills<\/td>4N1125<\/a><\/td>10<\/td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Marketing Practice<\/td>5N1400<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Medical Terminology<\/td>5N2428<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Nutrition<\/td>5N2006<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Payroll Manual and Computerised<\/td>5N1546<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Physics<\/td>5N1460<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Political Studies<\/td>5N1837<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Retail Administration<\/td>5N1860<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Retail Display<\/td>5N1861<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Safety and Health at Work<\/td>5N1794<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Special Needs Assisting<\/td>5N1786<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Start Your Own Business<\/td>5N1418<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Tradtional Black and White Photography<\/td>5N0757<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Understanding Special Needs<\/td>5N1709<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Web Authoring<\/td>5N1910<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Total credits required for certification in the Major Award = 120<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

5M3114 General Studies Download Programme Descriptor\u00a0here Click on the component code below to download an individual component Title Code Credit Specific Validation Requirements The following programme module must be included Research and Study Skills 5N3113 15 \u00a0 A\u00a0 minimum of one programme module from the following list must be included, to a total credit value […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":5855,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"left-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"normal-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5999","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5999"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6046,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5999\/revisions\/6046"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}