MCAST-BTEC Diploma in Business
or
4 SEC/O-Level passes
Compulsory: Maltese, English Language, Mathematics

This course prepares students to work in different types of office environments, be it in business enterprises or government offices.

It gives you the skills necessary to administer the office, to manage the people in it and to deal with clients. It also prepares you to make the best use of equipment which is necessary for the office to function efficiently and to be aware of the different methods of communication, both verbal and written, needed at the workplace.

You will also receive training to acquire the soft skills necessary for this kind of work and at the relative level of competence.

The course will be assessed as follows:
§ Assignments
§ Tests
§ Computer laboratory work
College-based examinations

× Understand the key areas of administration and services and supplies
× Use appropriate office equipment, routine procedures and standards
× Take notes as well as transcribe business documents from a printed or hand-written copy to a suitable business standard.
× Communicate in different ways on the work place.

Structure of Accounts
Business Administration
Business Practice
Office Effectiveness
English for Business
Maltese for Business
Spoken English for Business
Administrative IT Applications
2 Units out of:
Book-Keeping and Accounts
Shorthand Transcription
French for Business
Italian for Business

MCAST-BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business

Contact centre agent
Filing / archiving officer
Office administrator
Personal assistant
Secretary
Support and administrative services officer