ITE OFFICE SKILLS COURSES (PART TIME)

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INTRODUCTION

Office skills courses offered by Institute of Technical Education (ITE) leading to National ITE Certificate (Nitec) and Higher National ITE Certificate (Higher Nitec).

COURSE CONTENT

Nitec in Service Skills (Office)

¨ Handle telephone calls ¨ Provide frontline service

¨ Arrange for meetings and travel arrangements
¨ Handle daily office operations
¨ Process payments and business documents
¨ Organise company activities or events

To attain full certification, applicants must attain at least 26 credits (made up of core modules)

Higher Nitec in Business Studies (Administration)

Equip applicants with the skills and knowledge to handle a range of administrative tasks and increase the efficiency and productivity of a business unit

To attain full certification, applicants must attain at least 63 credits (made up of 55 credits for core and 8 credits for elective modules)

Higher Nitec in Accounting

Equip applicants with the skills and knowledge of accounting and for employment in the various sectors

To attain full certification, applicants must attain at least 68 credits (made up of 60 credits for core and 8 credits for elective modules)

COURSE MEDIUM

English

ENTRY REQUIREMENT

Nitec : 2 GCE 'O' Grades (Grade 1-8) in any 2 subjects; or
3 GCE 'N' Passes (Grade A-D or Grade 1-5) in English Language and 2 other subjects.

Higher Nitec : Nitec in Service Skills or 3 GCE 'O' level passes: English Language (Grade 1-6) Mathematics/ Additional Mathematics (Grade 1 - 8) and one other subject (Grade 1 - 7)

For course details and entry requirements, please call Institute of Technical Education at 1800-2255483

COURSE SCHEDULE

For Higher Nitec course, 2 intakes per year, i.e. every April and October.

For Nitec course, 2 intakes per year, i.e. every January and July.

Evening classes twice a week from 6.45pm to 9.45pm; Weekend class once a week on Saturday or Sunday from 9am to 5pm.

EXAMINATION

Participants need to take both practical and theory tests.

TRAINING VENUES

ITE Campus

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Age / Course

18 years and above and have completed National Service.

Applicants must apply for the course at ITE Centres first.
(Please refer to ITE’s advertisement in Straits Times in mid-February or mid-August for Higher Nitec Courses commencing in April or October. In mid-October and mid-April for Nitec intake commencing in January or July respectively.)

Then submit the original copy of the official receipt and schedule issued by ITE together with the CDAC Skills Training Award application form to CDAC by 15 March for the April intake; 15 June for the July intake; 15 September for the October intake and 30 November for the January intake. The course fees will be reimbursed to successful applicants.

CDAC SKILLS TRAINING AWARD SCHEME

Course	Nitec in Service Skills(Office)	Higher Nitec in Business Studies(Administration) / Accounting (Core/ Electives module)
Course Fee per module	$123.50	$59.50/ $69.50/ $111.50 (fee varies by module)
CDAC Sponsored Fee per module	$103.50	$39.50/ $49.50/ $91.50 (fee varies by module)

For 2-tier course fees charged to Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs), CDAC will cap its sponsorship for PRs based on the quantum of course fees payable to SCs.