Administration is a growing sector which cuts across the entire economy and offers wide-ranging employment opportunities. Moreover, administrative and IT skills have extensive application not only in employment but also in other walks of life.
This course is designed to help you to understand and take part in the business and information environment. You will gain skills in managing information, organising, planning, problem solving and decision making.
The skills that you develop in Administration and IT are useful in many career areas such as office work, economics, human resource management, management services and public services administration.
Career Pathways
To see what career areas this subject could lead to and the routes to get there, download and view these career pathways:
Buying, Selling and Related Work
Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism
Entry is at the discretion of the school or college but you would normally have achieved:
Administration and IT is a practical course that provides you with experience of real-life administration tasks and engaging practical activities relevant to the world of work. There is an emphasis on the development of transferable life skills and the application of these skills.
Through following the course you will become aware of the use of technology within the workplace, as you complete organisational tasks.
The course comprises two areas of study.
Theory
You will be introduced to the responsibilities of organisations, the skills/qualities and tasks (duties) of the administrative support function, and the impact of these in the workplace.
You will learn about:
IT applications
You will develop skills in IT, problem-solving, organising, and managing information. You will select IT applications to create and edit business documents, gather and share information, and develop skills to communicate information.
You will learn about:
The course assessment has two components totalling 120 marks:
The course assessment for this course consists of an assignment component where you will be asked to work through a series of planning, support and follow-up stages for a specific event.
The assignment component will be set and externally marked by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
The question paper will be set and externally marked by SQA.
The grade awarded is based on the total marks achieved across all course assessment components.
The course assessment is graded A-D.
If you complete the course successfully, it may lead to:
Further study, training or employment in:
Your school will give your parents an Options or Choices information booklet, which has detailed information on the curriculum and the individual subjects or courses you can study. It will also invite them along to a Parents’ Information Evening.
They can also read the information leaflet(s):
Nationals in a Nutshell - Administration and IT (National 5)
