Training courses in Portlaoise

The main objective of this course is to teach you how to accurately transcribe documents from audio dictation containing medical terminology.

This award programme provides you with the opportunity to build your confidence in the medical arena, and equips you with technical knowledge and essential office and computer skills that shows you are ready to work in an administrative role within this industry.

The Medical Receptionist Diploma is an excellent choice if you’re looking to work as a Medical Receptionist, Medical Administrator or Medical Secretary. Pitman Training Certifications are renowned worldwide and this diploma, as with all Pitman Training industry standard certification, is widely recognised by organisations throughout Ireland, the UK and beyond.

The Medical Receptionist Diploma is an excellent choice if you’re looking to work as a Medical Receptionist, Medical Administrator or Medical Secretary.

The Medical Secretarial Diploma offers you the best of both worlds; business and medical. Not only will you get the highest level of skills required to work for a commercial firm, you’ll also get the specialist expertise required to work within the medical profession. You’ll gain excellent IT skills and become proficient in medical terminology,…

You’ll gain excellent IT skills and become proficient in medical terminology, medical audio-transcription and medical word processing. On the successful completion of this medical secretary course, you’ll also have the opportunity to achieve the City & Guilds Level 2 Award or Level 3 Certificate in Medical Terminology qualification.

Through a series of self-paced, comprehensive lessons you’ll work through each medical specialism and learn the terminology frequently used within each area. You’ll learn how the words are formed and become so familiar with it that it becomes second nature to you. The course will take you to such a level that you’ll also be…

This course will help you learn how to produce medical documents effectively with Microsoft Word.

This award aims to give you a more in-depth knowledge of three key Microsoft Office programs; Word, Excel and PowerPoint. You can choose which version of the suite to study depending on your requirements.

For those of you looking to get up to a good business standard in every program in a short space of time, our Microsoft Office Diploma is the ideal course for you.

Whether you’re new to Microsoft Office or you’ve got a basic grasp of each program, our Microsoft Office Specialist Diploma will take your skills to the next level. The diploma will give you an understanding of each application to enable you to get a great job in any office environment. You’ll get excellent training in…

Nowadays, to really succeed and get ahead, you’ll need to demonstrate to employers that you are highly skilled and adept at using the full functionality of each program. Whether you’re new to Microsoft Office or you’ve got a basic grasp of each program, our Microsoft Office Plus Diploma will take your skills to the next…

Broken down into 6 modules this online interactive minutes course is a fun, quick way of topping up your skills. Using video and practical exercises the format of this course makes it quick to work through, and easy for you to adapt to include new working practices. At the end of this training course you’ll…

This course is designed to arm you with all the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare for the Microsoft Exam*. For details about vendor specific exams, please talk with your Course Advisor.

This course is aims to help those new to HTML, CSS3 and JavaScript gain a solid entry-level knowledge. You will also learn about the application life cycle so you would be able to plan,design, code, test, validate and deploy HTML5 apps and websites. The content within this course will prepare you to take the Microsoft…

The material in this course covers the objectives on the MTA 98-383 exam, putting a solid entry-level certification well within reach.

This course will enable you to gain an insight into introductory Javascript programming skills. If you want to progress and gain a Microsoft Technology Associate qualification, this course will help you learn the material required for the MTA 98-382 examination.

This course will help you learn the basics of Python Programming. This course covers all the topics you need to know if you want to progress and gain the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) 98-381 qualification. Please note the vendor specific exam may need to be arranged separately. Please speak to a Course Advisor for further…

The aim of this course is to help you gain an understanding of fundamental networking concepts. The training you’ll undertake as part of this course will prepare you for the Microsoft exam (Vendor specific exams may need to be organised separately.) Please speak to our Course Advisor for details.

The aim of this course is to help you gain an understanding of the basics needed to build and secure Microsoft Windows Servers, Windows-based network operating systems, Active Directory, account management, and system recovery tools.

This course prepares you for the MTA: Software Development Fundamentals exam, which has been created to assess knowledge of fundamental software development concepts.

Prepare to become Network+ certified. Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to manage, maintain, troubleshoot, install, operate and configure basic network infrastructure, describe networking technologies and basic design principles.

Get highly valued IT in demand skills. Our Network Support Technician Diploma is ideal for those who’d like to take your IT skills to the next level and become a network or system administrator. This intensive diploma will give you the advanced technical skills you need to work for an external IT support company or…

If you need to use the numeric keypad in your role, this course is perfect to teach you how to touchtype the numeric keypad – a skill that could save you a vast amount of time.

Our Office IT Diploma will give you a great foundation to take your career in any direction. You’ll be able to demonstrate that you have a sound understanding of the widely used Microsoft packages and that you can communicate effectively in a professional business environment. You’ll learn how to master the most widely used computer…

Get a great job as an Office Manager You’ll study areas such as the principles of effective HR, book-keeping, leadership attributes alongside becoming expert on some of the most common office software packages. All of which combined mean you can be confident that you have been trained to the highest level.

Our Office Skills Diploma has been designed to teach you the basic skills you will need to a level demanded by most employers, including computer keyboard skills, Microsoft Office and bookkeeping. What’s more, to ensure you understand how a business works and how to communicate effectively with other employees, your diploma will also cover communication…

Through a series of lessons this course will teach you that Microsoft Outlook is more than just an email programme. You’ll learn all about emails, contacts, calendar management and how to create tasks. As with all our training, you can work through each lesson at your own pace. You’ll finish the course with a good…

The aim of this award is to teach you how to run a business payroll – both manual and computerised, so that you are able to effectively and efficiently put your skills directly into practice in the workplace.

This course aims to give you a sound understanding of how to process a payroll manually initially. From there you’ll work towards how to process a payroll using Sage Micropay, a common office payroll system used in many businesses. Studied together you’ll have an excellent skillset to impress employers.