Training courses in Portlaoise

If you have completed our Teeline Fast course and want to increase your speed, or are looking to hone your speed skills, then this course is for you. You’ll gain a faster shorthand speed through completion of this short, self-paced course.

This course provides you with the basic knowledge you need across key social media platforms, as well as an overview of how SEO and video for business can help. It goes much further than just scratching the surface, always considering the business benefits of using each platform. Working through the different modules you’ll start to…

Gain the skills required to confidently manage the social media presence of a business.

The course has one simple aim; to learn how social media can be used in business for marketing purposes.

As the tech sector continues to be one of the fastest growing employment sectors in Ireland, with a significant shortfall in qualified software developers and coders, this unique training course will empower you to secure a role as a developer, programmer or software tester.

This SpeedWriting course will help you accurately record the spoken word, to speeds of up to 40 wpm, through 3 practical, self-paced lessons.

In this course, you’ll learn the essentials of Structured Query Language (SQL), a programming language used to extract and organise data stored in relational databases.  

This course aims to understand the different types of meetings, how they run and how best to organise your role as minute taker.

Through a series of self-paced lessons you’ll learn the theory of the Teeline shorthand system and eventually be able to write up to 40 wpm.

The aim of this course is to teach you how to learn Teeline shorthand up to a speed of 80wpm.

Explore the skills and techniques needed for effective time management. Understand the main techniques required for effective time management to achieve personal objectives.

This course looks at how you can use Twitter to promote a business or your own personal profile. It will show you in simple, easy steps how this online platform can be so powerful. You’ll see how Twitter can be used for marketing, customer service, research, and information gathering, or just to raise your profile.…

A simple but obvious objective of this course; to teach you to touch type quickly and, importantly, accurately. If this is what you’re looking for, then this is the course for you!

Typaz Professional will teach you how to touch-type quickly and accurately and, speeds of up to 60 wpm (words per minute) are definitely achievable.

The ability to touch type at high speed and accuracy. Outcomes will vary dependent on the application of the individual, but words per minute of between around 40-60+ words are achievable.

The aim of this course is to fully understand the two most commonly used financial statements in business; a balance sheet and a profit & loss account.

VA Essentials is designed to give you an excellent insight into the role of a Virtual Assistant and look at everything the role comprises, from not only delivering the VA service to clients, but also covering all aspects of running your own business.

Taking you through step by step, the course will introduce you to the process of creating videos and help you feel confident and excited about the opportunities that lie ahead. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to see how you can create a professional video for your business on a budget, and…

This diploma will give you the skills required to be able to offer a great VA service to your clients. You’ll cover all the essential areas a VA will need to know such as Microsoft Office and Business Document Production but also gain valuable marketing and project management knowledge to give you a wide skillset.

You’ll learn the skills required to be able to build a website!

The Web Developer programme prepares students for a dynamic career in web development.

This introductory course is designed to acquaint learners with the fundamentals of Windows 10.

This course has been created to map to Microsoft exam*, which will help you on your journey to become a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE). With this certification you can look at becoming a IT/Computer Support Specialist, Information Security Analyst or Senior Systems Administrator. *Vendor specific exams can be arranged separately

This course is designed to help you prepare for the Windows Server 2012 Installation and Configuration exam. Please note that Vendor specific exams can be separately arranged.

If you already hold Windows Server 2008 knowledge, this course will update your existing skills to Windows Server 2012 and put you in a great position to go on an sit Microsoft exam 70-417* * Vendor specific exams can be arranged separately

Pitman Training’s MS Word course is designed to provide you with the essential skills you will need to be proficient in Word, in a work environment, in as short a time as possible. You don’t need any prior experience of Microsoft Word, but you will need to be familiar with using a computer and the…

Through studying our Microsoft Word Expert course you can also be confident that you’ll possess the top skills being sought by employers. On successful completion of this course, you will be in a position to take the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)* test after having gained your Pitman Training certification. * For details about vendor specific…

On completion of this course you’ll have learned how to create a business website using WordPress. You’ll also have gained valuable knowledge and understanding of how websites are built and how to enhance them using best practices, meaning you’ll have an excellent foundation from which to progress your web design career and knowledge, and you’ll…