Courses in Laois

Maltings Training will be running a 3 day Occupational First Aid course in the Maltings House, Portlaoise on August 11th, 12th and 13th. On completion of this course participants will receive a FETAC/QQI Occupational First Aid Level 5 Certificate valid for two years. Course Content -First Aid in the Workplace -Patient Assessment -Respiratory Emergencies -Cardiac…

Get ready for an exciting new career in Dog Grooming! Have you ever wanted to work with dogs and or be your own boss? Our dog grooming courses are designed to be flexible to suit your busy lifestyle.  Practical in salon classes are run 7 days a week.  The theory part of the courses is…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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.

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.

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.

In this course, you will learn about the components and basic operation of the personal computer. The course covers operating a computer, the hardware and software components necessary for PC use, application software, and file management.

In this course, you will learn about the components and basic operation of the personal computer. The course covers operating a computer, the hardware and software components necessary for PC use, application software, and file management.

The purpose of the course is to provide an understanding of the personal computer and its operations.

The purpose of the course is to provide an understanding of the personal computer and its operations.

Personal Fitness Trainer On completion of this programme the individual will be able to deliver fitness instruction to groups and individuals, as a Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer, and will be able to supervise in the gym environment and operate safe work practices. Personal Fitness Trainer

Personal Trainer Objective On completion of this programme the participant will be able to work with clients on a one to one basis as a personal trainer. Aim To provide participants who currently hold a fitness qualification and work in the leisure industry with the skills and knowledge to raise their competency level, to enable…

This course is designed to help you gain the practical skills required to create your own marketing and graphic material, with the option to also take the Adobe Certificate in Visual Design*. *Certification to be arranged separately.

This course is designed to help you gain the practical skills required to create your own marketing and graphic material, with the option to also take the Adobe Certificate in Visual Design*. *Certification to be arranged separately.

Whether you run your own business or work for a business with products or services that you can visualise, this is an excellent platform to help with promotional activities. You’ll learn how to make good use of the platform from the perspective of a business with the ultimate aim of increasing brand awareness and engagement…

Whether you run your own business or work for a business with products or services that you can visualise, this is an excellent platform to help with promotional activities. You’ll learn how to make good use of the platform from the perspective of a business with the ultimate aim of increasing brand awareness and engagement…

This online English language course is designed to help you improve key English language skills in reading, speaking, listening and writing. Throughout the training you will build your English vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and fluency.

This online English language course is designed to help you improve key English language skills in reading, speaking, listening and writing. Throughout the training you will build your English vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and fluency.

This course will help you learn the English language to a level that will help you in your career. You’ll get to grips with reading, writing, speaking and listening.

This course will help you learn the English language to a level that will help you in your career. You’ll get to grips with reading, writing, speaking and listening.

The Portuguese Language Centre has been providing in-house corporate training in the Portuguese language since 2010. Since 2020 all of our training has been provided online and will continue online, now primarily due to the fact that most of our teachers are based in either Brazil or Portugal 🙂 We offer private, semi-private and group…

Our Microsoft PowerPoint course will guide you step-by-step through this popular presentation software to help you create engaging, attractive presentations.