Nitec in Business Services

Course Overview  |   Entry Requirements  |   Duration and Venue  |   Progression Opportunities  |   Career Prospects  |   Course Structure  

Course Overview

 

You could be working anywhere: corporate settings, government agencies, organisations, schools, hospitals, you name it!
 
You can play an important role in any organisation by taking up this course.  You will learn to handle simple finance administration, organise business events, arrange meetings, make travel arrangements, prepare and process office documents.  If you like doing this and working on a computer, then this is the course for you!

 


 

Acquire knowledge and skills which are highly relevant to the industry as follows :

  • Provide quality customer service
  • Produce office documents using common software packages
  • Handle office procedures
  • Handle oral and written communication in a business/workplace environment

 

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Entry Requirements

 

To apply for the Nitec in Business Services course, you need to have:

 

Subject
Grade
GCE ‘O’ level grades in any 2 subjects
1-8
or
  
GCE ‘N’ level passes in English Language and 2 other subjects
A - D or 1 - 5



 

Successful students will be required to purchase a Laptop which will cost about $500 - $1,500 for the 2-year course. This is in addition to the course fees. 
Financial assistance is available for eligible students subject to terms and conditions. The specifications for the device is as shown below :

 

Recommended Device
Specifications
Laptop
  • Minimum Intel Core i5
  • Internet Explorer/Firefox /Chrome browers
  • Minimum 500 GB HDD and 4 GB RAM
  • Minimum 10-inch screen display
  • Minimum Windows 8 Operating Systems
  • Anti-virus software
  • Wireless & VGA
  • Microsoft Office 365 or equivalent word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software

 

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Duration and Venue

 

This is a two-year course and is available at :

 

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Progression Opportunities

 

Nitec in Business Services graduates with a GPA of 2.8 and above may also apply for progression to related Higher Nitec courses offered by ITE. For more information on progression, please click here.

 

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Career Prospects

 

Nitec in Business Services graduates are employed by companies in all sectors of the economy, including government agencies, statutory boards and private companies. Some of the job titles held by graduates include Administrative Support Assistants, Customer Service Representatives, Executive Assistants and Telesales Officers.

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Course Structure

 

To obtain the Nitec in Business Services certification, you need to accumulate at least 64 credits.

 

Core Modules
46
Life Skills Modules
12
Elective Modules
6
Total
64


 

Core Modules (Click here to view module description)
Credits
Fundamentals of Communication I
5
Customer Service
4
Software Applications
4
Professional Image and Etiquette
3
Principles of Office Administration
5
Introduction to Business Careers
4
Fundamentals of Communication II
4
Elements of Business
4
Business Event Organisation
4
Introduction to Accounting
5
Integrated Business Project
4

Life Skills Modules
Credits
Personal and Professional Development I
2
Interdisciplinary Studies I
2
Personal and Professional Development II
2
Interdisciplinary Studies II
2
Sports and Wellness I
2
Sports and Wellness II
2

Electives   (click here to see General and Common electives)

Course Specific
Credits
Basics of Personal Finance
3
Multimedia and Desktop Publishing
3
Industry Attachment
2
Industry Attachment
3


Note: The offer of electives is subject to the training schedule of respective ITE Colleges. Students are advised to check with their Class Advisors on the availability of the elective modules they intend to pursue. 


 
For more information

For general queries on the course, please email training@ite.edu.sg.

 

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