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28th March 2017 Our Business Groups visit Paypal Dundalk

Date: 30/03/2017 / Author: Martina Rooney

On Tuesday 28^th March, learners from Level 5 Business & Office Administration and Level 6 Advanced IT & Business Management classes from Monaghan Institute visited the PayPal Holdings Complex in Dundalk.

This trip was kindly organised by FIT Ltd (Fast Track to IT) as part of their Career Skills work with both groups. FIT is an industry-led initiative whose mission is to faciliate collaboration between education centres and industry; aiming to enable learners with greater access to employment opportunities.

During the visit, learners met with PayPal employees to discuss their experiences in the company, job descriptions and recruitment procedures. PayPal staff also provided learners with best practice advice on preparing CVs for job applications and preparing for interviews. Everyone agreed that it was an enlightening and helpful experience.

Why complete a Business Course at Monaghan Institute?

You will learn the skills necessary to pursue roles in Accounts, Finance, Retail and IT for example.

You will gain a practical understanding of the business environment and a qualification in modern business packages including Sage, Spreadsheets, Word Processing and Databases.

Holders of QQI Business awards at Level 5 or Level 6 may progress onto the Level 8 DkIT Honours Degree in Business at Monaghan Institute. This is a three year course where two years are completed at Monaghan Institute and the final year is completed at DkIT. Learners can also progress to further study on other degree programmes at Institutes of Technology/Universities throughout Ireland.