Course Content: 

• Care Skills
• Care Support
• Safety & Health at Work
• Care of the Older Person
• Care Provision and Practice
• Word Processing
• Intellectual Disability Studies
• Communications
• Work Experience

Students will also complete the following courses:

• Infection Control
• People Handling
• Safeguarding of Vulnerable Persons Awareness Programme
• First Aid Responder (PHECC)
• MAPA (Management of Actual & Potential Aggression) Certificate optional

Award: 

QQI Level 5 Certificate in Healthcare Support

Aim:

This one year course promotes a range of skills and competencies necessary for students to work as Healthcare Assistants in a range of care environments such as hospitals, nursing homes and in the community

Progression & Career Options: 

Course Content: 

• Conflict Management
• Communications
• Work Experience
• Disability Awareness
• Gerontology
• Health Promotion
• Supervisory Management

Students will also complete the following courses:

• Safeguarding of Vulnerable Persons Awareness Programme
• People Handling
• Infection Prevention & Control
• First Aid Responder (PHECC)
• MAPA (Management of Actual & Potential Aggression) Certificate optional 

Award: 

QQI Level 6 Certificate in Health Services Supervisory Management Skills.

Aim:

This QQI Level 6 course offers holders of a QQI Level 5 Health related award (e.g. Level 5 Healthcare Support or Nursing Studies) the opportunity to undertake further studies in the area. This award will equip the learner with the necessary knowledge, skills and competence to undertake supervisory roles in the caring environment.

Progression & Career Options: 

Course Content: 

• Occupational Therapy Assistant Practice
• Occupational Therapy Assistant Theory
• Care Support
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Communications
• Human Growth and Development
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Work Experience
• Nursing Theory and Practice

Aim:

OT Assistansts help people who struggle with day-to-day activities to live a full and independent life. This course is designed to develop and enhance knowledge and skills in occupational therapy. Students may also complete the following: Patient Lifting & Manual Handling First Aid Responser – PHECC.

Progression & Career Options: 

Graduates who successfully complete this course will be

Graduates may progress into employment as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in a variety of therapy/care settings. Graduates from this course may gain entry to a range of specialist related degrees programmes in:

 

University of Ulster	Glasgow University	DKIT
Athlone IT	TU Dublin	NUI Galway
TCD	Coventry University	LYIT

 

Course Content: 

• Care Support
• Infection Prevention & Control
• Physiotherapy Assistant Practice
• Physiotherapy Assistant Theory
• Care Skills
• Rehabilitation Support
• Communications
• Work Experience
• Anatomy & Physiology

Aim:

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skills and competence to work in a supportive role in the area of rehabilitation and physical disability. The Physiotherapist Assistant’s role will be to work under the direction and guidance of a Chartered Physiotherapist to assess, treat and support recovering clients.

Progression & Career Options: 

Student successfully completing this course can obtain employment in the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Healthcare sector including nursing homes, retirement villages, hospitals, community and care settings.

This course also provides common entry to a range of other courses in Institutes of Technology.  Graduates from this course may gain entry to a range of related degree programmes including:

 

 

Hanze University, Netherlands	Fontys University, Netherlands	Sunderland University, UK
Wolverhampton University, UK	Teeside University, UK	DKIT
Athlone IT	IT Sligo	IT Tralee
Portobello Institute