Health Care courses in Ireland

Applications now closed for 2024/2025 as the course is at maximum. This micro-credential is for healthcare professionals who are enthusiastic about professional development and adding to their repertoire of knowledge and skills for clinical practice. It is relevant to any healthcare professional in clinical practice wishing to develop competency and expand their knowledge in the…

*Please note that this course is now full. However, you are welcome to submit your contact information to a course waiting list at the link here- https://forms.office.com/e/UDU6h5M9Zi. Should a place become available, the school may contact individuals from this list. This micro-credential is relevant to any healthcare professionals who wish to develop competency and expand…

This micro-credential is relevant to health and social care professionals working with older adults. Relevant professionals include doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and all allied health and social care professionals working either in healthcare or community settings who are interested in gaining a comprehensive understanding of frailty in ageing adults through the latest evidence-based research and…

This micro-credential is for registered nurses working in the hospital or community setting who care for patients with chronic cardiac conditions or those who are at risk of developing this condition. The micro-credential equips learners with the skills and knowledge required to aid patients/service users in self-management of their cardiac chronic disease, covering a range…

This micro-credential will be relevant to any multi-professional staff working in healthcare design and delivery across all grades and all services. This cohort includes nurses, midwives, paramedics and other allied healthcare professionals.  This micro-credential allows healthcare professionals to understand the application of digital health technology. One example is the adoption of the electronic patient records.…

This Micro-credential is for researchers, humanitarian aid workers, volunteers, professionals, or anyone with a keen interest the international development sector. Through taking this micro-credential you will learn critical skills for the development, management, and monitoring of mental health and psychosocial support programming within humanitarian emergencies. You will gain knowledge of how humanitarian emergencies affect and…

This Micro-credential is for researchers, humanitarian aid workers, volunteers, professionals, or anyone with a keen interest in the international development sector. Through taking this micro-credential you will learn critical skills for the development, management, and monitoring of mental health and psychosocial support programming within humanitarian emergencies. You will gain knowledge of how humanitarian emergencies affect…

This micro-credential expands the nurse/midwife’s scope of practice to include radiological referral and allows them to practice at the top of their licence in meeting service needs.  Through this micro-credential, nurses/midwives can be equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes, and competencies to refer persons for radiological and other imaging procedures safely and within the…

This micro-credential is for registered nurses/midwives who prescribe medications, prescribers working in other jurisdictions who wish to prescribe in Ireland. Successful completion of this micro-credential addresses the mandatory regulatory requirement for registration as a nurse/midwife prescriber with NMBI.   It will cover content relating to professional accountability and responsibility in relation to nurse prescribing. Learners will…

This course is intended for Professionals currently or considering working within addiction services in professions including Counsellors/Psychotherapists, doctors, nurses, youth workers, social carers, social workers, psychologists etc. who wish to solidify and enhance their qualifications and to gain contemporary theoretical knowledge and practical skills to work therapeutically with those affected by addiction. The programme will…

MSc in Child and Adolescent Counselling & Psychotherapeutic Skills at PCI College This course is designed for students who wish to gain specialist training and a Middlesex University Masters qualification in counselling & psychotherapy for teenagers and children under 18. It will provide you with the theoretical background and practical skills to work with children…

MSc: 2250 hours PGDip: 1500 hours Optional internship Online Dual degree MSc: 180 CAT (90 ECTS) PGDip: 120 CAT (60 ECTS) Employability plan MSc: £8,388 PGDip: £5,988 Enrolment Fee: £560 Our MSc / PGDip Aesthetic Medicine provides comprehensive training in the latest techniques and products used in the field. On this programme, you’ll learn how to deliver rejuvenating…

The course provides an opportunity to interact with and learn from very successful, highly qualified and experienced professionals. Training towards becoming a nutritionist allows you to enter fastest grow area with more and more people requires advice and guidance for their nutritional needs. Students will complete the following units: 1 Nutrition 2 Weight loss 3…

This Maynooth University NUI Certificate level course is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to develop an understanding of psychology and to explore its relevance to the individual, family, community and society. Have you ever wondered why people behave as they do or whether a career in psychology might be for you? This Level…

This course is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to develop an understanding of psychology and to explore its relevance to the individual, family, community and society. Course Content: • Introduction to Psychology and Study Skills • The Biological Basis of Behaviour Learning and Feeling, Personality The Development of the Individual • Introduction to…

The field of Nursing and Patient Care Assisting is a rewarding career for those who wish to work in profession that gives back to those who need it most. Students who enrol into the course will complete the following units of study: 1 Health and Wellness Defining health and wellness Determinants of health Illness behaviour…

This one year full time Further Education Nursing Studies course provides an insight into the caring profession. It equips students with a practical and theoretical introduction to nursing, and health related careers. It is also designed as a programme of preparatory study to enter a degree programme in Nursing Studies or Social Care Studies in…

Complete course will be offered over two terms Autumn 2019 and Spring 2020. The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence in the theory, principles and practice underpinning the nursing process and nursing profession to enable the learner to perform a range of basic nursing skills. The…

This Nursing Theory and Practice programme is suitable for individuals interested in the nursing profession or enhancing their skills and knowledge of the work of a carer/nurse in the healthcare environment while emphasising the importance of interpersonal communication.

Learners who successfully complete this Nursing Theory and Practice course will: outline the history and development of nursing acquire a knowledge of the structure and function of the health care service in the Republic of Ireland know the various disciplines and specialities within nursing understand the nursing process appreciate the models of care be aware…

This internationally recognised, Ofqual approved, regulated qualification UK level 4 (Irish level 6), CMA and FNTP registered 1 academic year course is ideal for individuals who wish to gain an academically certified and industry recognised qualification with practical knowledge of diet and nutrition. It is designed for those wishing to coach and inspire individuals and groups towards long term diet…

The purpose of this QQI Level 5 Nutrition course is to provide you with the knowledge of the composition of food and how food affects an individual’s personal well-being.   Topics covered include: Composition of Food Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Exercise Food Labelling. Unit Details   Unit 1 Composition of Food Learners should be…

This programme would be of interest to individuals who are interested in food, what different food groups can do in your body, the nutritional composition of food and how nutrition can affect your health and lifestyle.

This programme would be of interest to individuals who are interested in food, what different food groups can do in your body, the nutritional composition of food and how nutrition can affect your health and lifestyle.

This Nutrition QQI level 5 programme would be of interest to individuals who are interested in food, what different food groups can do in your body, the nutritional composition of food and how nutrition can affect your health and lifestyle.

This comprehensive 3½ year practitioner training diploma, written up to UK level 6 (Irish level 7), provides practical and interactive lectures alongside structured home study and over 250 hours of clinical practice supervised by some of the most respected Nutritional Therapists from Ireland and the UK. Our syllabus is written to cover the UK Nutritional Therapy…

This programme module aims for the learner to acquire the knowledge, skill, and competence to work effectively in the role as an occupational therapy assistant.   course description • Roles and responsibilities of an occupational therapy assistant and of an occupational therapist within the health service • Explore the main issues in the practice of…

Learn how to support your own and your familys health? We regularly run introductory and themed one day workshops in Homeopathy. These workshops are designed for people who have an interest in health and nutrition and want to live a healthier life. These workshops are suitable for everyone from the total novice who has never…

Suitable for those who are looking for a more in depth introduction to Homeopathy. The foundation course is essentially the first year of the four year course. Participants will learn alongside students pursuing the four year course and will benefit from all of the added support provided i.e. tutorials, library, study groups etc. There are…

Overview If you are interested in the key theories that shape our understanding of the mind and behaviour, this course is for you. Delivered wholly online this course is ideally suited to those looking for flexible learning opportunities.   Why Study Psychology? Students of psychology develop a set of skills highly valued by employers like…