Course Description
Healthcare Support - Listowel Campus
Healthcare Support - Listowel Campus is a course run by Kerry College of Further Education & Training, Kerry. It is a Classroom Based course with a duration of 38 Weeks. Healthcare Support - Listowel Campus gives a Course Qualification of Level 5 Certificate, awarded by QQI. For more information about Healthcare Support - Listowel Campus at Kerry College of Further Education & Training, please review the details below.
This programme is for people who wish to pursue careers in the Healthcare Sector as Healthcare Assistants or Carers, specifically managing the care of the older person.
What will I Study?
• Care of Older Person (5N2706)
• Care Skills (5N2770)
• Care Support (5N0758)
• Communications Level 5 (5N0690)
• Infection Prevention & Control (5N3734)
• Nursing Theory & Practice (5N4325
• Safety & Health at Work (5N1794)
• Work Experience (5N1356)
The Healthcare Support - Listowel Campus course at Kerry College of Further Education & Training is listed in Courses.ie's national courses finder.
| Training Provider | Kerry College of Further Education & Training |
| Course Location | Listowel, Kerry |
| Course Type | Classroom Based |
| Course Qualification | Level 5 Certificate |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| Awarding Body Details | QQI Level 5 Major Award Certificate in Healthcare Support (5M4339) |
| Course Start Date | 09/09/2024 |
| Course End Date | 30/05/2025 |
| Course Duration | 38 Weeks |
| Course Fee | 0 |
| Entry Requirements | Minimum • Applicants must have reached the current statutory school leaving age (16+). • Leaving Cert, LCVP, LCA or QQI Level 4 Major Award. • Mature applicant route available for applicants aged 23+. • Competent written and spoken English (CEFR B1 or Higher). • Non-EU/EEA applicants must have permission to work in Ireland. Additional • Applicants must display a client focused personality and caring nature. • Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential. • Express an interest in learning and practicing new skills. • Display characteristics of a good team worker and be capable of self-directed learning. • Experience working in a care environment is an advantage but not essential. • Garda vetting is a requirement for this programme and participation is subject to a satisfactory outcome of the Garda vetting process. • Due to the physical nature of this occupation, successful applicants may need to submit a recent medical report from their G.P. specifying any identified conditions or illnesses which may compromise the health and safety of any client or learner engaged on the course. |
| Carear Path | If you complete a QQI major award with Kerry College, you may use your results to progress to third level (University, Technological University or Institute of Technology). You should check individual university websites for specific entry criteria for courses. There is a separate section on the CAO application for applying using your QQI results from Kerry College in the same way you use your Leaving Certificate results. You may also apply under the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS). A limited number of places are available each year |
| Phone | 0667149696/0646622593 |
| Course Code | 412006 |
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