Certificate In Healthcare Support

Course Overview

Description

Due to the demand in our community for skilled care workers, this course will facilitate students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in this field of work. This qualification enables graduates to work in nursing homes, day care centres, and residential homes or as agency care workers within the community.

Students will be given the opportunity to complete the following short courses during the academic year:

ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES

Patient Manual Handling

First Aid Responder (QQI Level 5 Module)

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It is desirable that students should be of Leaving Certificate Standard or have achieved an Applied Leaving Certificate with Distinction. Portlaoise Institute welcomes applications from mature students. Mature students are assessed on their merits and do not require the above qualifications.

All students are required to complete an assessment before commencing a Further Education course in Portlaoise Institute. This assessment confirms if the student has the required level of English and Maths (if applicable) to complete a Level 5 course.

Here are examples of courses students can progress to based on successful completion:

Examples of courses you can progress to:

CAO Code	Course Title	College	NFQ Level
CW116	Pharmacy Technician Studies	IT Carlow	6
CW106	Physiology and Health Science	IT Carlow	6
WD188	Applied Health Care	Waterford IT	7
WD175	Pharmaceutical Science	Waterford IT	7
CW758	Applied Social Studies – Professional Social Care	IT Carlow	8

*Places are not guaranteed in these institutes and are subject to students meeting certain criteria. Please consult the individual college websites for more information on application. Information available also at www.cao.ie

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Certificate In Healthcare Support

Course Overview

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ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES

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