Disability and Care Support Worker

Note: This course costs €380 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge.
Mature students (over 21 years) may be entitled to VTOS funding.

WHAT WILL I STUDY?
Care Skills
Intellectual Disability Studies
Human Growth & Development
Care for the Older person
Care Support
Infection, Prevention & Control
Communications
Work Experience
Word Processing
Please note the components listed above may vary occasionally

HOW WILL I LEARN?
You will have a mixture of classroom-based subjects, mandatory work placement and independent study. You will be expected to complete assignments throughout the year.

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?
A full Award is granted on passing the relevant eight components. You will be assessed throughout and at the end of the year. (Continuous Assessment) On successful completion of each component, you will be awarded a Pass, a Merit or a Distinction grade.

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE FROM YOU!
We would like you to have a vocation to work with the elderly, the incapacitated or the disabled. A responsible, caring and hardworking student will find this course very fulfilling. You will be responsible for securing an appropriate off site work placement before the beginning of the course.

CAREER/PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES
This course provides graduates with the knowledge and recognised skills that will deliver employment in community care, health centres, disability agencies, hospitals for older people and psychiatric hospitals. You may be interested to know that most of our students secure employment on successful completion of this course. Students may also progress to participating Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) through the Higher Education Links Scheme. Past students have progressed onto Social Science in Maynooth, Education & Training in DCU and Occupational Therapy in the U.K.

Click this course code 5M4468 to see the list of Third Level courses this Award links with. You can also select “any award” in the same search box and this will return all courses open to students who have successfully completed a QQI Level 5 course.