Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) Apply directly to College
This programme combines theoretical and practical training in the four broad areas of childhood, adolescence, disabilities, and older people enabling successful students to gain employment in the healthcare field or to progress to third level.
Erica completed our course in 2019 and progressed to IT Blanchardstown (now TU) to a four-year degree in Social Care . . ."I am truly grateful for all of the help I got from each teacher in Whitehall College. I learned a lot and took on board so much new information that helped me figure out what I wanted to do. This lead me to access a four-year Degree in Social Care. The time and patience you had with each student will never leave me. All the teachers were great. I highly recommend Whitehall College of Further Education and the Social Science course in particular."
Course Details
What will you study?
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which any Major Award (including this one) provides a possible Progression route, click below:
| CAO with Any QQI Major Award |
| Old FETAC Code | New QQI Code |
| DCHCC | 5M2786 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Further Research
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Career Progression
A defining highlight is the built-in clinical work experience requirement, enabling students to log vital industry hours in registered care facilities, building professional connections that frequently lead to immediate post-graduate employment.
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