Course Summary
Course Category: Traineeship Courses
Gain knowledge and skills to provide healthcare support. This includes recognising individual needs, providing assisted care and maintaining a safe, hygienic environment.
This traineeship includes 10 weeks of work placement, which is a key component of this course.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Letterkenny Course Modules:
Induction Common Awards
Career Planning & Job Seeking Skills
Patient Handling
Safety And Health At Work
Communications Level 5
Anatomy And Physiology
Care Of Older Person
Care Skills
Care Support
Human Growth And Development
Infection Prevention And Control
Work Practice Healthcare 5N1433H
PHECC First Aid Response
CPI Verbal Intervention
CPI Safety Intervention Foundation
Gaoth Dobhair Course Modules:
Safety And Health At Work
Communications Level 5
Care Skills
Care Support
Infection Prevention And Control
Human Growth And Development
Work Practice Healthcare 5N1433H
PHECC First Aid Response
Patient Handling
Induction Common Awards
Career Planning & Job Seeking Skills
Anatomy And Physiology
Care Of the Older Person
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
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 |
| DHSXX | 5M4339 |
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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