Course Summary
Course Category: Traineeship Courses
The purpose of the Health Service Skills QQI Level 5 programme is to equip learners with the practical skills, professional competencies, and theoretical understanding required to work effectively as a Healthcare Assistant across a wide range of health and social care settings.
This award prepares students to support service users with dignity, respect, and professionalism while developing a strong foundation for further study in healthcare-related disciplines.
The student profile of a health service skills course
A QQI Level 5 Health Service Skills student is compassionate, practical, and motivated to enter the caring professions, they may also have relevant life experience and is interested in working with people who need support to include older adults, individuals with illness or disability or those receiving community or residential care services.
By doing this course an individual can work as a healthcare assistant or progress to healthcare or social care degree programmes depending on the entry requirements.
Clear examples of progression to third level include social care.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Work Experience 5N1356
Communications 5N0690
Care Support 5N0758
Care Skills 5N2770
Safety & Health at Work 5N1794
Infection Prevention & Control 5N3734
Care of the Older Person 5N2706
Palliative Care Support 5N3769
IT Skills 4N1125
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 |
| 5M3782 |
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.
Investigative
The Investigative person will usually find a particular area of science to be of interest. They are inclined toward intellectual and analytical activities and enjoy observation and theory. They may prefer thought to action, and enjoy the challenge of solving problems with sophiscticated technology. These types prefer mentally stimulating environments and often pay close attention to developments in their chosen field.
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Career Progression
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