Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
If you want to enter the caring professions and have a particular interest in neonatal care, then this is the course for you. This new course, run in partnership with CUMH (Cork University Maternity Hospital) provides the knowledge, skills are experience needed to operate as part of a maternity team. It is an exciting new venture and is a collaboration between the skilled teachers and the Multidisciplinary Team within CUMH to produce quality graduates who are ready to take up roles and responsibilities as a Nursery Nurse with the maternity unit setting.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Maternity Care Support 5N3746
Care Skills 5N2770
Human Growth & Development 5N1279
Anatomy & Physiology 5N0749
Work Experience 5N1356
Communications 5N0690
Nursing Theory and Practice 5N4325
Infection Prevention & Control 5N3734
Additional Training/ Workshops:
National New-born Bloodspot screening training
People Moving and Handling Certification (requirement for work experience)
HSE Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons at Risk Certificate (requirement for work experience)
First Aid Workshop (online)
Heartsaver CPR AED Course
Baby Security
Fire Safety
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course results in 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 this award provides a direct progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 5M4349 |
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
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
- Maternity Hospitals
- Healthcare environments