Course Summary
Course Category: Employment Courses
The aim of this programme is to enable the learner to acquire the knowledge, skill, and competence to work independently and under supervision applying best practice to enable individuals with an intellectual disability to reach their potential and live the lives of their choice and or to progress to further and or higher education and or training.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Teamworking 5N1367
Work Practice 5N1433
Special Needs Assisting 5N1786
Intellectual Disability Studies 5N1652
Understanding Special Needs 5N1709
Challenging Behaviour 5N1706
Empowering the Individual 5N1749
Community Inclusion 5N1740
Facilitating Learning 5N1753
First Aid Response
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 |
| 5M1761 |
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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