Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
The Healthcare Service Skills course offers training for those seeking a role in care support, porter services and maintenance in hospitals and healthcare services, in Dublin and neighbouring counties.
The Children’s Hospital and St. James Hospital Campus offers significant employment opportunities in the Dublin 8 area being the largest capital investment project ever undertaken in healthcare in Ireland. Employment in nursing homes, disability settings, hospices and respite/day care facilities will also be accessible to you.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Care Support 5N0758
Infection Prevention & Control 5N3734
Communications
Teamworking
Safety & Health at Work
Health Related Cleaning Skills
Word Processing
Work Experience
Course content may be revised for educational or organisational reasons.
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 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 this award provides a possible progression route, click below:
| 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.
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
This course leads to progression at Level 6 in Inchicore College and other FET colleges. Learners availing of this course will come from diverse social, economic and/or cultural backgrounds and may be currently employed in healthcare, re-entering the workforce or primarily focused on accessing employment in the health services.