Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This course will help equip students with the knowledge and skills to contribute to the community-wide responses required to successfully confront the challenges faced by society in the 21st century. The course focuses on the relationship between the individual and society, and how, by working and taking action together we can transform both the world around us and ourselves, for the better.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Communications
Community Development Practice
Group Work Theory & Practice
Community Development Theory
Work Experience
Information, Advice & Advocacy Practice
Social Analysis
Supervisory Skills
Modules offered may be subject to change due to resource demands.
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 |
| 6M3674 |
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 offers students a range of potential for future employment in the social, voluntary and community sectors.
Students can also progress to further study at a higher level across a range of social science disciplines.