Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This Healthcare Assistant course provides students with the vital knowledge, skills, and professional competence required to deliver high-quality, supportive care under supervision across a diverse range of public and private healthcare settings. The curriculum focuses on developing advanced communication, practical clinical abilities, and deeply empathetic care skills, specifically preparing learners to respond effectively to the complex needs of older persons. Throughout the program, students are introduced to current and emerging healthcare legislation governing eldercare, while emphasizing the critical importance of continuous personal and professional development when working closely with vulnerable individuals and their families.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Care Support 5N0758
Care Skills 5N2770
Safety and Health at Work 5N1794
Care of the Older Person 5N2706
Intellectual Disability Studies 5N1652
Infection Prevention and Control 5N3734
Communications 5N0690
Work Experience 5N1356
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
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.
Naturalist
Not surprisingly, some aspect of the natural sciences will run through the Naturalist's interests - from ecological awareness to nutrition and health. People with an interest in horticulture, land usage and farming (including fish) are Naturalists.
Some Naturalists focus on animals rather than plants, and may enjoy working with, training, caring for, or simply herding them. Other Naturalists will prefer working with the end result of nature's produce - the food produced from plants and animals. Naturalists like solving problems with solutions that show some sensitivity to the environmental impact of what they do. They like to see practical results and prefer action to talking and discussing.
