| Course Name |
Health & Social Care |
| Course Provider |
Letterkenny Institute of Technology |
| Course Code |
LY916 |
| Course Type |
Higher Education CAO |
| Qualifications |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
| Level 6 Higher Certificate (Level 6 NFQ)
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Major |
Letterkenny Institute of Technology |
Level 6 NFQ |
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| Apply To |
CAO |
| Attendance Options |
Full time, Daytime |
| Location (Districts) |
Letterkenny |
| Duration |
2 Years |
| Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements |
Expand+Minimum Entry Requirements
Minimum Five O6/H7
Maths F2/O6/H7
English or Irish O6/H7
Special requirements
Garda Vetting: Everyone who joins this course will have to be vetted by the Garda (police). If the Garda raise an issue it will have to be...
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Minimum Five O6/H7
Maths F2/O6/H7
English or Irish O6/H7
Special requirements
Garda Vetting: Everyone who joins this course will have to be vetted by the Garda (police). If the Garda raise an issue it will have to be addressed satisfactorily. If it is not, you will not be able fulfil your course requirements, in which case you will be asked to leave the course. Specific placements will require additional individual vetting immediately prior to placement Please note that all courses requiring Garda vetting will only have places for non-EU candidates if there are not enough qualified EU candidates available to fill the course.
Mandatory training: as outlined by course schedule. This is required by students going on placement.
Health Declaration: Students may be required to complete a medical selfassessment declaration form and be subject to a medical assessment/ screening and vaccination programme for placements in specific areas.
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| QQI FET Entry Requirements |
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| Recognition of Prior Learning RPL |
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| Number of Places |
24 |
| Link to Course Fee |
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| CAO Application Dates and Fees |
Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee 30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm
Normal online application: Fee 45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm
Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: 60 Closing Date: 1st May 2...
Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee 30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm
Normal online application: Fee 45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm
Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: 60 Closing Date: 1st May 2018 at 5:15 pm
Change of Mind - restrictions apply: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2018 5:15 pm
Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2018 CAO Handbook: Fee 60 Closing Date: 22nd July 2018 at 5:15pm
You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.
LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2018 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2018, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2018 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5th March 2018 at 12:00 noon - a fee of 60 applies.
Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.
If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.
Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.
Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.
Refer to page 15 of the 2018 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.
Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.
Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 at 5:15pm.
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| Course Content |
Is this course for you?
This course is designed to meet the aspirations of those seeking a career in health and social care. The course combines academic work with practice learning from a variety of areas including working with children, young people, people with disabilities and older people in a variety of health and social care settings |
| Subjects Taught |
Expand+What will I study?
Year 1
Semester 1
Introduction to Psychology & Sociology M 10
Introduction to Irish Law M 5
Recreational Activities M 10
Professional Scholarship M 5
Semester 2
Health Promotion M 5
Ageing & Care M 10
Child Protection...
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Year 1
Semester 1
Introduction to Psychology & Sociology M 10
Introduction to Irish Law M 5
Recreational Activities M 10
Professional Scholarship M 5
Semester 2
Health Promotion M 5
Ageing & Care M 10
Child Protection 2 Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons M 10
Psychological Health and Wellbeing M 5
Year 2
Semester 1
Law & Ethics M 5
Preparation for Practice M 10
Disability Studies M 10
Children & Family Support M 5
Semester 2
Practice Placement 1 M 30
M = Mandatory
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| Careers or Further Progression |
Expand+Career opportunities
Successful graduates find themselves working in the following sectors:
Adult Services
Health Awareness & Promotion
Care of the Elderly
Childcare
Youth Work & Community Development
Graduate careers typically inc...
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Successful graduates find themselves working in the following sectors:
Adult Services
Health Awareness & Promotion
Care of the Elderly
Childcare
Youth Work & Community Development
Graduate careers typically include:
Residential Childcarer
Respite Carer
Adult Services Officer
Health Promotion Officer
Working with Womens Aid
Carer in a Nursing Home
Youth Work & Community Development Officer
Working with patients who are Intellectually Disabled
Follow-on courses
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Health & Social Care
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| Further Enquiries |
Contact Us
Department Administration Telephone: (074) 918 6308/ 6310/6306
Head of Department: Dr. Louise McBride
Telephone: 074 918 6303
Email: louise.mcbride@lyit.ie |
| Course Web Page |
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| International Students |
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| Points History |
| Year |
Points |
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| 2017 |
128 |
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| 2016 |
180 |
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| 2015 |
200 |
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