Expand+If you are interested in working with people in a health services setting or have already completed a Level 5 in the health services field and want to improve your chances of promotion to a more senior supervisory management role in this area this is...

Hide-If you are interested in working with people in a health services setting or have already completed a Level 5 in the health services field and want to improve your chances of promotion to a more senior supervisory management role in this area this is the ideal course. This QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate at DCFE offers holders of a FETAC/QQI Level 5 Health related award or equivalent (e.g. Level 5 HCA/Level 5 Nursing Studies) the opportunity to undertake further studies in the area. It will equip the learner with the necessary knowledge, skills and competence to undertake supervisory roles in the caring environment.

Learners will acquire the knowledge, skill and competence to undertake Supervisory Management roles in the community and in a range of Health Services settings. Successful completion will offer enhanced opportunities in employment and will also enable learners to progress to other appropriate programmes leading to awards at higher levels of the NFQ.

Expand+The college welcomes adults over 23 who wish to return to education and who wish to retrain in new skills and technologies. A meeting is arranged before the academic year starts, this gives the student an opportunity to meet other mature students and...

Hide-The college welcomes adults over 23 who wish to return to education and who wish to retrain in new skills and technologies. A meeting is arranged before the academic year starts, this gives the student an opportunity to meet other mature students and to become familiar with the college.

We also organise lunchtime meetings and refreshments for mature students on a regular basis.
A special study skills seminar is run for mature students in the first few weeks of college. Mature students are encouraged to attend these once-off meetings even if it means missing class as they will help students to adjust to college life. Students are encouraged to visit the student support office regularly.

Expand+Maintenance Grants
Students who are entering an approved full-time Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) course for the first time in 2017/2018 or who are already attending approved PLC courses are eligible to apply for a maintenance grant. This grant does...

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Students who are entering an approved full-time Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) course for the first time in 2017/2018 or who are already attending approved PLC courses are eligible to apply for a maintenance grant. This grant does not cover the cost of registration or examination fees. It is a maintenance grant paid each month directly into the student’s bank account.

Students apply for the PLC Maintenance Grant at www.susi.ie. It is not necessary for students to know the exact course they will be attending in September in order to apply for a PLC Maintenance Grant. The initial decision regarding the grant is based solely on income. The PLC Maintenance Grant is a means tested grant. This involves an assessment of the earnings in the family (parents and candidate). Students over 23 years of age in the year of entry to the course who are living outside the family home will be assessed on their income and that of their spouse (if applicable).

Please check with the following web addresses for the final dates for grant applications.
All information on www.studentfinance.ie or on www.susi.ie

Expand+Career Opportunities
As a graduate of this course you can pursue careers in the health field including: Disability Service Providers, Care Homes, and Crèches. You can also apply for degree course in a range of courses in higher education instituti...

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As a graduate of this course you can pursue careers in the health field including: Disability Service Providers, Care Homes, and Crèches. You can also apply for degree course in a range of courses in higher education institution like IT Carlow, IT Blanchardstown, UCC, Sligo I.T. Letterkenny IT, and IT Tallaght. Graduate employment exists in supervisory roles, working in the residential and non-residential health and social care settings, such as: resource centres, nursing homes, care centres, retirements crèches and family support.