Healthcare Courses starting November 2024 (Skills to Advance)

Healthcare Support

Pearse College are delighted to continue our Skills to Advance programme which provides free upskilling courses for those currently employed in a business or healthcare sector. All classes take place online, one afternoon a week. IT support classes will be available to students throughout the course.

Timetable for November 2024 & January 2025

Applicants can select one or more modules: Click on link under course name to apply via fetchcourses.ie.

• Care Skills (5N2770) – Tuesdays from 2-4pm
  • Skills to Advance November 24- Care Skills (fetchcourses.ie)
• Care Support (5N0758) – Tuesdays from 2-4pm
  • Skills to Advance November 2024 – Care Support (fetchcourses.ie)
• Care of the Older Person (5N2706) –  Wednesdays from 2-4pm
  • Skills to Advance November 2024 – Care of the Older Person (fetchcourses.ie)
• Safety & Health at Work (5N1794) – Wednesdays from 2-4pm
  • Skills to Advance November 24 Safety & Health at Work (fetchcourses.ie)
• Infection Prevention & Control (5N3734) – Wednesdays 11-1pm
  • Skills to Advance January 25- Infection Prevention & Control (fetchcourses.ie)
• Work Experience (5N1356) – Thursdays 2-3
  • Skills to Advance Sept 2024 – Work Experience (fetchcourses.ie)
• Communications (5N0690) – Thursdays 2-4 (combined with Work Experience)
  • Skills to Advance Sept 2024 – Communications for the workplace (fetchcourses.ie)

To apply click on the link beside each course. To find our more simply email skillstoadvance@pearse.cdetb.ie or call 01-4536661

Certification

QQI level 5 in Healthcare Support 5M4339

Duration

Each module is one afternoon per week for 12-16 weeks.

Students can choose one or more more modules.

Entry Requirements

All applicants must be in a form of paid employment in order to be eligible for a Skills to Advance course.

Employability Statement

On completion of this Programme, learners may pursue roles within the Health, Family and Social Care sector which may include working as Health Care Support Workers, Carers, Youth Workers or in a broad range of roles in this industry in the public, community and private sectors. Recognition of regulatory and statutory bodies is confirmed for some programmes.

Work placement / work experience may be a core feature/element of programmes in this field facilitating the enhancement of employability and transversal skills.

Course Charges

This course is only available to employees working in the care sectors and is free. There are no course fees applied if you are currently employed.