Healthcare Courses starting September 2026

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 will be confirmed in September 2026.

Classes will run one afternoon a week for 12-20 weeks depending on the module.

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

• Care Skills (5N2770)
  • Skills to Advance: Care Skills (fetchcourses.ie)
• Care Support (5N0758)
  • Skills to Advance: Care Support (fetchcourses.ie)
• Care of the Older Person (5N2706)
  • Skills to Advance: Care of the Older Person (fetchcourses.ie)
• Safety & Health at Work (5N1794)
  • Skills to Advance: Safety & Health at Work (fetchcourses.ie)
• Infection Prevention & Control (5N3734)
  • Skills to Advance: Infection Prevention & Control (fetchcourses.ie)
• Work Experience (5N1356)
  • Skills to Advance: Work Experience (fetchcourses.ie)
• Communications (5N0690) (combined with Work Experience)
  • Skills to Advance: Communications for the workplace (fetchcourses.ie)
• Palliative Care (5N3769)
  • Skills to Advance: Palliative Care (fetchcourses.ie)
• Nutrition for Home Care (5N2006)
  • Skills to Advance: Nutrition (fetchcourses.ie)

To apply click on the link beside each course. To find our more simply email [email protected] or call 01-4536661.

Certification

QQI level 5 in Healthcare Support 5M4339

Duration

Each module is one afternoon per week for 12-20 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.