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Healthcare - Assistant
Sligo College of FET - Ballinode
- Course code
- 5M4339
- Level
- Level 5
- Award
- Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ)
- Classification
- Major
- Awarding body
- QQI
- Duration
- 1 Year. September - May. This is a full-time one-year course and runs from September to May.
Programme summary
A Healthcare Assistant supports existing staff in a hospital or care setting in the practical care and general welfare of clients. They play a vital role in the care team. Career opportunities are excellent as many care settings require prospective employees to hold relevant certification such as this one.
Entry requirements
Entry Requirements
- Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied or equivalent
- Interview
- Mature applicants welcome
- Applicants whose first language is not English will require a competency as stated in our admissions policy.
- Ukranian applicants should have a certificate of complete secondary education (after grade 11) or higher.
- If the course becomes oversubscribed, priority will be given to students who intend to complete the full award.
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