Social Care

The BA in Social Care Practice at the Open Training College is designed for adult learners who want to turn their empathy and life experience into a meaningful career. This programme is approved by CORU.

Course Entry Requirements

• All potential applicants who are aged at least 23 years at time of application OR have successfully completed a FET (120 credits) /QQI Level 5 Certificate or Leaving Certificate* OR HET (60 credits)/QQI Level 6 Certificate.
• All applicants must also satisfactorily pass an entry interview and language test.
• All applicants must be able to gain Garda Clearance.
• International Applicants whose first language is not English must provide appropriate documentary evidence of proficiency in English, i.e. Minimum CEFRL B2+ (=IELTS 6.0) or equivalent Or can evidence successful completion of any Level 6 qualification (as validated by the NARIC procedure) studied through English, along with the successful completion of the interview phase of the application process. *Leaving Certificate applicants will require a grade O6/H7 in five subjects; these subjects must include Maths and English or Irish. (Foundation level mathematics will meet the minimum entry requirement where a grade F2 or higher is achieved.) Please note: the BA Social Care do not offer advanced entry pathways to Years 2 or 3 of the programme. Therefore the accreditation of prior or experiential learning will not be considered. All candidates must meet the requisite criteria of the Garda/Police Vetting process. Students will be required to undergo Garda Vetting after they have been accepted onto the BA in Social Care course.