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Special Needs Assistant - Community Health Services
- Course code
- 5M4468
- Level
- Level 5
- Award
- Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ)
- Classification
- Major
- Awarding body
- QQI
- Duration
- 1 year full-time. Timetables vary from year to year please contact the college directly for detailed timetable information.
Programme summary
To be truly inclusive we need to consider the society we live in and strive for community based inclusion for all members. The study of empowerment of the individual in the context of community inclusion allows students on this course to increase awareness, understanding and learn the challenges and opportunities of working with individuals with specific needs.
Entry requirements
Leaving Certificate, LCA or QQI Level 4. Mature students are exempt from Leaving Certificate requirement. CERFL proficiency at B2 for access to Level 5 courses for those whose first language is not English. An offer of a place on this course is contingent on the applicant meeting the requirements set out here and satisfactory presentation at interview.
Who to apply to
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