Course Description
Care Support QQI Level 5 Online via Zoom
Forus Training
Are you interested in learning about Care Support in Healthcare? Forus Training’s Level 5 Care Support course is starting on January 7th 2025 for €295.
This 7 week course explains the role and responsibilities of a Health Care Assistant (HCA), who the HCA reports to, the Multidisciplinary team (MDT) and all relevant up-to-date employment legislation and entitlements. The course will also introduce reflective practice as a means of thinking about and analysing working methods with the aim of continuous improvement for the sake of both the HCA and the client.
Throughout this course, you will…
- Discuss the roles, responsibilities and entitlements of a care worker,
- Examine the role of a care worker within the multidisciplinary healthcare team,
- Demonstrate the ability to plan and provide enhanced quality care,
- Apply knowledge gained to plan and meet the needs of the individual client,
- Explore the need for personal planning and growth,
- Plan strategies to improve own personal development,
- Reflect on personal effectiveness as a care worker to include own strengths and weaknesses,
- Reflect on relationships with clients, relatives and multidisciplinary team members and interpersonal issues that arise in care work.
Assessment
The course is assessed in the following ways:
- Assignment 30%
- Learner Record 70%
Why Forus Training?
At Forus Training, we have many different supports available for your learning:
- Learners have access to a Learning Management System (LMS). You will be given an account and a full induction on how the course works and how to access all available resources. The LMS includes all session slideshows and related quizzes, and extra course material (where applicable),
- We also offer a Learner Pack (optional extra with Self Paced) which includes a letter introducing the trainer, the assessment brief, a learner record document, printed LMS slideshows for reference, and accompanying manual / notes to support further learning,
- Live tutorial sessions are held via Zoom. Our trainers are skilled and experienced in making live sessions engaging and interactive. All tutorials are recorded so that you can go back and re-watch which is especially useful when working on assessments,
- Other course providers tend to not offer continued support to their learners. Our trainers open numerous doors to our learners. These include opportunities for discussion and feedback, and opportunities to bring up areas that need further assistance or support. They also offer additional education and learning activities, assessment support, opportunities to submit drafts, and meetings before or after class to answer queries that cannot be covered in the session (by appointment).
Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland
| Course Code | 5N0758 |
| College Name | Forus Training |
| Course Category | Care Assistance, Health Care |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | Level 5 Certificate |
| Course Location | Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland |
| Course Start Date | 7th January 2025 |
| Course End Date | 4th March 2025 |
| Course Fee | 295 |
| Course Duration | 7 weeks |
| Course Times | The course is accessible online, with a mixture of virtual sessions and self directed learning. Tutor support is provided throughout the course. |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| Title of Awarding | Care Support |
| Entry Requirements | This course is open to anyone interested in doing it provided you fulfil some or one of the following criteria: Have completed the Leaving Certificate, and/or You may also be eligible if you have relevant life and work experience, in this case you may need to speak to the tutor and discuss your previous work experience or furnish the tutor with a CV and work references. |
| Career Path | This course leads to an award on the National Framework of Qualifications. Students who successfully complete this programme may use their credits towards completing a higher level of study. Students who successfully complete this Major Award can also use the Certificate as the basis for entry into selected courses in Third Level Colleges and Universities. |
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