The OTC is delighted to announce that Alan Martin, Camphill Communities has been awarded the Gerry Clarke Award for Best Reflective Practice in Social Care, 2018 at our Annual Conferring Ceremony on Saturday, 17th November, 2018 in the RDS. Gerry Clarke tutored on the social care programme for the Open… read more →
Gerry Clarke tutored on the social care programme for the Open Training College for 7 years, before the OTC lost Gerry in June 2013. Gerry came to the College after many years working in Stewarts Hospital where he worked in the area of supporting people labelled as challenging. Gerry also… read more →
There is an option still available to you until October 9th. The Level 7 BA in Professional Social Care (Disability) has been created specifically for, and by, people working in the sector. It provides people with the practical knowledge and skills needed to become successful Social Care Workers. Watch Linda’s… read more →
The annual College conferring ceremony in November in the RDS is always a special occasion to celebrate and acknowledge the graduates of the College. It had an extra sparkle this year as we conferred the first cohort of 74 care assistants from Daughters of Charity who achieved the QQI Level… read more →
As the College continues to celebrate our 25th year anniversary delivering education and training to the disability and wider non-profit sector, we have asked graduates to inform us of where they are and how their OTC education has had an impact on service delivery. This is the first in a… read more →
Let the celebrations continue! The OTC is delighted to announce the extension of the early bird discount offer that is available to one candidate who applies for a place on one of the accredited courses in Social Care, and one candidate who applies for a place on one of the… read more →
The Open Training College (OTC) is delighted to announce 25 years of delivering educational programmes to the Nonprofit/Disability and Community/Voluntary sectors. To help commence the celebrations, the OTC is now offering an early bird discount to one candidate who applies for a place on one of the accredited courses in Social… read more →
Please note that the Open Training College has extended the application deadlines to the following accredited courses in management and social care starting in October, to assist with late applicants: Course Application Deadline Honours BA in Applied Social Care (Disability) September 16th Certificate in Applied Management (Human Services) September 19th… read more →
Simply enter a short video within the next month for a chance to win a new mini-iPad or a FREE place on an accredited OTC short course! Over 50% of our current student cohort were referred to the Open Training College by past pupils of the College who are either… read more →
Missed the recent launch of the new Social Care degree? Watch some sector leaders explain the importance of the newly revalidated Social care degree now on offer through the Open Training College, and why it will contribute to making a difference to disability services. The 3-minute video is available here:… read more →