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      • QQI HET: BA (Hons) in Applied Social Studies (Disability Service Management) – Level 8
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      • NEW QQI FET: Certificate in Intellectual Disability Practice – Level 5 (Major Award)
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      • QQI HET: BA (Hons) in Applied Social Studies (Disability Service Management) – Level 8
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        • QQI HET: Cert in Human Service Manager Skills – SP Level 6
        • OTC Cert: Essential Employment Law
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        • OTC Cert: The Manager as Coach and Mentor
        • OTC Cert: Human Resource Management and Supervision
        • OTC Cert: Supervision for Persons in Charge (PICs)
    • ADDITIONAL CPD
      • QQI HET: Cert in Patient Safety Complaints Advocacy – SP Level 7
      • QQI FET Cert in Training and Development – SP Level 6
      • QQI HET: Cert in Supported Employment – SP Level 7
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      • Applicants Day Information Session for Cert in Applied Management (Online) – December 18th:
      • Open Training College Conferring of Awards 2024
      • Applicants Day Information Session for Cert in Applied Management (Online) – Oct 24th:
      • Interviews for Social Care applicants on May 16th, 2025
      • Applicants Day Information Session for Cert in Applied Management (Online) – Oct 24th:
      • Informal Interviews for Social Care applicants on May 24th, 2024
      • Congratulations to Eimear Ryan, new Programme Director of OTC Social Care courses
      • Congratulations to all OTC graduates in 2023!
      • Informal Interviews for Cert in Applied Management (Jan2024) applicants (Online) – Dec 18th:
      • Informal Interviews for Social Care applicants on July 27th, 2023
      • OTC Social Care Open Day event on 27th April 2023: Social Care Workers – what they do, and how to become one.
      • Important Upcoming Dates – Social Care Short Courses – Spring 2023
      • Important Upcoming Dates – Management Courses – Spring 2023
      • QQI Level 5: Using Lámh in a Total Communication Approach
      • Informal Interviews for Cert in Applied Management applicants on December 20th, 2022 (Online)
      • Open Information Event: Managing in Challenging Times – Dec 6th 2022 – Register now!
      • OTC Seeks Head of Quality and Academic Affairs
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      • Patient Safety Complaints Advocacy – Early Bird offer extended to Jan 10th..
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      • What is the role of law and policy in promoting the rights of people with disabilities in Ireland?
      • Social Care Workers – Transformers of the World
      • Managing in Challenging Times
      • How Managers Improve Team Performance Through Leadership Learning
      • Working through Change: A Leadership Focus
      • Five Questions to Improve your Leadership Skills
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QQI HET: BA in Social Care – Level 7

School: HET - Higher Education Training, Social Care

OTC Cert: Empowerment and Advocacy

School: CPD in SC - Social Care, CPD IN SOCIAL CARE, OTC

QQI HET: Cert in Human Service Manager Skills – SP Level 6

School: CPD in SC - Management, CPD IN SOCIAL CARE, HET - Higher Education Training

QQI FET: Cert in Training and Development – SP Level 6

School: ADDITIONAL CPD, FET
  • Foundation Programme for Residential Services
    0 Credits
    2 Weeks
    €120
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  • Training & Development - Special Purpose Award
    30 Credits
    12 Weeks
    €740
    VIEW DETAIL
  • 8 Weeks
    €395
    VIEW DETAIL
  • 20 Credits
    12 Weeks
    €1135
    VIEW DETAIL
  • OTC Cert in HR Management and Supervision
    20 Credits
    6 Weeks
    €395
    VIEW DETAIL
  • 6 Weeks
    €395
    VIEW DETAIL
  • 20 Credits
    12 Weeks
    €1135
    VIEW DETAIL
  • Cert in Exploring Disability course graphic
    10 Credits
    6 Weeks
    €395
    VIEW DETAIL
  • €55
    VIEW DETAIL
  • €130
    VIEW DETAIL
  • 6 Credits
    1 Day
    €195
    VIEW DETAIL
  • Course image for the BA (Hons) in Applied Social Studies (Disability Service Management)
    60 Credits
    1 Year
    €5696
    VIEW DETAIL
  • Certificate in Disability Practice
    120 Credits
    1 Year
    €1800
    VIEW DETAIL
  • 6 Weeks
    €395
    VIEW DETAIL
  • cert in empowerment and advocacy
    8 Weeks
    €299
    VIEW DETAIL
  • 6 Weeks
    €395
    VIEW DETAIL
  • 20 Credits
    11 Weeks
    €599
    VIEW DETAIL
  • ba in social care image
    180 Credits
    3 Years
    €5696
    VIEW DETAIL
Foundation Programme for Residential Services

OTC Cert: Foundation Programme For Residential Services (Online)

An Level 5 FE course for anyone interested in working in disability services as a care assistant or direct support worker.
0 Credits
2 Weeks
€120
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Training & Development - Special Purpose Award

QQI FET: Cert in Training and Development – SP Level 6

The Certificate in Training and Development twelve week programme provides participants with the tools to identify training needs and design, plan, deliver and evaluate quality and engaging training.
30 Credits
12 Weeks
€740
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OTC Cert: Supporting and Working with Families

This is a programme for those working in the disability sector or with families of people with disabilities. The course is aimed at staff in the disability sector whose role...
8 Weeks
€395
VIEW DETAIL

QQI Cert in Supported Employment – SP Level 7

This Certificate in Supported Employment Level 7 Special Purpose Award is a professional qualification targeted specifically at the needs of people working as job coaches and employment facilitators.
20 Credits
12 Weeks
€1135
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OTC Cert in HR Management and Supervision

OTC Cert: Human Resource Management and Supervision

This six-week course is designed to provide you with a working knowledge of the importance, role and function of Human Resource Management, particularly in relation to the not-for-profit and human...
20 Credits
6 Weeks
€395
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OTC Cert: The Manager as Coach and Mentor

This programme of study on becoming a better coach and mentor has been developed for the experienced manager who currently holds a senior post within the organisation or aspires to...
6 Weeks
€395
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QQI Cert in Patient Safety Complaints Advocacy – SP Level 7

This course is intended for people who will be working as advocates for patients wishing to make complaints about the service they or a family member has received from state-funded...
20 Credits
12 Weeks
€1135
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Cert in Exploring Disability course graphic

OTC Cert in Exploring Disability

The Exploring Disability course will introduce you to the theories and models that have: • Shaped our understanding and awareness of what life is like for people with disability •...
10 Credits
6 Weeks
€395
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OTC Cert: Assisted Decision Making for Frontline Staff (Managers/System Changers option also available)

This course is an introduction to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act of 2015. It provides information and analysis on the substance and context of the act and how it will...
€55
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OTC Cert: Individualising Disability Services in Ireland: The Way Forward

Learn new skills for delivery of individualised services in Ireland that are focused and built around the individual and build on the innate strengths of families and communities.
€130
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OTC Cert: Supervision for Persons in Charge (PICs)

Supervision for PICs aims to equip PIC’s with the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies in order to provide effective supervision and support to frontline staff members working in residential units.
6 Credits
1 Day
€195
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QQI HET: BA (Hons) in Applied Social Studies (Disability Service Management) – Level 8

The BA (Honours) in Applied Social Studies (Disability Service Management) programme aims to provide learners with specialised knowledge and understanding that enables them to manage and lead effectively in the...
60 Credits
1 Year
€5696
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Certificate in Disability Practice

NEW QQI FET: Certificate in Intellectual Disability Practice – Level 5 (Major Award)

This programme is designed to address the needs of front-line staff (Care Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Family Support Worker, Home Support Worker, Personal Assistant and Community Care Worker) working in services...
120 Credits
1 Year
€1800
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OTC Cert in Essential Employment Law

This OTC-certified, six-week course examines employment law as a management issue for the human services and non-profit sector. Successful completion of the course should lead to improved better Employment practice,...
6 Weeks
€395
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cert in empowerment and advocacy

OTC Cert: Empowerment and Advocacy

This professional development course, Certificate in Empowerment and Advocacy, equips the student with the knowledge, skills and competencies to support people with disabilities in empowering themselves on a day-to-day basis,...
8 Weeks
€299
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OTC Cert: Managing for Regulation and Inspection

This six-week course encourages the student to reflect on the importance of getting regulation and inspection right within their role and the impact both have on the organisation, staff and...
6 Weeks
€395
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QQI HET: Cert in Human Service Manager Skills – SP Level 6

This 11-week, Level 6 Special Purpose Award (20 ECTS credits) will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of both the challenges and opportunities that exist in the management of frontline...
20 Credits
11 Weeks
€599
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QQI HET: BA in Social Care – Level 7

This course is designed for people who want to attain the standards of proficiency for social care workers as defined by CORU. The learner will engage with 18 modules that...
180 Credits
3 Years
€5696
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