An Level 5 FE course for anyone interested in working in disability services as a care assistant or direct support worker.

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.

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 involves:

– Interacting with or supporting the families of the people you support
– Facilitating advocacy/person centred plans with people using the service; and/or
– Performing a supervisory role within an organisation that supports advocacy/PCP

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.

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 services sector.

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, thus facilitating self-defined visions of a desirable future.

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 hold such a post in the future. This manager is interested in further developing their existing professional competencies in order to progress the work of the organisation within the human services sector and within wider society.

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 health or social services. Those participating in the course may be employees of the Patient Advocacy Service, working as advocates from independent Advocacy services or may be working as Patient Advocates within the HSE.

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
• Influenced how disability services have developed and operated in Ireland

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 effect the lives of people with disabilities, organisations and their staff.

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.

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.

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, encourage the quality agenda and contribute towards improved organisational excellence for you and your team.

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 service users.

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 services and of supports within today’s Human Service Organisation. It also meets the management qualification requirements set out in the HIQA Standards.

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 explore social care practice and how it applies in various social care settings. Students will complete over 800 hours of supervised practice placement, in a social care setting. This qualification is designed to lead to social care registration. This programme is approved by CORU.

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 context of ongoing and future developments in the services and supports offered to people with disabilities in Ireland.

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 for people with Intellectual Disability in Ireland.