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COVID-19: Information for OTC Students and Associates
If you are an OTC Student If you are a student on any OTC course, you will receive updated information by email regularly. This information is informed by the public health information provided by the HSE and the Department of…
Read MoreWell done OTC! Shortlisted for a prestigious Education Award 2020
Celebrating over 27 years of delivering education and training to the health and social care sector, the Open Training College (OTC) is honoured to be a finalist in the upcoming Education Awards 2020! The Education Awards recognise, encourage and…
Read MoreA Student View: the Certificate in Applied Management
Lauren Bacon graduated from the Open Training College (OTC) with the Certificate in Applied Management in 2018 and is currently the Head of Unit at a disability day service in Dublin. Lauren believes that these two facts are very much…
Read MoreEarn As You Learn – OTC/SMH Work Study Scheme
Note: This Course is now closed for applications. Are you interested in working in intellectual disability services while you study for a social care degree? Apply now by sending an email and your CV to recruitment@smh.ie or request further information…
Read MoreQuality is about Passion and Pride.
On Saturday 3rd March 2018 Sir Roger Bannister died peacefully at the age of 88 surrounded by his loving family in Oxford. When he was 25 years of age, apart from being known as a renowned neurologist, Sir Roger, made…
Read MoreOTC Hiring: Programme Coordinator Contract
The Open Training College (OTC) is quality approved nationwide provider of further and third level education to staff working in services for people with a disability, the health sector and in human services/non-profit sectors. We are currently seeking a Programme…
Read MoreOTC Graduation Day: the first group to achieve the QQI Certificate in Patient Safety Complaints Advocacy have graduated!
The annual Open Training College (OTC) conferring ceremony in November in the RDS Dublin is always a special occasion to celebrate and acknowledge the graduates of the College. Something new is always welcomed by the OTC and this year saw…
Read MoreOpen Training College Conferring Awards 2019
The Open Training College’s conferring is being held in the RDS on 16th November 2019. This very important day in the College’s calendar is an opportunity to celebrate with this year’s graduates. The awards this year are for the following…
Read MoreCPD Short Courses – Spring Schedule 2020
The OTC has launched their Spring schedule for their short courses. The College has delivered level 5-7 major awards for many years, as well as a wide range of special purpose and minor awards in the areas of social care,…
Read MoreBrothers of Charity workers graduate with Certificate in Intellectual Disability Practice award
Sixteen support workers employed by the Brothers of Charity Services, all working in Clare Services, recently received a QQI, Level 5 Certificate in Intellectual Disability Practice at a graduation ceremony in early September. While the Brothers of Charity hosted the…
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