Course details

Core Elements

  • Nutrition
  • Communications
  • Care Provision and Practice
  • Human Growth and Development
  • Care Support
  • Pallative Care
  • Care Skills
  • Safety and Health at Work

Minimum Entry Requirements

Established Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme or equivalent (e.g. NFQ Level 3 or 4 award made by QQI). For mature students relevant work experience will be considered in place of the above. All students will be interviewed to assess their suitability. Participants must be 16 years of age at least on commencing the course.

Progression Routes

Students may progress to third level colleges through the Higher Education Links Scheme to do a linked course.

Career Options

On completion of the course students may find employment as care assistants in a variety of settings (Hospitals, Community and Residential Care)

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Grange Community College

Grange Community College has been serving the education needs of the Donaghmede community since 1981.

The college is a Multi-Denominational Co-Educational Second Level & Further Education school.

The college is comprehensive in its intake and subject provision.

Grange Community College is a school of Dublin & Dún Laoghaire Education & Training Board.

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