Course details

This QQI (FETAC) Advanced Level 6 Certificate course offers holders of a FETAC Level 5 health-related award the opportunity to undertake further study in this area. The purpose of this award is to enable the learner to acquire the knowledge, skill and competence to undertake Supervisory Management roles in the community and in a range of Health Services settings. Successful completion of this award will also offer enhanced opportunities in employment and will also enable the learner to progress to other appropriate programmes leading to awards at higher levels of the National Framework of Qualifications.

Entry Requirements

  • QQI (FETAC) Level 5 Nursing Studies DCHSN (5M4349) or Community and Health Services DCHSX (5M4468)
  • Full QQI (FETAC) Level 5 Award in a complimentary area
  • Degree Graduates
  • Applications are welcomed from learners with relevant experience in this area
  • Healthcare staff who wish to update their skills in the area of management and leadership

Main Areas of Study

  • Supervisory Management
  • Conflict Management
  • Health Promotion
  • Personal and Professional
  • Development
  • Disability Awareness
  • Gerontology
  • Communications
  • Word Processing
  • Information Technology Skills

Additional Information

The following techniques will be used to assess the knowledge and skills that learners will have achieved on successful completion of modules:

  • Learner Record
  • Collection of Work
  • Skills Demonstration
  • Assignment• Examination (written)
  • Project

Additional Certification

  • Certificate in First Aid
  • Certificate in Manual Handling
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute

Whether you want to move directly into employment or progress to third level, We_They welcomes you to the next phase in your career development. We provide excellent training in many aspects of media and sound, health and sport, design, sustainable energy, computing and technology, and arts and humanities. If you are attracted to any of these disciplines, we welcome the opportunity to teach, instruct and inform you. The skills you learn with us will start you on the road to a successful career.

Our courses are constantly kept up to date to remain industry relevant; a bonus in these economically challenging times. Successful completion will give you a well recognised FETAC qualification for direct entry to employment or for entry to third level colleges in Ireland and the UK through the Higher Links scheme. We_They welcomes your active participation in college life while you pursue your chosen course of study. Remember, the more you put in the more you benefit, and that will look very good on your CV. You will be part of a perse and energetic student community. You will make new friends, learn new skills, face new challenges and grow in confidence.

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