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Social Care Apprenticeship
| Minimum education qualifications Applicants must have six recognised subjects in the Irish Leaving Certificate and must obtain a minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and minimum Grade O6/H7 in the remaining four subjects. This must include Irish (unless exempt) and English.
Plus A minimum of 12 months experience working in a Social Care or Social Care related setting. Or Hold a level 5/6 QQI FETAC qualification from those listed below with Distinctions* (i.e. 80% or greater) in 4 modules. Plus A minimum of 12 months experience working in a Social Care or Social Care related setting. Level 5/6 QQI FETAC courses accepted for entry to this programme 5M181                Applied Social Studies   ECAXX               Community Arts           5M2786             Community Care         5M3050             Community Development      6M3674             Community Development      5M4468             Community Health Services M2009               Early Childhood Care and Education               6M2007             Early Childhood Care and Education               5M21473           Early Learning and Care             6M21471           Early Learning and Care          5M3635             Education and Training              5M3782             Health Service Skills   5M3782             Health Service Skills   6M4978             Health Service Supervisory Management Skills        5M4339             Healthcare Support    6M2263             Inclusive Education and Training         6M3115             Information, Advice and Advocacy      5M1761             Intellectual Disability Practice             5M4349             Nursing Studies            6M2218             Social and Vocational Integration        5M4732             Youth Work        With Distinctions* (i.e. 80% or greater) in 4 modules- *(5N1356/6N1946/W20008 Work Experience, 5N1433/6N1947 Work Practice, and 5C21523/6C21517 Professional Practice Placement in Early Learning and Care cannot be used as one of the required distinctions but will be allowed for scoring purposes).
Candidates for whom English is not their first language will be required to demonstrate a certain level of competence that level can be found: |
Non-standard entry/equivalences including Recognition for Prior Learning
RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning)
Consideration under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) may also be given to applicants who have at least three years’ professional experience in a social care or social care-related field.