Community and Social Care, Level 5
Community and Social Care, Level 5
This course offers an opportunity for learners to acquire the knowledge, skill, and competence to work under supervision in a variety of social and community care settings, or to progress to further or higher education and training.
Our Full Award can be used for entry to Higher Education through the CAO system and this course will prepare learners academically for progressing to higher education.
Certification: QQI level 5 Award in Community Health Services (5M4468)
Modules: Modules offered will vary each term. Learners can choose to do between 1 and 4 modules up to 18 hours timetable per week.
Psychology (January to May) Monday 9.30a.m.-11.30a.m. and Thursday 9.30a.m.-11.30a.m.
Intercultural Studies (January to May) Monday 11.45a.m.-3.30p.m., and Wednesday 1.30p.m.-3.30p.m.
Special Needs Assisting (January to May)* subject to waiting list. Tuesday 9.30a.m.-11.30a.m. and Friday 9.30a.m.-11.30a.m.
Communications (January to May) Monday 11.45a.m..-2.30p.m. and Thursday 1.30p.m.-3.30p.m.
Safety & Health at Work (September to December)
Social Studies (September to December)
Care Provision and Practice (September to December)
Work Experience (September to December)
Assignment Preparation
Course Requirements:
Garda Vetting will be required for work experience- Learner’s will need one current Photographic ID (Drivers License or Passport) and a Proof of Address document that is not a mobile phone bill or Revolut account statement. This proof of address will need to be dated within 6 months of the Vetting Application date. An example is a TV licence or Utility Bill in the Learner’s name.
For those with English as a second language, a good standard of both written and spoken English is required.
Places available: 10
Progression Routes:
Third Level Education: Apply directly to an undergraduate degree or to Access Programmes in institutions such as UCD, Trinity College or Carlow IT (Clermont Campus)
Further Education: Specialise in a specific area, for example a QQI Level 6 Award in Social and Vocational Integration (6M2218) or Inclusive Education and Training (6M2263)
Employment as a care assistant in a variety of social, community or healthcare related fields.
**Important Information regarding CORU**
From 30th November 2025 the professional title ‘social care worker’ will become a protected title and only those registered with the Social Care Workers Registration Board will be permitted to use this title.
CORU, Ireland’s Health and Social Care Professionals Regulator, will open the Register for Social Care Workers on 30th November 2023.
Level 5 courses are not approved by the Social Care Workers Registration Board of CORU. A list of approved courses can be found here: CORU Approved Qualifications, Social Care Workers
Related Courses
This course is designed for those who would like to work in a supervisory role in a business. The course builds upon previously acquired skills to increase our student’s management ability.
Our subjects are taught with industry leading accounting and payroll software and our teachers use the practical application of subject matter to industry topics to enliven the workload.
Certification: QQI level 6 Award in Business (6M4985)
Modules: Modules offered will vary each term. Learners can choose to do between 1 and 4 modules up to 18 hours timetable per week.
Bookkeeping- Manual and Computerised (Using SAGE 50 Accounts Software) (January to May) Wednesday 9.30a.m. - 3.30p.m.
Payroll- Manual and Computerised (Using SAGE MicroPay Software) (January to May) Tuesday 9.30a.m. - 3.30p.m.
Personal and Professional Development (January to May) Monday 11.45a.m- 3.30p.m. and Friday 9.30a.m.- 11.30a.m.
Business Management (January to May) Thursday 1.30p.m.- 3.30p.m. and Friday 1.30p.m.- 3.30p.m
Advanced Microsoft Excel (January to May) Thursday 9.30a.m.- 12.45p.m. and Friday 11.45a.m.- 12.45p.m.
Customer Service (September to December)
Taxation (September to December)
Human Resources Management (September to December)
Bookkeeping- Manual and Computerised (Using SAGE 50 Accounts Software) (September to December)
Payroll- Manual and Computerised (Using SAGE MicroPay Software) (September to December)
Assignment Preparation
Course Requirements: Relevant work experience or a related QQI level 5 Award is necessary to participate in this course. For those with English as a second language, a good standard of both written and spoken English is required.
Places available: 12
Progression Routes:
Employment in a range of industries in a supervisory role
Further Education: Specialise in a specific area, for example a QQI Level 6 in Retail Management or Hospitality Operations
Third Level Education: Apply directly to an undergraduate degree or to Access Programmes in institutions such as UCD, Trinity College or Carlow IT (Clermont Campus)
Our Art, Craft and Design course is aimed at preparing students to progress to further or third level education and to also equip our students with the skills necessary to work creatively in many different environments.
The course offers instruction in both practical Drawing and Design skills and also in digital skills using Adobe Photoshop software. All art materials and equipment are provided.
Certification: QQI level 5 Award in Art, Craft and Design (5M1984)
Modules: Modules offered will vary each term. Learners can choose to do between 1 and 4 modules up to 18 hours timetable per week.
Painting (January to May) Tuesday 9.30a.m.-3.30p.m.
Sculpture (January to May) * combined with Ceramics, see below for times
Ceramics (January to May) Monday 1.30p.m.-3.30p.m, Wednesday 11.45a.m.-3.30p.m. and Thursday 11.45a.m.-3.30p.m.
Personal and Professional Development (January to May) Monday 9.30a.m.-11.30a.m. and Wednesday 9.30a.m.-11.30a.m.
Design Skills (September to December)
Drawing (September to December)
Communications (September to December)
Image Processing, using Adobe Photoshop software (September to December)
Assignment Preparation
Course Requirements: For those with English as a second language, a good standard of both written and spoken English is required.
Places available: 12
Progression Routes:
Employment in a range of creative industries
Setting up your own business
Further Education: Specialise in a specific area, for example a QQI Level 6 in Furniture Design or Sculpture
Third Level Education: Apply directly to colleges such as NCAD, DIT and IADT
This course will provide you with the opportunity to develop transferrable skills that will be indispensable in any workplace environment across a range of industries.
We use industry leading accounting software and our teachers have years of both industry and educational experience to best prepare you for the world of work.
Certification: QQI level 5 Award in Business Studies (5M2102)
Modules: Modules offered will vary each term. Learners can choose to do between 1 and 4 modules up to 18 hours timetable per week.
Personal and Professional Development (January to May) Monday 9.30a.m.-11.30a.m. and Wednesday 1.30p.m.-3.30p.m.
Microsoft Excel (January to May) Monday 11.45a.m.-2.30p.m. and Wednesday 9.30a.m.-11.30a.m.
Desktop Publishing- using Adobe InDesign software (January to May) Tuesday 9.30a.m.-12.45p.m. and Wednesday 11.45a.m.-12.45p.m.
Financial Services (January to May) Tuesday 1.30p.m.- 3.30p.m. and Thursday 1.30p.m.- 3.30p.m
Marketing Practice (September to December)
Accounting- Manual and Computerised (Using SAGE Software) (September to December)
Microsoft Word (September to December)
Communications (September to December)
Assignment Preparation
Course Requirements: For those with English as a second language, a good standard of both written and spoken English is required.
Places available: 12
Progression Routes:
Employment in a range of industries for a range of positions, for example, Sales, Administration or Book-keeping
QQI Administration Level 6 Award in WFETC
Further Education: Specialise in a specific area, for example a QQI Level 5 Award in Tourism or Medical Administration
Third Level Education: Apply directly to an undergraduate degree or to Access Programmes in institutions such as UCD or Trinity College
