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QQI Level 5 Healthcare Course Online
Our level 5 healthcare course is a QQI accredited distance learning course. Once enrolled you will be assigned a tutor whom you can contact through email & phone. During your course, you will be required to complete 20 hours of work experience per module. After successfully completing this course you will be qualified to work as a healthcare assistant, carer and care worker in an HSE registered healthcare setting.
QQI Level 5 Healthcare Course Online
Our level 5 healthcare course is a QQI accredited distance learning course. Once enrolled you will be assigned a tutor whom you can contact through email & phone. During your course, you will be required to complete 20 hours of work experience per module. After successfully completing this course you will be qualified to work as a healthcare assistant, carer and care worker in an HSE registered healthcare setting.
Course Modules:
Elective Modules (Learners must complete 3 of the 6 electives):
How distance learning works
Our QQI Level 5 Healthcare Online course can be fully completed through our distance learning method with excellent tutor support.
As our learner, you will be issued with a username and password to access the course materials, so you can complete the childcare course at your own convenience. During the course you are fully supported by our full time in-house & highly qualified tutors, who are available to answer any of your questions & queries by both email and phone. Additional support is also provided through our online forums, where peer to peer discussions are facilitated. Each learner will complete the assessments which are required to attain the QQI Level 5 award.
Course profile
The Care Skills, Care Support, Communications, Social Studies, Safety & Health at Work and Work Experience modules will equip you with the knowledge and skills to fulfill the responsibility of a healthcare assistant in the Healthcare environment. As new Government regulations stipulate that a QQI Level 5 Healthcare qualification is the minimum requirement for an individual to work within the Healthcare sector, Chevron Training’s suite of online Healthcare modules will enable you to satisfy this requirement and avail of the employment opportunities that exist within the Healthcare sector.
Please note that it is your responsibility to secure any work placements that is required to successfully complete this healthcare course.
Our online QQI Level 5 Healthcare course is available as a distance learning course. Please note IT skills and internet access are required to complete a course by distance learning.The purpose of this course is to equip you with the skills, knowledge and competence required to work under supervision and independently in a range of healthcare settings and/or to progress to higher education and training.
Please note, there is an in-house training component to this course. For further details, please discuss with our training consultant.
Who should enrol?
This level 5 healthcare course will cater for a variety of adult learners ranging from school leavers with no previous experience in the healthcare sector to more mature adults with relevant life or work experience. Some of the latter will have previously had some education and training in healthcare. More mature adults will frequently be seeking new career opportunities, be working in the home or currently working in the healthcare sector. These will tend to opt for the part-time learning route to achieving the award.
Entry requirements
No particular skills, knowledge or competence will be required of you for successful completion of this course, however you will be expected to have a minimum of Level 4 Certificate standard of education or equivalent together with a strong interest in the provision of quality care. It is essential that you have competence in written and spoken English, along with computer literacy skills.
Further details
- Qualification gained: Healthcare Support QQI Award (Major) Level 5 – 5M4339
- Assessment method: Continuous assessment 100%
- Work experience: You are required to obtain a minimum of 150 hours work experience during the course and are expected to carry out some of the assignments in the workplace.
- Exemptions: It is possible to gain exemptions from certain components of the course. If you already hold a QQI, or any Childcare/Healthcare Award, please contact us for details and we will advise you of available exemptions.
- Career opportunities: After successfully completing this course, you will be qualified to work as a healthcare assistant, carer and care worker in an HSE registered healthcare setting. You will also be qualified to progress to further education.
- Progression to further learning:
- This course leads to a level 5 award on the National Framework of Qualifications
- You can progress to relevant level 6 courses on the National Framework of Qualifications or our BSc (Ord) Health & Social Care degree
Protection for learners
In compliance with Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 Part 6, where Chevron Training and Recruitment Ltd. offers training programmes of 3 months duration or more, Learner Protection cover is in place via relevant financial product, should Chevron Training & Recruitment Ltd cease to provide QQI programmes before learners have completed awards.
Healthcare Courses
“Excellent opportunity for anyone who has the relevant experience as a healthcare assistant but lacks the qualifications. They provide online courses so that you do not have to attend a full-time college course and once you have the experience you can work while completing the modules through Chevron!”
Rowena O’Donovan – MyHomecare
QQI Level 6 Childcare
“Completed my level 6 childcare with chevron and couldn’t recommend a better online course. You can ring at any stage they’ll answer, email as soon as they can. Couldn’t of asked for more helpful people.”
Casey Burke
QQI Level 5 Healthcare
“During my study and experience with chevron training , I always found tutors supportive and helpful. The layout of the course was easy to follow and if I needed a question answered the tutors would always help and ensure you fully understood the answer. I want to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to Mairéad and all the team at Chevron Training . I would highly recommend Chevron Training to those working and seeking to get qualified in healthcare or childcare.”
Lance Murray
QQI Level 5 Childcare
“I have recently started a new position as a Childcare Worker. I am so happy that I chose to get my qualifications with Chevron Training. I found the course to be enjoyable and inciteful. The tutors were available to answer any query and always replied promptly, and were so helpful and encouraging. It was wonderful to study at my own pace and would recommend Chevron Training to anyone. I am so grateful to be doing a job that I truly love.”
Ann Murphy
*offer is only available if you pay in full and course needs to be booked on the 27th of November 2020 only, major awards only (8 modules)