| ANIMAL
CARE |
| FETAC Code: |
CASAC |
| Course Description: |
A tailored one year
course embracing animal welfare
and grooming supplying a definite
niche market in the area. The
course is further advantaged by
the fact that it has access to
an adjacent commercial farm providing
hands on access to both livestock
and bloodstock from birth to maturity
- a unique exposure for any course
of its type in ireland. This course
should be any pet/animal lover's
dream. |
| Targeted Groups: |
School leavers,
mature students, unemployed students
on deferred entry to third level
education or graduates who wish
to enhance their employment prospects.
Special provision is made for
mature students wishing to enter
or re-enter the labour market. |
| Course Content includes: |
1. Animal Anatomy
& Physiology.
2. Animal Grooming.
3. Safety & Health at work.
4. Animal Welfare.
5. Biology.
6. Nutrition.
7. Communications.
8. Work Experience. |
| Certification: |
FETAC Level 2 Award |
| Centre Name: |
Ardscoil Phádraig,
Granard.
Telephone: +353 (043) 6686209 |
| CHILDCARE |
| FETAC Code: |
DCHSC |
| Course Description: |
This course is designed to develop the caring, practical, communication and intellectual skills essential for working with children. It offers an excellent foundation for people new to the study of childcare and for those with limited practical experience. |
| Course Content includes: |
1. Care Provision and Practice.
2. Caring for Children.
3. Working with Children.
4. Child Development.
5. Early Childhood Education.
6. Social Studies.
7. Information Technology Skills.
8. Communications.
9. Work Experience. |
| Certification: |
FETAC Level 2 Award |
| Career Opportunities: |
Graduates have excellent opportunities for employment in the Health Boards, in crèches, as classroom assistants or special needs assistants. They may also proceed to further studies. |
| Centre Name: |
Ardscoil Phádraig, Granard. |
| Telephone: |
+353 (043) 6686209 |
| COMPUTER
& BUSINESS STUDIES |
| FETAC
Code: |
BBSXX |
| Course
Description: |
This
is a one-year computer-intensive
course designed to enable students
gain a broad understanding of
information technology and office
administration and to learn advanced
techniques in all aspects of the
use of computers in the workplace
including Internet and E-mail. |
| Course
Content includes: |
1.
Computer Applications.
2. Information Technology Skills.
3. Word Processing.
4. Text Production.
5. Information and Administration.
6. Bookkeeping - Manual/Computerised.
7. Tourism Awareness.
8. Communications.
9. Work Experience. |
| Certification:
|
FETAC
Level 2 Award and ECDL. |
| Career
Opportunities: |
General
office work in business and industrial
firms. Positions in financial
institutions, State services,
both local and national. |
| Centre
Name: |
Ardscoil
Phádraig, Granard.
Telephone: +353 (043) 6686209 |
| HORTICULTURE |
| FETAC
Code: |
CASHX |
| Course
Description: |
Introduction
to best gardening and horticultural
practice. Practical garden work
is introduced on a seasonal basis. |
| Course
Content includes: |
1.
Plant Science.
2. Soil Science and Growing Media.
3. Plant Identification and Use.
4. Food Crops.
5. Safety and Heatlh at work.
6. Landscape Construction and
Maintenance.
7. Information Technology Skills.
8. Communications.
9. Work Experience. |
| Certification:
|
FETAC
Level 2 Award |
| Career
Opportunities: |
Graduates
have numerous employment opportunities
in nurseries, golf courses, landscaping
and garden centres. Alternatively,
they may proceed to Horticultural
College, or Institutes of Technology
including courses linked to the
National Botanic Gardens. |
| Centre
Name: |
Ardscoil
Phádraig, Granard. |
| Telephone: |
+353 (043) 6686209 |
| NURSING
STUDIES |
| This
is a one-year course for students
who are considering a career in
nursing. Leaving Certificate is
desirable though not essential. |
| FETAC
Code: |
DCHSN |
| Course
Content includes: |
1.
Anatomy and Physiology.
2. Introduction to Nursing.
3. Human Growth and Development.
4. Food Crops.
5. Caring for Children.
6. Child Development.
7. Information Technology Skills.
8. Communications.
9. Work Experience. |
| Certification:
|
FETAC
Level 2 Certificate in Nursing
Studies. |
| Career
Opportunities: |
Students
participate in work placement
in a variety of Nursing and Health
Areas including Hospitals, Psychiatric
Hospitals, Special Needs Schools,
Homes for the Elderly, Rehab Centres,
Hospices and Respite Care Centres.
Employment opportunities may arise
from this placement. |
| |
The
course does not guarantee placement
in Nursing Degree Courses but
students who obtain a distinction
in five specified modules may
obtain entry to Degree Courses. |
| Centre
Name: |
Ardscoil
Phádraig, Granard. |
| Telephone: |
+353 (043) 6686209 |
| The
course does not guarantee placement
in Nursing Degree Courses but
students who obtain a Distinction
in five specified modules may
obtain entry to Degree Courses. |
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