Healthcare Training

Becoming a healthcare assistant can be a rewarding career choice. Ensure your staff are trained and qualified within their roles by completing QQI healthcare courses with The Cpl Institute.

If you have a passion for caring for others, enjoy working in a dynamic environment, and value making a difference in people’s lives, becoming a healthcare assistant can be a fulfilling and meaningful career choice. The healthcare industry is known for its stability and continued growth. The demand for healthcare assistants remains high, as they play a vital role in supporting the delivery of healthcare services in Ireland.

Qualifications for the Role

Currently Health Care Assistants should have the relevant QQI (formerly FETAC) level 5 qualification or an equivalent relevant health care qualification. For people with a healthcare qualification from abroad, it must be comparable to Irish qualifications as outlined in the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) NARIC Ireland framework for foreign qualifications.

NARIC Ireland provides advice on the academic recognition of a foreign qualification by comparing it, where possible, to a major award type and level on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).

Best practice entry requirements to the role include obtaining QQI Level 5 Care Skills and Care of the Older Person with a plan in place to upskill to a QQI healthcare major award over a specified timeframe depending on the organisation.

The Cpl Institute’s Healthcare in-house training courses are all designed to lead to the QQI Level 5 Major Award in Healthcare.

Check out some of our courses through the links below:

QQI Care of the Older Person

QQI Care of the Older Person

The purpose of QQI Care of the Older Person is to equip the learner with the knowledge to meet the full range of needs of older people....
QQI Care Skills

QQI Care Skills

The purpose of this course is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to care for clients in a safe and hygienic environment...
QQI Care Support

QQI Care Support

The purpose of this Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) QQI Care Support 4-day award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to work effectively....
QQI Infection Prevention & Control

QQI Infection Prevention & Control

The purpose of our Infection Prevention and Control QQI Level 5 award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to prevent and control infection....
QQI Safety and Health at Work

QQI Safety and Health at Work

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to promote and maintain safety and health in a work environment.....
QQI Intellectual Disability Studies

QQI Intellectual Disability Studies

This course equips the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence in the causes, range and effects of intellectual disabilities...
QQI Palliative Care

QQI Palliative Care

The purpose of our QQI Palliative Care Level 5 award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skills and competence to enable them to care for and address.....
QQI Communications

QQI Communications

The purpose of our QQI Communications Level 5 award is to equip the learner with the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to communicate verbally and non-verbally....
QQI Activities of Living Patient Care

QQI Activities of Living Patient Care

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to provide holistic care for elderly people....
QQI Work Practice

QQI Work Practice

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to work in an organisation or specific vocational context.....
QQI Person Centred Planning

QQI Person Centred Planning

The purpose of this QQI Level 6 award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence required in the theory and practice of person centred planning.....
QQI Work Experience

QQI Work Experience

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to participate in the workplace for a limited time, carrying out work....
QQI Human Growth and Development

QQI Human Growth and Development

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to work effectively in a variety of community/social care settings....
Sharps Safety in Healthcare

Sharps Safety in Healthcare

Sharps is defined as “objects or instruments necessary for the exercise of specific healthcare activities, which are able to cut, prick or cause injury or infection.....
QQI Workplace Statutory Policies

QQI Workplace Statutory Policies

The purpose of this QQI Level 5 Workplace Statutory Policies and Procedures award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to interpret legislation....