Part Time Social Care Course/ Social Work

shinesun

Hi,
I am thinking of social care courses along with other options at the moment. I will have a honours degree in business next year. What are my options of getting into social care and perhaps going onto be a social worker? Thanks:)

Delancey

It's my understanding that Social Workers require a primary degree in Social Work , in otherwords a few courses here and there may not be enough.
It's worth bearing in mind that such positions are generally with the HSE which is subject to hiring moratorium / restrictions , there may not be many opportunities for the next few years.

shinesun

Thanks. I am aware that you need a four year full time degree to become a Social Worker. I was wondering if anyone had any advice of getting into social care and then perhaps in the future I might look into becoming a Social Worker.Sorry if my last post was not clear.Thanks.

crotalus667

fetac do a social care course afaik i thing it is a 5 but it could be a 6

shinesun

Thanks for that. Anyone know where online or part-time I can do it?
Thanks:)

Clashmore

Hi Shinesun,

You can do Fetac accreditated Social Care Courses through most of the VEC's and some can be done as night classes, they are only at Level 5 or Level 6 thou. If you want to do a course that is HETAC accreditated you will need to do this through the one of the IT's. As a lot of people graduate with level 7 or level 8 degrees in Social Care this might be a better option. I think some of the IT's do this course part time but you would need to confirm that with individual IT's. If you want to do a Social Work course from a Social Care qualification you will need a level 8 degree in Social Care and you can then do a 2 year Post Grad in Social Work through UCD, Trinity, UCC or NUIG

Hope this helps

galah

NUIG does a social care part-time course, times are great if you;re working full-time (study fees are unreal though...;-()
Hubby is doing it at the moment, and seems to be happy with it!

shinesun

Clashmore wrote: »

Hi Shinesun,

You can do Fetac accreditated Social Care Courses through most of the VEC's and some can be done as night classes, they are only at Level 5 or Level 6 thou. If you want to do a course that is HETAC accreditated you will need to do this through the one of the IT's. As a lot of people graduate with level 7 or level 8 degrees in Social Care this might be a better option. I think some of the IT's do this course part time but you would need to confirm that with individual IT's. If you want to do a Social Work course from a Social Care qualification you will need a level 8 degree in Social Care and you can then do a 2 year Post Grad in Social Work through UCD, Trinity, UCC or NUIG

Hope this helps

Thanks:)

shinesun

galah wrote: »

NUIG does a social care part-time course, times are great if you;re working full-time (study fees are unreal though...;-()
Hubby is doing it at the moment, and seems to be happy with it!

Thanks