Whether you support someone at home or want the work, this fits. Topics cover inclusion, independence, health, accessible travel and advocacy. Start any day, and set your own pace.
Support work is steady, and it starts with understanding the person.
If you already care for someone, this gives the thinking behind it.
Start any day and move at whatever speed your week allows.
Support work happens in homes, day services and community settings. A shift is personal care, getting out and about, then notes.
Day to day support in homes and services.
Support one person to live their week.
Help people join in locally.
Build skills for living alone.
Cover breaks for families and carers.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different. Many employers ask for further study, checks or supervised experience.
Ten topics: the person first, then their world.
Three things worth knowing.
Empowering independence has a topic of its own.
Recreation, leisure, travel and community connection are covered.
Advocacy, rights and ethical practice close the course.
Plus career support services
Issued once you finish the topics.
CV advice and interview practice.
Job listings, templates and a CV review.
Support work, or care at home.
An advisor talks you through the topics.
Upfront, or weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
Enrol and open the first topic.
None needed. It is written for people starting out.
Any day. There are no intakes and no fixed class times.
None, ever. You move through the topics at your pace.
Often, yes. Many roles want further study, vetting or supervised hours. This gives you the grounding to begin.
No placement comes with it. The course is theory, studied online.
Yes. Nothing is timetabled, so it moves at your speed.
It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office. It is not a QQI course and not a national award. As a first step into support work, it gives you the language.
There is a money back window. An advisor will confirm the terms before you enrol.
The Career Academy sells this course.
The college is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office. Its courses are recognised by a range of industry partners and employers.
Picture the day someone gets out on their own terms.