Health courses
Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Duration : 2 Years
Intake : September
IELTS : 5.5
TOEFL : 90
PTE : 59
Level : Certificate
Tuition & fees : € 9,500 Per Year
Letterkenny Institute of Technology Contact Details
1 Pace Plaza, New York, NY, 10038, USA
Email: intlgradadmission@pace.edu
Phone: +18667223338
* Please note that fees may vary. Always check the exact cost of the program and bear in mind likely additional expenses.
About Higher Certificate Health & Social Care in Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Our Higher Certificate in Science in Health & Social Care is a two year course that will help you embark on a career in health and social care. It’s a career that’s vital to society, and is one of the most fulfilling you can pursue.
This course combines academic work with practice learning and placement from a variety of areas including childcare, working with young people, people with disabilities and older people in a variety of health and social care environments.
It’s a practical course that will prepare you for a future working in adult services, healthcare awareness and promotion, the care of the elderly, childcare, or in youth work and community development. Your specific role can be just as diverse, whether that’s becoming a residential child carer, respite carer, adult services officer or health promotion officer. Equally, you might follow a career in working with people with intellectual disabilities.
As you can see, the opportunities are numerous and wide-ranging, and this course will ensure that wherever your interests might lie you can embrace them with confidence.
Career Pathways
The main employers are:
- Adult Services
- Health Awareness Bodies
- Care of the Elderly
- Childcare
- Community Development
Graduate Careers
Graduate careers typically include:
- Residential Childcarer
- Respite Carer
- Adult Service Officer
- Health Promotion Officer
- Working with Women's Aid
- Carer in Nursing Home
- Youth Worker
- Development Officer
Acadamic qualification equivalents
- Completion of all India or state Board HSE(XII) :60%of higher in relevant subjects
English language requirments
TOEFL : 90, No less than 20 in each section
IELTS : 5.5
PTE : 60, With at least 59 for each item
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| Entrance Exams in USA | TOEFL: 86 | IELTS: 6.5 | PTE: 60 | GRE: 309 | GMAT: 560 | SAT: 1177 |
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