Private Homecare

People Moving and Handling €80
2023-02-28 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Lucan Centre, Primrose Lane, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 XT10, Ireland
Qualification Details

People Moving and Handling | Certificate | Award Class Minor

The Lucan Centre (Theory & Practical)
Patient Moving and Handling courses are run regularly throughout the year. Anyone can sign up. There are no computers, no assignments, no work experience and no prep needed! It’s a demonstration and skills course only. All training materials are provided.
Course Content

Introduction
Ergonomics
Anatomy & Back Care
Movement of the Back
Legislation
Principles of Safe Manual Handling
Risk Assessments
Patient Moving and Handling: Skills Practice

Course Cost
€80
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the People Handling training module, you will be able to:

Outline People Handling legislation that applies to both the employer and employee
Describe the anatomy of the spine, muscular system and mechanisms of injury
Detail was is involved in the ergonomic risk assessment
Outline the principles of safe manual handling and people handling
Practice the safe handling of loads (boxes, tables etc..)
Practice the safe handling of clients including the use of relevant aids and equipment.
Explain and demonstrate the correct use of the hoist.

Duration

One day
10am – 4pm

Location

The Lucan Centre, Primrose Lane, Lucan, Co Dublin
Lucan Centre is accessible by frequent public transport buses. Full details will be provided upon booking.

Cost

€80

QQI Palliative Care – €200
2025-03-12 - 2025-03-20
Qualification Details

QQI Course Code: 5N3769 | NFQ Level 5 | Award Class Minor

Course Outline
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skills and competence to enable them to care for and
address the needs of a person and their family after the diagnosis of a life-limiting illness, in a dignified, inclusive and
holistic manner.
This is a 4-day module which is classroom based.
If you are interested in working with us, please visit our recruitment page.
Course Dates
Please contact us for a full list of our upcoming QQI courses.
Course Cost
€200. Secure a place with a deposit of €50 payable online
Learning Outcomes
At the end of your palliative care training, you will be able to:

Discuss the philosophy and principles of palliative care.
Summarise the structure and organisation of palliative care services to include the role played by the multi-disciplinary team and diverse family structures in the provision of care for a terminally ill person.
Discuss the role of the support worker in the promotion of key issues such as life quality, self-esteem, respect, privacy and dignity in palliative care work.
Explore different attitudes to death and dying to include an understanding of individual patterns of grief, bereavement and loss.
Employ a range of communication strategies and processes which are central to the work in palliative care.
Apply a person-centered approach to caring for a person in the last days of their life to include the provision of supportive and holistic care promoting safety, dignity, respect and comfort
Respond appropriately to the needs of the person who is confused in the last days of life.
Work effectively and with great sensitivity in relation to the dying person and their significant others in a palliative care setting.
Use the range of skills required from a palliative support worker in relation to end of life care.

Duration

2 days a week for 2 weeks.

Location

Lucan Centre – Lucan, Co. Dublin. Accessible by public transport.

Cost

The cost is €200 per person for the entire course, including all training materials.

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QQI Communications – €200
2025-05-07 - 2025-05-22
Qualification Details

QQI Course Code: 5N0690 | NFQ Level 5 | Award Class Minor

Course Outline
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to communicate
verbally and non-verbally in standard everyday tasks and in work-related tasks, operating independently while under general
direction. This is a 4-day module which is classroom based.
This module includes a skills demonstration, an oral presentation and portfolio collection.

If you are interested in working with us, please visit our recruitment page
Course Dates
Please contact us for a full list of our upcoming QQI courses.
Course Cost
€200. Secure a place with a deposit of €50 payable online
Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to:
1 Analyse a range of current issues in communications and information technology.
2 Summarise in practical terms the elements of legislation that must be observed in a personal
and/or work context, to include health, safety and welfare at work and communications-related
legislation.
3 Use appropriate non-verbal and visual communication in personal- and work-related settings, to include one-to-one, in a group/team, and
in formal and informal interaction.
4 Demonstrate verbal skills appropriate to working under general direction, to include making a case
and presenting a point of view in group discussion, formal meetings, interviews.
5 Demonstrate listening skills appropriate to working under general direction, to include making eye
contact, receiving and interpreting information, control of personal response.
6 Use reading techniques appropriate to a task, to include skimming, obtaining an overview, identifying
key points, critical evaluation, in depth analysis.
7 Critique information from a range of complex written material, to include technical/vocational, personal,
literary, and written and visual media texts.
8 Research a relevant vocational topic, to include use of primary and secondary sources, acknowledgement
of sources, use of enquiry techniques and methods to establish validity and reliability.
9 Use drafting, proofreading and editing skills to write a range of documents that follow the conventions of
language usage (spelling, punctuation, syntax), to include creative writing, business proposals,
correspondence, reports, memoranda, minutes, applications.
10 Demonstrate communications styles and techniques relevant to different situations in work and leisure, to
include one-to-one and group contexts in conversation, interview, oral presentation, question
and answer session and for the purposes of persuading, advocacy and informing.
11 Choose the appropriate communications technology to give and receive requests, instructions,
suggestions, discussion and feedback in both work and leisure, to include a rationale for choosing one
technology over another in different contexts and for different messages.

Duration

2 days a week for 2 weeks.

Location

Lucan Centre – Lucan, Co. Dublin. Accessible by public transport.

Cost

The cost is €200 per person for the entire course, including all training materials.

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