Disability Awareness Level 6 – Listowel
The purpose of this minor award is to equip learners with the knowledge, skills and competencies required to apply a person centred focus to their work with people with disabilities in a variety of settings.
Level 6 CourseCourse overview
The aim of this programme is to enable the learner to acquire the knowledge, skill, and competence to work independently and under supervision in providing support in a variety of Healthcare settings and or to progress to higher education and training.
This course is scheduled to run in Listowel Campus, every Tuesday and Thursday evening, 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm for 12 weeks.
Please note: All Learners must have competent written and spoken English (CEFR B2 or Higher).
What will I study ?
- Explore various definitions of disability, to include definitions outlined in Irish legislation.
- Describe the various classifications of disability.
- Outline the models of disability which provide theoretical underpinnings of disability studies, to include the medical model, the social model and the World Health Organisations [WHO], International Classification and Functioning and Disability (ICF).
- Identify different types of disabilities, to include physical disability specific learning disabilities (SPLDS), mental illness, sensorial disabilities specifically visual impairment, hearing loss and speech difficulties; Specific conditions including diabetes and epilepsy explaining how these impact on the individuals quality of life.
- Outline strategies to minimise the difficulties that specific disabilities may cause for individuals.
- Examine the key requirements of employers, educational institutions and providers of public services in accommodating persons with disabilities as set down in Irish Legislation.
- Describe the functions of a range of organisations which have been established to develop and implement public policy and strategy in relation to disability in Ireland, to include specific government departments and state agencies.
- Outline the main types of assistive technology that are available to persons with disabilities in education, training and employment.
- Identify grant schemes and support mechanisms that employees with disabilities and employers of persons with disabilities can avail of.
- Identify services available to enable persons with disabilities to access their legal rights and entitlements.
- Explain how organisation providing services to persons with disabilities ensure quality of service and adherence to best practice.
- Distinguish between the various models and approaches which are used in the education system to accommodate persons with disabilities.
- Describe the prevalent models used in vocational and rehabilitative training to achieve outcomes for persons with disabilities.
- Identify barriers to disability, both environmental and attitudinal.
- Outline community interventions that are available to persons with disabilities.
- Explore the impact of disability on the individual and society.
What is the certification?
QQI Level 6 Minor Award Certificate in Disability Awareness (6N1975)
What are the entry requirements?
• Applicants must be 16+ years of age on entry to the course.
• Competent written and spoken English (CEFR B2 or Higher).
• Non-EU/EEA applicants must have permission to work in Ireland.
• Applicants should have a standard of knowledge, skill and competence equivalent to NFQ Level 5 when accessing a Level 6 programme.
What is the cost?
Fees apply to all part-time programmes.
A fee waiver is in place for applicants in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment. You can check your fee waiver eligibility with Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP), INTREO or your Local Employment Service (LES) office.
Learners in employment may also be granted a fee waiver under the Skills to Advance Initiative. For more details on this please contact Claire at [email protected]
Still have questions?
Contact our Kerry College Admissions Offices – Tralee on 066 714 9696, Killarney on 064 662 2593 or [email protected]
Part-time Courses - FAQs
FET is short for Further Education & Training. Kerry College is an integrated college of FET. This means we do both progression-focused further education programmes and a range of employment-focused skills training programmes.
We enroll twice each year - January and September.
Part-time programmes run on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings, and increasingly online.
This depends on the course you choose.
Some courses have long waiting lists, others - not so much. Places are filled on a first-come, first-served basis so the best advice we can offer is to apply in plenty of time.
We enroll over 1000 applicants to our part-time courses each year - so it's always busy.
As places are offered based on the date of application, our team could be working their way down through the list.
That said, always check.
You can call Mary on our Part-time courses team at 066-7149696.
Although all of our part-time courses are fee-paying, we do have a DEASP Fee Waiver in place for those in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment.
This is subject to a waiting list and demand for course places.
Most part-time courses run at Kerry College are Minor awards.
A Minor award is commonly referred to as a module - but also as a component certificate or a certificate of unit credit.
These single 'modules' may be completed and certificated individually. All minor awards are linked to a major award that allows learners to collect and build their minor awards and work towards gaining a major award.
Applications for all part-time programmes should be made online - via the Kerry College website or www.fetchcourses.ie
FETCH COURSES is the national application system for all FET course applications.
All new applicants must set up a free account on www.fetchcourses.ie. You must use this to apply for all further education and training progarmmes anywhere in Ireland.
For existing Fetch Courses account holders, login and apply as before.
You can reset your password using your email or mobile phone. When you do, make sure you keep it for future reference.
Bear in mind, FETCH uses your PPS number to identify you - so although you might be able to set up a second account - it won't work properly.
If you're still stuck, contact our Admissions team on 066-714 96 96
No, aside from the DEASP Fee Waiver, all part-time courses are fee-paying.