Health Services Supervisory Management Skills
Health Services Supervisory Management Skills (6M4978).
This QQI title of this level 6 major award is Health Services Supervisory Management Skills (6M4978). It comprises of 8 minor component awards which amount to a combined total of 120 credits.
The purpose of this award is to enable the learner acquire the knowledge, skill and competence required to work independently or in a supervisory role in a range of health services contexts and or to progress to higher education and training.
| Award Name | Level 6 Advanced Certificate (Level 6 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 6 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 6 Advanced Certificate (Level 6 NFQ) | Major | QQI | Level 6 NFQ |
Duration
Course Delivery Method: Self-Paced/Blended/Classroom.
All delivery methods include access to discussion board, online submission system and Further support is available - academic writing, study skills and Harvard referencing.
Entry Requirements
Is this course for you?
Access to the Programme
Mature Applicants with relevant life and work experience are welcomed. Our Course Advisor is available to meet with prospective learners to discuss and advise on the course details, career and academic opportunities and assess your suitability for the course.
Entry Criteria
Entry criteria / prerequisites Level 4 Certificate / Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) or relevant life experience detailed in a current Curriculum Vitae. Please provide details and attach a copy of either a current CV or Certificate. Learners must be a resident of Ireland / based in Ireland.
Learners applying to study on the 5M4339 programme must have a QQI Level 5 Award in Childcare, National Vocational Certificate (Level 4), Leaving Certificate or equivalent qualifications. Recognition of Prior Learning in the context of appropriate work/life experience, detailed in a CV and with supporting documentation, will also be considered.
Careers / Further progression
Progression Achievement of this award will enable the learner to progress to other appropriate programmes leading to awards at the next or higher levels of the National Framework of Qualifications.
Learners who successfully complete this award may progress to a range of different awards.
Progression Outcomes
The following level 6 certificates are among those that generally (though not always) enable links to Healthcare/Social Care Degree programmes:
6M4987 Health Service Supervisory Management Skills
6M2218 Social and Vocational Integration
6M3115 Information, Advice and Advocacy
6M3674 Community Development
Applicants should aim to achieve distinction grades including in the following:
6N2775 Conflict Management
6N4329 Supervisory Management
6N1948 Team Leadership
6N1946 Work Experience OR
6N1947 Work Practice
For details, please contact the Central Applications Office at www.cao.ie
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Applicants must check information on the CAO and on the higher education provider’s website.
The basis for application to different higher education institutions Nursing Degree programmes is sometimes specific to one award and/or to specific attainment in specified awards.
Further information
For future start dates please contact the Provider.
€1200. Deposit: €295.
How to apply?
Choose and purchase the programme online (see "Application Weblink" below) below.
Learners will be able to:
Demonstrate a broad range of knowledge of supervisory management skills and techniques within a range of health services settings,
Apply theoretical concepts and abstract thinking with significant underpinning theory to specific health service practice,
Apply a comprehensive range of specialised skills and tools to develop strategies required for supervisory management in a range of health service contexts,
Select from a range of supervisory management theories, tools and techniques to devise and formulate specific responses to routine and non-routine health service provision,
Apply supervisory management concepts, principles, creative thinking and technical skills to a range of health related contexts and situations,
Exercise and assume substantial personal responsibility in prioritising, organising and managing own work and or the work of others to achieve defined objectives,
Evaluate own learning and assist others to identify their learning styles and needs within a structured learning environment,
Evaluate own learning and assist others to identify their learning styles and needs within a structured learning environment
Modules:
The total credit value required for this certificate is 120. This will be achieved by completing:
All of the following components:
6N2775 Conflict Management - 15 Credits
6N4329 Supervisory Management - 15 Credits
6N1950 Communications - 15 Credits
A minimum credit value of 15 from the following components:
6N1946 Work Experience - 15 Credits
6N1949 Personal and Professional Development - 15 Credits
A minimum credit value of 30 from the following components:
6N2214 Health Promotion - 15 Credits
6N4089 Spreadsheets - 15 Credits
6N4448 Statutory Workplace Policies and Procedures - 15 Credits
6N4977 Word Processing - 15 Credits
6N2209 Mental Health Awareness - 15 Credits
6N1782 Safety Management - 15 Credits
Note: It is only necessary to do 2 of the last 5 components if you have completed a level 5 previously. Contact a course advisor for more information.
A maximum of 15 credits may be used from either level 4 or level 6.
Typically, QQI modules are 15 credits each – so completing 8 modules = 120 credits. 120 Credits are needed to achieve a QQI Major Award. However, sometimes a module will have as much as 30 credits, so completing one large module (30 Credits) plus 6 more normal modules (6 × 15 = 90) would achieve the 120 credits needed.
Grading
Pass 50% - 64%
Merit 65% - 70%
Distinction 80% - 100%
6M4978 Health Services Supervisory Management Skills
What qualification will I receive?
You will be awarded a certificate 6M4978 Health Services Supervisory Management Skills. QQI is the awarding body. Forus Training is a provider of education and training programmes and we issue certificates to learners who have reached the standard for a QQI award. The certificate you will receive on successful completion is a formal confirmation by QQI that you have demonstrated the knowledge, skill and competence required to achieve the named award. This programme is validated by QQI and is coded 6M4978 Health Services Supervisory Management Skills. This certificate which will be issued to you by us is an award listed on the NFQ (National Framework of Qualifications). This ensures the certificate is nationally and internationally recognised and has many potential uses; for example, for further / higher education or employment in Ireland or abroad.
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