Hospital and Laboratory Sterile Services
Hospital and Laboratory Sterile Services is a course designed for those seeking employment in the sterile services industry. This course will equip the learner with the skills, knowledge and competence required to work as part of the existing skilled workforce in pharmaceutical manufacture and within hospital sterile services departments.
| Award Name | Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 5 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ) | Major | QQI | Level 5 NFQ |
Duration
1 year
Entry Requirements
The basic entry requirement to all Level 5 courses is as follows:
•Over 18 years of age and/or successful completion of the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent international qualification)
•Successful completion of a Level 4 major award
(or equivalent international qualification)
The basic entry requirement to all Level 6 courses is as follows:
•Successful completion of a related Level 5 major award
(or equivalent international qualification)
Some programmes may require specific subjects, or skills.
If you have completed a Level 5 course and wish to study at Level 6, please remember that you need to complete a new application.
Our teachers will assess if the course is the right option for you at an interview. All reasonable efforts are made to facilitate diversity and to support learners with additional needs. See the section Open Learning and Students with Additional Needs for more information.
Mature applicants who don’t meet the minimum entry requirements, but who have acquired skills or experience, are welcome to apply, and we make sure the course is suitable at an interview.
Students aged between 18 and 23 years who do not have the minimum entry requirement or RPL will be referred to career guidance.
Garda Vetting (Clearance)
Garda Vetting (police / criminal records clearance) is a requirement on courses where students have access to children or vulnerable adults. Students must be vetted for clearance by the Gardaí prior to attending work experience. It is your responsibility to obtain Garda Vetting Clearance / criminal records clearance.
Students who have lived outside the jurisdiction of Ireland /Northern Ireland, and for whom Garda vetting / clearance is unavailable, are required to provide verifiable evidence of criminal records clearance from the relevant police authorities.
We will provide you with information about making an application for clearance, but it is your responsibility to complete any necessary application and to obtain clearance. If you are offered a place on a course, you will be issued with information at registration.
Careers / Further progression
Progression
Qualified Healthcare Assistant working in:
Sport Rehabilitation and Athletic Therapy (SETU Carlow)
Physiology and Health Science (SETU Carlow)
General Nursing (DCU)
General Nursing (TUS Midlands, Athlone Campus)
Decontamination Management, BSc Level 7 (TU Dublin)
Further information
These means-tested maintenance grants are available to eligible students attending approved full-time courses of further education, in approved Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) centres.
Applications are made online to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) through www.studentfinance.ie www.susi.ie
You will be invited to an interview – this is to make sure that you’ve made the right choice!
Applications are now open for September 2024
You will be introduced to cleanroom techniques, methods of decontamination, high-level disinfection and sterilisation alongside core modules such as Infection Prevention and Control including Microbiology and Health and Safety.
What Makes This Course Special
New course for 2024/25
Detailed technical knowledge
Expert teaching team
Excellent progression routes
Excellent Work Experience opportunities
Includes essential additional qualifications
Excellent progression routes
Course Content
Care Support
Infection Prevention & Control
Work Experience
Operating Department Care Skills
Communications
Laboratory Skills
Sterilisation & High-Level Disinfection
Health Related Cleaning Skills
Safety and Health at Work
5M3807 - Laboratory Techniques
Certification
QQI Level 5 Certificate in Health Service Skills 5M3782
PLSS Code: 416396
Coordinator: Andrea Lacey
Course is subject to minimum enrolment. The programme content shown is indicative and is subject to change according to Awarding Body requirements as well as enrolment and resources.
Phone: 059 913 4230 Email: Email: Info@CarlowInstitute.ie Web: www.Carlowinstitute.ie