This course aims to prepare students to support GPs to expand their practice by assisting the Practice Nurse and
medical/admin staff. This course will equip the learner with the knowledge and skills required for this new role
as identified by the Health Service Executive. GP Practice Assistants carry out roles such as recording vital signs and
weight, sterilising equipment, restocking consultation rooms, covering administrative duties and communicating
with patients and members of the public.
| College | Dunboyne College of Further Education |
| Course ID | 185956 |
| Course Location | Dunboyne, Meath |
| Course Qualification | Level 5 Certificate |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| Course Start Date | 1st September 2026 |
| Course End Date | 31st May 2027 |
| Course Duration | 1 Year |
| Course Time | Full time |
| Entry Requirements | • Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied or; • Mature Students or; • Other equivalent qualifications |
| Career Path | Graduates may go straight into the workplace or can pursue a degree in many of the Universities around the country to study General, Psychiatric, Mental Health or Children’s Nursing. They may alternatively seek immediate employment in a range of hospitals, community care, and healthcare initiatives. There are now many nursing degree courses available to graduates on the newly expanded QQI links programme in colleges like DCU, UCD, Trinity, TUD Blanchardstown, South East Technological University Carlow/Waterford, Maynooth University, TUD, Technological University of the Shannon Athlone, Munster Technological University Tralee, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Atlantic Technological University GMIT / St. Angela’s College Sligo / Letterkenny, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), University of Limerick and UCC. The qualification can also be used for entry into third level courses in the Social Care/Social Studies area. This course will also help you to seek out links to the many nursing degree programmes in Northern Ireland – Ulster University and in the UK – The University of West London, Edge Hill University, Southampton University, Staffordshire University, Liverpool, Bath, South Bank, Edinburgh (Scotland) and Bangor University (Wales), where we have close links. |
| Course Code | 5M4349 |
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This one-year course in journalism, Digital Media and Public Relations teaches students the skills to be a modern journalist or public relations professional.
This one-year course, similar to our other arts programme, aims to prepare students for entrance into Arts degrees in Irish universities and colleges, as well as preparing students to work in a European environment both in Ireland and abroad.
