The third and final part of Sean Bohan’s three-blog series on the benefits of a career in Social Care: The Frontline to Leadership I had the privilege to work frontline and then move into roles such as a team leader, day services facilitator and day service manager, with the first 4 years of entering […]
The course is for current/prospective first line supervisors and managers who are looking for key management skills to enhance their leadership, motivational, team-building and management skills in an accredited programme developed specifically for the social care, disability and non-profit sector.
Are you a manager who is dealing with the difficulties of delivering a quality service? Are you a new manager? Do you want to become a manager or supervisor?
This 8-week, accredited Level 6 course, Certificate in Empowerment and Advocacy, equips the student with the knowledge, skills and competencies to support people with disabilities in empowering themselves on a day-to-day basis, thus facilitating self-defined visions of a desirable future.
The Certificate in Training and Development twelve week programme provides participants with the tools to identify training needs and design, plan, deliver and evaluate quality and engaging training. The course is aimed at qualified practitioners who wish to pursue a career as a trainer. The course is aimed at individuals already involved in designing and delivering […]
Open Training College’s BA in Social Care 2024-25 – 3 Years – QQI Level 7, CORU approved – opens for applications mid-March 2024.
OTC is offering a Certificate in Managing Service Quality and Safeguarding for first line supervisors & managers in the human services & non-profit sector, people interested in disability services and safeguarding.
Open Training College tutor Joe McDonald explores How Managers Improve Team Performance through Leadership Learning As a manager, or aspiring manager, what can you do you each and every day to improve team performance? Well, remember that truly effective leaders always have absolute clarity in terms of their own role and objectives. This in turn […]
The Open Training College has a proven track record when it comes to the delivery of high-quality accredited management courses. Modules such as Key Management Skills: Teamwork, Leadership & Communications equip students with practical skills as well as the necessary theoretical knowledge. Unit 2 of this module enables the student to be an effective and […]
OTC is running a BA in Contemporary Disability Studies – Level 7 2023-24 – Apply by September 30th, 2023.
The BA (Honours) in Applied Social Studies (Disability Service Management) provides qualified Social Care Workers and other professionals with the knowledge and skills to make substantive, positive changes to organisations.
The BA in Social Care QQI HET Major / 7 at Open Training College is now open for applications. This course is ideal for any person interested in becoming a social care worker; persons with a relevant Level 5 qualification.
The Open Training College BA in Social Care –Level 7 opens for applications on March 23rd 2023 for Sept 2023 commencement.
In this guest feature article, Open Training College Management Courses Director Brendan Collins gives us an insight into Managing In Challenging Times. Writing as far back as 1959, in his publication, Landmarks of Tomorrow, the great management consultant, educator and author, Peter Drucker, stated: “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence. It […]
In this guest blog post, Open Training College Associate Tutor Joe McDonald explores the importance of change. Change is inevitable and there is no escaping it. However, that’s no bad thing! Take a moment to consider just how much change has taken place within your own family, your local community, those towns and cities that […]
In this guest blog post, Open Training College Associate Tutor Joe McDonald explores Five Questions to Improve your Leadership Skills. The Open Training College has a proven track record when it comes to the delivery of high-quality accredited management courses. Modules such as Key Management Skills: Teamwork, Leadership & Communications equip students with practical skills […]
Open Training College answer the question “How will I fit a Social Care degree into my busy life?” This is a question that we get asked all the time, and rightly so, because it helps the potential students to get their heads around the level of commitment required when studying a third level degree course. […]
The Open Training College are offering a six-week Certificate in Key Management Skills course.
The Open Training College (OTC) is offering huge savings on two popular Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses. As we all approach the ‘next normal’ of working together in the sector, the OTC has discounted some popular CPD (Continuing Professional Development) courses in order to support colleagues. The OTC believes that upskilling staff and managers is […]
