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Community Care

Title Community Care
Code DCHCC
Level 5
Type Major
Domain 6. Education, Health and Welfare > 1. Education/Training > 9. Community Care and Social Work
Credit Value 8
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Deactivation Date 12-12-2013
Status Active
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Certification Requirements:

Learners may submit a maximum of two components from Level 4 and a maximum of one component from Level 6. Components from Level 4 will have a value of 0.5 while those from Level 6 will have a value of 1 unless otherwise specified. Providers: if you intend to offer this award to your learners, please ensure that your programme is registered with FETAC via the FETAC Programme Registration website. Programme Registration may be accessed from the QUICK LINKS drop-down menu on the FETAC homepage.
The total credit value required for this certificate is 8. This will be achieved by completing:
Code Title Level Credit Value
All of the following component(s)
D20003 Care Provision and Practice 5 1
D20032 Human Growth & Development 5 1
D20165 Safety and Health at Work 5 1
G20001 Communications 5 1
W20008 Work Experience 5 1
A minimum credit value of 2 from the following component(s)
C20140 Nutrition 5 1
D20005 Child Development 5 1
D20007 Early Childhood Education 5 1
D20012 Introduction to Nursing 5 1
D20021 Sport & Recreation Studies 5 1
D20160 Exercise & Fitness 5 1
D20163 Care Skills 5 1
D20164 Care Support 5 1
D20169 Intellectual Disability Studies 5 1
D20180 Care of the Older Person 5 1
D20186 Special Needs Assisting 5 1
D20188 Occupational First Aid 5 1
G20031 Social Studies 5 1
G20034 Teamworking 5 1
D20187 Understanding Special Needs 5 1
D20121 Art & Craft for Childcare 5 1
B20132 Legal Studies 5 1
E20169 Intercultural Studies 5 1
L22265 Learning Disability 5 1
The remaining credit value of 1 can be obtained by using one or more components from level 4, 5 or 6.