UCC delighted to announce that there will be 25 funded places (covering 90-100% of tuition fees) for students on UCC’s Postgraduate Certificate - Gerontological Nursing programme (30 credits) and there are up to 200-250 places on short, modular CPD courses. These funded places have been made possible under the HEA & Government of Ireland (July Stimulus Package) Postgraduate Skills Provision as announced by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on 27/10/20. These places represent a new route into lifelong learning, and provide upskilling and reskilling opportunities for those who need it, while ensuring that nurses are ready for the labour market.
Apply online at: UCC's application portal
Programme orientation will be online on the 14th December 2020. The first module is NU6078 Ageing and Older People: Comprehensive Assessment and Management (10 credits) commences on the 18th January 2021. The programme will use a blended delivery format using the online platform Canvas and a very limited number of sessions on site in UCC, thus making the programme easily accessible from anywhere in Ireland. The programme runs from January to December 2021. For further details please see: https://www.ucc.ie/en/skills/
Applications are open now for the January 2021 intake. In order to be considered eligible for one of the free places, completed applications must be submitted online by the 27th November 2020.
Apply onlineat: UCC's application portal
Funded places on CPD modules at the School of Nursing and Midwifery
The School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC are offering over 250 free or heavily-subsidised places on 10 credit CPD Modules to those seeking to upskill or reskill under the Government's new Postgraduate Skills Provision initiative. Fees are subsidised by 90-100%.
10 credit Modules include in this scheme are:
MH6029 Decision Making and Advanced Practice Professional Roles
MH6030 Leadership, Quality Improvement and Governance for Advanced Clinical Practice
NU6117 Contemporary Approaches to Neurological, Cognitive and Mental Health in Later Life
NU6032 Practice Enhancement for Quality Healthcare
NU6158 Evidence Based Cervical Screening
NU6070 Clinical Leadership in Practice Enhancement for Nursing and Midwifery
NU6171 Principles in Intensive Care Nursing
NU6312- Contemporary Issues in Healthcare
Register your interest in receiving one of these funded places at: https://www.ucc.ie/en/cpd/options/hea-funding/
Completed applications must be submitted online by the 27th November 2020. CPD modules will start on the 4th January 2021.
Apply online at: UCC's application portal
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