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www.hse.ie |
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Dr Steevens' Hospital |
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Steevens' Lane |
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Dublin 8 |
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www.hse.ie |
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+353 (01) 6352000 |
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| What subjects did you take in school and how have these influenced your career path? |
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English, Maths, Irish, French, History, Geography, Home Economics, Commerce (now called Business Studies) - these were subjects that I did for my Inter Cert, (now the Junior Cert), I left school after this. The courses that I took that had career implications were English, Maths, Commerce and Home Economics.
The implications of these were that English is needed for communication, Home Economics prepares one for life experiences and Commerce gives one an understanding of budgets and financial constraints. The subjects are practical ones and have helped me in my career. In hindsight I would have gone on to do my Leaving Cert and would have done Biology as this would have given me a basis to go further with my career, such as studying for nursing.
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| Have you undertaken, or do you plan to undertake any further training as part of your job? |
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I have undertaken further training as part of my career. In the last year I have participated in a FETAC Level 5 Course and I hope to do the courses on Activities of Living and Care Skills and any other courses that are provided by the Health Service.
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| What is your education to date? |
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- Inter Cert (now Junior Cert)
- Manual handling twice a year
- Fire drills - two every year, fire control and prevention skills
- Vec FETAC Level 5 Modules; Communications, Care Support, Food Preparation and Service, Legislative Procedures & Quality, Nutrition Work Experience, Infection Prevention and Control and Stock Control and Material Systems.
- 2.2 Honours Degree Business Studies (Industrial Relations / HR )
- 2003 UCD Diploma Business Studies (Industrial Relations / HR )
- 2001 UCD Lay Tutoring Course (SIPTU) accredited by NUI Galway. Basic Diploma 1999.
- E.C.D.L Training and Development Course
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| What is your education to date? |
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- Inter Cert (now Junior Cert)
- Manual handling twice a year
- Fire drills - two every year, fire control and prevention skills
- Vec FETAC Level 5 Modules; Communications, Care Support, Food Preparation and Service, Legislative Procedures & Quality, Nutrition Work Experience, Infection Prevention and Control and Stock Control and Material Systems.
- 2.2 Honours Degree Business Studies (Industrial Relations / HR )
- 2003 UCD Diploma Business Studies (Industrial Relations / HR )
- 2001 UCD Lay Tutoring Course (SIPTU) accredited by NUI Galway. Basic Diploma 1999.
- E.C.D.L Training and Development Course
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| What aspects of your education have proven most important for your job? |
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The Skills VEC FETAC Level 5 Modules; Communications, Care Support, Food Preparation and Service, Legislative Procedures & Quality, Nutrition, Work Experience, Infection Prevention and Control and Stock Control and Material Systems have proven the most important for my job and the Manual handling courses.
The ones that stood out as been particularly relevant for my job are, Communications, Care Support, Nutrition, Work Experience, Infection Prevention and Control and the manual handling course. I have also found the ECDL course to be important as I use the computer at work for work relating to the committees I am on.
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