If you want to become a professional social care worker, this degree is the recognised entry point. The programme aims to further develop and enhance the knowledge, skills and attitudes you will have acquired through successful completion of the Higher Certificate in Applied Social Studies in Social Care. The programme is run for 10 weeks in a supervised practicum environment with the remainder in AIT attending seminars, classes and lectures. Theoretical and practical aspects are both emphasised. This ensures that when you complete this programme you are equipped to make an effective contribution in many areas of social care, including community-based work, youth work, residential care, project work and the care of people with special needs. Through obtaining the qualification, you will have acquired an understanding of the wider social policy context within which social care services are provided.

This programme is a professional qualification in social care which will lead you to find employment with different client groups in a variety of care settings. It is the recognised entry point for the professional social care worker.