QQI Level 6 major award – 6M4978

Step into healthcare supervisory and management roles

For healthcare workers ready to lead. Supervision, communication, conflict management and service management skills, built around people who are already working.

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About the course

What this course gives you

Health Services Supervisory Management Skills is a 120-credit QQI Level 6 major award. It develops the skills the step up actually demands: supervising people, managing conflict, communicating across a service and carrying responsibility for how care is delivered.

It is built around working learners. Most people on this course are doing the job, or about to be, while they study.

Who it suits

This course is for you if you are

  • A healthcare assistant or carer ready for more responsibility
  • Already a team leader or senior carer without the formal award
  • A supervisor who wants their experience recognised and sharpened
  • Progressing from a Level 5 award and building a management path
What you study

Course modules

Mandatory modules plus a choice of electives make up the 120-credit award.

Mandatory modules

  • Supervisory Management6N4329
  • Conflict Management6N2775
  • Communications6N1950
  • Work Experience6N1946

Elective modules include

  • Managing People6N3945
  • Gerontology6N3748
  • Disability Awareness6N1975
  • Safety Management6N4329
Before you apply

Entry requirements

  • A Level 5 Certificate or equivalent in a relevant subject area
  • Relevant healthcare experience supports your application
  • Garda vetting and English proficiency requirements may apply, depending on placement
No Level 5 award, but years of experience? Talk to us before ruling yourself out. Suitability is assessed individually and relevant healthcare experience genuinely counts. Ring 087 686 5034 or see student information for how recognition of prior learning works.
After the course

Where this award can take you

Level 6 is the recognised marker that you can carry responsibility for a team or a service.

Healthcare Supervisor Senior Healthcare Assistant Team Leader Homecare Supervisor Residential Care Supervisor Care Coordinator
Progression: the award supports further study in health services management, social care management, leadership and healthcare administration, including Level 7 and 8 routes where the receiving institution’s entry requirements are met. Check the current rules of the college you have in mind before you plan around them.
Why BandB Nursing

Built for people already doing the job

Practical supervision focus

Rosters, conflict, difficult conversations: the real content of the role.

Experienced healthcare teaching

Tutors who have supervised in healthcare settings themselves.

Support for working learners

Scheduled live classes you can plan shifts and family around.

Common questions

Level 6 Supervisory Management, answered

Do I need a Level 5 award before this course?

The standard entry is a Level 5 Certificate or equivalent in a relevant area. If you do not have one but have real healthcare experience, contact us anyway: suitability is assessed individually and experience genuinely counts.

What is the difference between Level 5 and Level 6?

Level 5 prepares you to do the work. Level 6 prepares you to be responsible for how the work is done: supervising people, managing conflict and carrying accountability for a team or service. On the National Framework of Qualifications it is the next step up.

Can I do this while working full time in care?

That is exactly who the course is designed for. Classes run live on a set schedule over Zoom with classroom days for the practical elements, and the 12 to 15 month duration reflects a pace that working learners can sustain.

Will my employer recognise this award?

It is a full QQI major award at Level 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications, the standard reference employers and HR departments use in Ireland.

Ready for the step up?

Apply for Level 6 Supervisory Management

Send your details and we will talk through your experience, the entry requirements and the next intake. Honest advice, no pressure.

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