New Microcredentials

UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science micro-credentials give healthcare professionals (HCP) and other learners the opportunity to upskill and re-skill in highly specialised areas. These short courses are currently funded by 50%.

What are Micro-credentials:

Micro-credentials are short, flexible, accredited, industry-aligned courses that give learners the opportunity to upskill and boost their career prospects. The UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science micro-credentials are developed and delivered by the world-class academic faculty within the school. Micro-credentials aim to address many of the barriers to life-long learning and their flexible design enables learners to successfully balance further study with other commitments. Each micro-credential is a fully standalone upskilling opportunity, but learners also acquire university credit in the form of ECTS.

Learner Fee Subsidy Scheme:

The HCI Micro-Credential Fee Subsidy has been introduced to enable more learners to address critical skills gaps and engage with lifelong learning through micro-credentials. This scheme reduces the learner fee on the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science micro-credentials by 50% for eligible learners. This is on a first-come-first served basis.

Upskill and Reskill with Short, Flexible Course

UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science has launched two new micro-credentials to its offerings. If you are a HCP or have an interest in health and wellbeing in the workplace the new ‘Introduction to Microbiology for Infection Control’ and ‘Applied Infection Prevention and Control’ micro-credentials may be of interest to you.

Introduction to Microbiology for Infection Control - Level 9 | 5 ECTS | 50% Fee Subsidy

This course will provide the student with a basic understanding of viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and helminths, microbial growth and pathogenesis, transmission and control, antibiotics, immunity, surveillance.

Applied Infection Prevention and Control - Level 9 | 10 ECTS | 50% Fee Subsidy

This micro-credential will provide the student with practical examples of the implementation of infections prevention and control in healthcare and workplace settings, impact and management of antibiotic resistance, critical appraisal of QI initiatives in healthcare, management of outbreaks, infectious diseases outside healthcare settings, workplace safety infection control, biological hazards and waste.

UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science also offers a range of other micro-credentials commencing in September 2024 and January 2025. Enhance your skills and boost your career prospects with our industry-aligned courses:

• Advancing Healthcare: Optimising Nutrition (Level 9 | 5 ECTS | 50% Fee Subsidy)
• Advancing Healthcare: Exercise Prescription (Level 9 | 5 ECTS | 50% Fee Subsidy)
• Advancing Healthcare: Behaviour Change Principles for Healthy Living (Level 9 | 2.5 ECTS | 50% Fee Subsidy)
• Sports Injuries: An Introduction for Amateur Sports (Level 8 | 5 ECTS | 50% Fee Subsidy)

Explore the full range of Medicine and Health Micro-credentials here: https://www.ucd.ie/microcredentials/explorecourses/medicineandhealth/