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If so, why not develop your knowledge and skills in this area? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OTC is\ncurrently receiving online applications for the BA in Contemporary Disability\nStudies degree programme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentrainingcollege.com\/courseitems\/ba-in-contemporary-disability-studies\/\">BA in Contemporary Disability Studies<strong> <\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 3 years, QQI, Level 7, \u20ac3,552 Year 1 tuition fees, starts Nov. 2021<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This course\nis ideally suited for anyone working in disability services who is supporting a\nperson or community of people with intellectual disability, either directly or\nindirectly, eg. Special needs assistants (SNA\u2019s), day service workers, social\ncare leaders, people with an interest in the area and people who have a\nrelevant Level 5 qualification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flexible\ndelivery of the course includes many online supports which allow students to\nwork and study at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/opentrainingcollege.com\/college-application-centre\/\">Click HERE<\/a> for information on how to make your online application today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note: &nbsp;<\/strong>For people such as direct support workers wishing to follow the Social Care\nWorker registration route with CORU, we recommend the<strong> BA in Social Care<\/strong>\ndegree<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentrainingcollege.com\/courseitems\/ba-in-social-care\/\">BA in Social Care<\/a> \u2013 3 years, QQI, Level 7, \u20ac4,200 Year\n1 tuition fees, Starts Sept. 2022.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications for the BA in Social\nCare open in Spring, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact\nConor with any queries on <strong>01-2990580<\/strong> or <a href=\"mailto:cmurray@opentrainingcollege.com\">cmurray@opentrainingcollege.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last chance to sign up for BA in Contemporary Disability Studies \u2013 3 Year Level 7 degree Are&hellip;","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":2998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","filesize_raw":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[238,181],"class_list":{"0":"post-2997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blog","8":"tag-disability-studies","9":"tag-level-7","10":"cs-entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.2 (Yoast SEO v25.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Open Training College: Learn from the Experts - Back to Work Connect<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you working to support people with intellectual disability, either directly or indirectly? 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