Course Description
Health Promotion – Workplace Wellness
NUI Galway – Centre for Adult Learning & Professional Development
Postgraduate Certificate in Health Promotion in Workplace Wellness has been jointly developed by NUI Galway and the Departments of Health, and Business, Enterprise and Innovation under the Healthy Ireland Framework. The course is suitable for a variety of professions and settings. It is particularly suited to those working in Health Promotion, Human Resources, Management, Public Health, Nursing, Occupational Health and Safety, and the ever-growing corporate wellness industry.
The programme guides students through the stages of effective intervention design, such as needs analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. This will be embedded in an understanding of the fundamentals of Health Promotion and framed around real world experience and examples. Course participants will gain skills and competencies for the effective implementation of evidence-based Health Promotion interventions and project management. Specialists in workplace health and wellbeing will become essential agents of change within organisations throughout the world.
| College Name | NUI Galway – Centre for Adult Learning & Professional Development |
| Course Category | Health Care |
| Course Type | Blended Learning - Mix of Classroom & Online |
| Course Location | Galway, UK |
| Course Start Date | 1st September 2022 |
| Course Fee | 2,028 p.a. (€2,528 Non-EU ) |
| Course Duration | 1 year, part-time |
| Awarding Body | National University of Ireland Galway |
| Entry Requirements | 1. A primary degree. 2. Relevant professional experience, level of motivation and suitability, assessed via online application. |
| Career Path | Workplace Wellness is an area that is becoming more prevalent and topical in Ireland at present, as reflected in a national workplace wellness programme, which is coordinated and lead through the Department of Health under the Healthy Ireland framework. The Department of Health Promotion at NUI Galway are being contacted by public and private companies who see the importance of upskilling and training their staff in this area to become workplace wellness leaders and managers in their organisations. Students registered on the course came from a wide range of academic backgrounds and professions including nursing, physiotherapy, HSE management, pharmacy, prison services, CSO, private organisations such as insurance and health and fitness as well as health promotion. |
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