Apprenticeship ยท Level 6 ยท Healthcare

Advanced Healthcare Assistant Practitioner

A two-year apprenticeship for working in a multidisciplinary care team. It suits caring, compassionate people who want clinical skills.

How apprenticeships work: you are hired by an approved employer and paid while you learn, mixing work with blocks of training in a college or training centre. You don't apply through the CAO and you don't need CAO points.

Key facts

How long
2 years
Award
NFQ Level 6 Higher Certificate in Healthcare Support Practice
Where you train
  • Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin 8 (national programme)
Pay
Employer pays a salary; rate agreed with your employer.
Costs
Student contribution payable to the higher education institution over two years.

Entry requirements

  • Full eligibility criteria are in the apprenticeship brochure

How to apply

You must be hired by an approved employer. Express interest on the Griffith College website.

Griffith College AHAP page โ†— Official page on apprenticeship.ie โ†—

What you'll learn

  • Supporting daily living activities
  • Contributing to assessing a person's condition and comfort
  • Using medical and mobility devices
  • Clinical skills
  • Keeping accurate health records

Where it can lead

  • Advanced healthcare assistant practitioner
  • General practice assistant in a GP surgery
  • Progress to higher education

Useful Leaving Cert subjects

Biology, Home Economics

These help with the content of the programme; they are not entry requirements unless listed above.

Other Healthcare apprenticeships

Tertiary degrees in Health

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Information from apprenticeship.ie, checked November 2026. Details can change, so always confirm on the official page before applying.