Professional Education Courses

Learn the skills, competencies and confidence required to provide care effectively and safely.

Let’s work together to help children and adults with neuro-physical disabilities flourish in the community.

Our Special Needs Assistants Programmes are designed by our disability nurse specialist to enable you to address the needs of children and adults with disabilities in the community. These courses:-

Are hosted online and in-house at the Crann Centre
Are facilitated by our highly qualified & experienced NMBI Registered Nurse Manager
Can be combined & tailored into modules to meet the specific needs of your organisation, on request
Provides certificates of attendance upon completion

Travel: Our trainers can travel to your organisation within the Cork and Kerry (CH04) area. Minimum trainee numbers apply.

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If you have a question about these courses, contact Eimear Daly at professionaleducation@cranncentre.ie

SNA Courses

These courses are also open to teachers, AIMs workers, social care works, personal assistants, home support workers and care assistants.

Clean Intermittent Catetherisation

Theory only (online) – €50pp
In-house workshop (incl. theory) – €85pp

This comprehensive 6-hour course provides the theory and knowledge required to safely carry out CIC in the community. Our practical, hands-on workshop, will give you the confidence required to carry out this new skill.

"It Only Takes a Minute"© Pressure Care Awareness

Online or in-house – €50pp

This 2-hour course details how pressure ulcers develop, strategies to help prevent them and how to identify and manage the early signs of pressure ulcer development.

"Include Me Too!" Disability & Healthcare Needs Awareness

Online or in-house – €50pp

This is a 3.5-hour, comprehensive programme covering topics such as inclusive terminology, language and communication, dignity and respect. It covers strategies to help reduce barriers to social inclusion and addressing health needs in community settings. Also covered are areas such as intimate care and addressing health needs in the community.

Mind Your Back - Manual Handling

In-house only – €50pp

This 1/2 day course in manual handling is tailored for those supporting people with disabilities. The instructor is a FETAC QQI Level 6 qualified instructor. (Hoist training is not included.)

Condition Specific Overviews

Online or in-house – €50pp

Hydrocephalus & Shunt Awareness
Spina Bifida Overview

Condition-specific awareness of other neuro-physical disabilities are available upon request.

Nurse Courses

These workshops are CEU accredited with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for Nurses.

Clean Intermittent Catheterisation

In-house workshop (incl. theory) – €85pp

Crann’s Clean Intermittent Catheterisation workshop is CEU accredited with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for Nurses.

Trans Anal Irrigation Training

In-house workshop – €85

This comprehensive 6-hour course provides the theory and knowledge required to safely carry out TAI in the community. Our practical, hands-on workshop, will give you the confidence required to carry out this new skill.

Crann’s Trans Anal Irrigation workshop is CEU accredited with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for Nurses.

TAI + Antegrade Colonic Enema

In-house workshop – €100

This course combines the skills of Trans Anal Irrigation with management for Antegrade Colonic Enema. This combined course is a full day training session.

This workshop is CEU accredited with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for Nurses.

Testimonial from Sue, a Clean Intermittent Catheterisation Course Attendee “I found this course really informative. The lady giving the course was fantastic. Since doing they course I’ve been using what I learned every day in work. I would highly recommend this course.”

Testimony from Nora, a clean intermittent catheterisation course attendee - “Before attending the training, I was very apprehensive around the idea of catheterising a young child. However, the training we received on the day was fantastic. The trainer gave us great insight and support during the day. In addition, they promised to follow up support by way of phone call or email anytime. This really put my mind at ease. [After the course] I felt very confident that I was giving the child the best assistance and that their parents benefitted as they too were confident that we had received the best of training. I now perform catheterisation as part of my work duties daily.”