Online Courses

This page will be continually updated to reflect the latest online courses run nationally and internationally which may be of interest to Family Carers. If you are aware of a course which you feel should be included please email info@carealliance.ie with details.
Inclusion of a course on this page should not be seen as an endorsement of that particular course.
Not all of these courses are currently available, as they will have intake dates at differing times of the year.
Most of the courses below are free of charge, and some have a cost attached. Some have free elements, with the full course having a cost.

General Courses

Caring Counts - The Open University (Free)
Supporting People Living with Long-term Conditions - Kings College London (Free)
Internet of Things for Active Aging - Taipei Medical University (Free)
Confidence to Care book - Home Instead Ireland (Available on Amazon.co.uk)
Caring for Adults - The Open University (Free)
What about me? A personal development course for carers in Wales - the open University (Free, open to non-Welsh carers).

Home Based Care - Home Based Education - Alzheimer Society of Ireland (Free)
Dementia coping skills for families and carers - Dementia Elevator. (Free)
Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementias CARE: Changing Aging Through Research and Education - Home Instead Senior Care (US). (Free)
Understanding Dementia MOOC - University of Tazmania (Free)
The Many Faces of Dementia - University College London (Free)
Dementia Care: Staying Connected and Living Well - Newcastle University (Free)
Dementia: Understanding and Managing Challenging Behaviour - University of Birmingham (Free)
Dementia E-Learning Course - Social Care Institute for Excellence (Free - please note material dates from 2009)

Autism Spectrum Disorder - University of California, Davis. (Free access to course materials, cost attached to gaining certificate)