Course Description
Classroom Assistant/Special Needs Assistant
Care Provision & Practice; Understanding Special Needs; Human Growth & Development; Intellectual Disability Studies; Creative Arts for Early Childhood; Communications; Work Experience; Word processing
| College | Killester College of Further Education |
| Course Location | Killester, Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 5 |
| Course Category | Special Needs Assistant Training, Educational & Teacher Training |
| Course Type | Classroom Based |
| Course Qualification | Level 5 Certificate |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| Awarding Body Details | Community Health Services |
| Course Start Date | 6th September 2021 |
| Course End Date | 27th May 2022 |
| Course Duration | one academic year |
| Course Time | Four days class and one day Work Placement per week |
| Course Fee | POA |
| Entry Requirements | For the purposes of Work Experience placements, students must be 18 years and over by the 31st October in year of entry. Leaving Certificate/LCA/QQI Level 4 Award Students who may not have formal academic requirements but who have the ability to successfully participate on the course will be considered. (RPL Recognition of Prior Learning) Garda Vetting |
| Carear Path | This is a one year specialist course training students to work as Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) in Primary and Secondary School Classrooms. Primary and Secondary Schools as well as specialist schools employ Special Needs Assistants to work in a variety of educational settings. Students may also use this course to progress to participating Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) through the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme. Some past students have gone on to Education, Social Science, Social Care & Psychology degrees. |
| Phone | (01)8337686 |
| Course Code | 5M4468 |
For information about Killester College of Further Education, please visit their college page on Whichcollege.ie by clicking here.
Course Provider
Killester College of Further Education
Collins Avenue
Killester
Dublin 5
D05 TW21, Killester, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Eircode: D05 TW21
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