Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
Kick start your career with a recognised trusted academic qualification combined with hands on experience in the field of education. A course in Special Needs Awareness & Assisting gives you the opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of Special Needs as well as the educational underpinnings required to be an asset in any setting. Work experience is an integral part of the course that lets you apply the skills you learn in Kerry College in the classroom.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Special Needs Assisting 6N1957
Work Experience 6N1946
Communications 6N1950
Disability Awareness 6N1975
Assistive Technology 6N2211
Inclusive Education Practice 6N2226
Mental Health Awareness 6N2209
Differentiated Learning & Instruction 6N2225
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a possible progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 6M2263 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
Graduates can expect to gain employment in a wide range of inclusive educational environments. Progression to a supervisory/ management qualification as well as a variety of third level education progression opportunities in Universities and Institutes of Technology nationally.