Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
To provide students with the skills, knowledge and competence required to pursue a career working with people with Special Needs. The course will also give students an insight into the range of employment opportunities in the sector. Work Experience takes place One Day per week for the duration of the course with a two week Block in January/February.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Human Growth and Development 5N1279
Creative Arts for Early Childhood 5N1769
Children with Additional Needs 5N2396
Special Needs Assisting 5N1786
Word Processing 5N1358
Work Experience 5N1356
Communications 5N0690
Nutrition 5N2006
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 |
| 5M4468 |
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
Many Career Opportunities include working in the following
- Special Needs Assistant across the whole spectrum of education and care
- S.N.A. (Special Needs Assistant)
- Work Abroad
- Summer Camps at Home & Abroad