Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This full-time two-year course enables students with an interest in training as a Montessori Teacher to combine the Montessori approach to teaching (21/2- 6 years) and the study of Early Childhood Care & Education. The course is ideally suited to school leavers or anyone new to the area of early childhood care and education.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Year 1:
Child Development 5N1764
Early Care and Education Practice 5N1770
Early Childhood Education and Play 5N1773
Child Health and Wellbeing 5N1765
Approaches to Early Childhood Education
Early Learning Environment
Work Experience 5N1356
Communications 5N0690
Creative Arts for Early Childhood 5N1769
Year 2:
Child Development 5N1764
Early Childhood Curriculum
Childhood Social, Legal and Health Studies
Work Experience 5N1356
Early Childhood Literacy and Numeracy
Early Childhood Arts and Culture
Personal And Professional Development 6N1949
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 results in 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 direct progression route, click below:
QQI Code
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.
Administrative
Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.
They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.
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
Montessori, Primary Schools, Nurseries, creches