Are you interested in a teacher qualification in Further, Adult and Community Education?

Further, Adult and Community Education programmes are designed for learners over the age 16 and not in post-primary (secondary school) education. The sector caters for all age groups from early school leavers to people upskilling in a new area or returning to education after a break away from it. Adult learners are a diverse cohort with different needs that vary according to where each student or class is along their journey of lifelong learning. This means that Further, Adult and Community Educators must be responsive to the needs of their students and adapt to the range of educational tools that best suit adult learners.

 

The Postgraduate Diploma in Further, Adult and Community Education is custom built for teachers in this sector to enable them to meet the needs of their students. This course is aimed at:

• practising teachers in this sector that have teaching experience but do not have a formal Further Educational Training, or an Adult and Community education qualification.
• those wishing to enter the sector i.e. those with little or no teaching experience and who seek to specialise in Further, Adult and Community Education.

 

The programme provides a professional qualification for teaching in the Further and Adult and Community Education Sector in accordance with Section 38 of the Teaching Council Act, 2001 and Regulation Five of the Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations 2009. 

 

The Postgraduate Diploma in Further, Adult and Community Education will equipe students with the knowledge, skills and professional attitudes and values required to teach in a variety of settings in the Further Education sector such as Youthreach, PLC programmes, Further Education Colleges, Training Centres, Private Training Companies and broader Adult and Community Education settings. The programme promotes and maintains the professional standard expected of teachers in these sectors.