Advanced Training in Special Needs Assisting and Inclusion

QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Inclusive Education and Training 6M2263
Accredited Training in Lámh Sign Language Programme
Occupational First Aid
Túsla Child Protection Online Training
Certificate in Manual Handling

This course will enhance and further develop your skills and competencies needed to work as a Special Needs Assistant (SNA) in primary, post primary education and other care settings. You will learn about “disability” and how to support people in the workplace and school environment.

Employment Opportunities:

Employment in Community and Healthcare services working in Public and Private Health sectors for adults and children with disabilities.
Working as a Special Needs Assistant in:

  • Primary Schools
  • Secondary Schools

Course content

  • Inclusive Education Practice
  •  Disability Awareness
  •  Differentiated Learning & Instruction
  •  Special Needs Assisting
  •  Boundary Management
  •  Digital Presentation Skills
  •  Work Experience
  •  Communications

Course features and facilities

  •  Educational field trips
  •  Specialist Workshops
  •  Guest Speakers
  •  Accredited Training in Lámh Sign Language Programme
  •  Occupational First Aid
  •  Certificate in Manual Handling
  •  Work Experience forms an integral part of the course offering the opportunity for learners to gain practical experience in their chosen fields of interest

Entry requirements

  • QQI Level 5 Award or equivalent or relevant industry experience
  • Interview
  • Mature applicants welcome
  • Applicants may be accepted without meeting formal entry requirements

“I would highly recommend Sallynoggin College of Further Education for everybody. It is an inclusive College where everyone is most welcome and where students mix well and interact with each other. I started my life as a student a month before my 60th birthday and the experience has been absolutely fantastic and has changed my life. I completed three different full-time courses in Sallynoggin which were inter-linked. It is not just a learning environment, it is a community also and I really enjoyed my time there.”
Eileen Young – (Graduate, 2020)

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING WITH DISABILITY STUDIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTING

Education progression

Below are some examples of progression options with this QQI level 6 award in Inclusive Education and Training 6M2263
TU Dublin City Centre Early Childhood Education G Level 8 TU995

For a more detailed list of progression options please www.cao.ie

For more progression options

DCU Education and Training G Level 8 DC235
DCU Early Childhood Education G Level 8 DC001
TU Dublin Blanch/Tallaght Early Childhood Care and Education G Level 7 TU790
TU Dublin Blanch/Tallaght Early Childhood Care and Education G Level 8 TU989
TU Dublin Blanchardstown Applied Social Studies in Social Care G Level 7 TU791
TU Dublin Blanchardstown Applied Social Studies in Social Care G Level 8 TU991
TU Dublin Blanchardstown Community and Youth Development G Level 7 TU792
TU Dublin Blanchardstown Community and Youth Development G Level 8 TU992
TU Dublin Tallaght Applied Social Care G Level 8 TU997
Maynooth University Community and Youth Work G+ Level 8 MH116
Maynooth University Early Childhood Teaching &Learning G Level 8 MH003
Maynooth University Community and Youth Work G+ (Part-time In Service) Level 8 MH802
South East TU Early Childhood Education &Practice G Level 8 CW748
Direct Application (Non CAO courses) – Private Colleges (Fees Payable)
Portobello Institute Montessori Teaching Level 6
+ Questionnaire / Skills Test and Interview G Garda Vetting Required Advanced Entry Graduates of this QQI Level 6 course may also be considered for advanced entry to related degree programmes. Students may be eligible to progress to the second year of a course where they fulfil the college’s entry requirements.

Course modules are reviewed annually and may be subject to change