Special Needs Assisting and Intellectual Disability Studies
QQI Level 5 in Intellectual Disability Practice 5M1761 (More about QQI)
Accredited Training in
- Lámh Sign Language Programme
- Occupational First Aid
- Túsla Child Protection Online Training
- People Moving and Handling
Are you looking to work as a Special Needs Assistant (SNA) in primary or post-primary schools, or other care settings? Our one-year QQI Level 5 course in Intellectual Disability Practice 5M1761 can help you gain the knowledge and skills required for this role.
Upon successful completion of our course, you will have the opportunity to progress to the QQI Level 6 course in Advanced Training in Special Needs Assisting and Inclusion in Sallynoggin College of Further Education.
“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)
Employment Opportunities
- Primary Schools as a Special Needs Assistant
- Secondary Schools as a Special Needs Assistant
- Further Education Colleges as a Personal Assistant
- Public and private health sectors for children and adults with additional needs
- Community care services
