Special Needs Assisting – Level 6 – Listowel
The aim of this programme is to enable the learner work independently and under supervision in providing support in a variety of childcare\educational settings.
Minor Award
Course Overview
This course will enable the learner to work as a Special Needs Assistant in a variety of educational settings
This course will run on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30pm – 9:30pm for 12 weeks.
All classes with take place in our Listowel Campus.
Please note all Learners must have competent written and spoken English (CEFR B2 or Higher).
What will I study?
- Evaluate the provision of education for people with special educational needs with reference to current legislation.
- Assess the various educational options available in Ireland for people with special educational needs.
- Examine relevant theories, skills and processes relevant to curriculum implementation.
- Explore the differences between integration and inclusion.
- Organise learning opportunities in order to promote independence and responsibility.
- Evaluate the importance of the multidisciplinary team in devising individual education plans.
- Analyse skills that can be used to aid the teacher in the administration of the national curriculum.
- Assess interventions and behaviour management techniques that may be used in the learning environment.
- Manage meaningful activities that are suited to people’s needs and connect with their experiences and interests in the learning environment.
- Identify strategies for dealing with stressors within the workplace.
- Provide assistance in the provision of education and care for individuals that present with special educational needs.
- Reflect on own attitudes, values, beliefs and assumptions in relation to working with and on behalf of people who present with disabilities.
What is the certification?
QQI Level 6 Minor Award in Special Needs Assisting (6N1957)
What are the entry requirements?
- Applicants must be 16+ years of age on entry to the course.
- Competent written and spoken English (CEFR B2 or Higher).
- Non-EU/EEA applicants must have permission to work in Ireland.
- Applicants should have a standard of knowledge, skill and competence equivalent to NFQ Level 5 when accessing a Level 6 programme.
What is the cost?
Fees apply to all part-time programmes.
A fee waiver is in place for applicants in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment. You can check your fee waiver eligibility with Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP), INTREO or your Local Employment Service (LES) office.
Learners in employment may also be granted a fee waiver under the Skills to Advance Initiative. For more details on this please contact Claire at [email protected]
Still have questions?
Contact our Kerry College Admissions Offices – Tralee on 066 714 9696, Killarney on 064 662 2593 or [email protected]
Part-time Courses - FAQs
FET is short for Further Education & Training. Kerry College is an integrated college of FET. This means we do both progression-focused further education programmes and a range of employment-focused skills training programmes.
We enroll twice each year - January and September.
Part-time programmes run on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings, and increasingly online.
This depends on the course you choose.
Some courses have long waiting lists, others - not so much. Places are filled on a first-come, first-served basis so the best advice we can offer is to apply in plenty of time.
We enroll over 1000 applicants to our part-time courses each year - so it's always busy.
As places are offered based on the date of application, our team could be working their way down through the list.
That said, always check.
You can call Mary on our Part-time courses team at 066-7149696.
Although all of our part-time courses are fee-paying, we do have a DEASP Fee Waiver in place for those in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment.
This is subject to a waiting list and demand for course places.
Most part-time courses run at Kerry College are Minor awards.
A Minor award is commonly referred to as a module - but also as a component certificate or a certificate of unit credit.
These single 'modules' may be completed and certificated individually. All minor awards are linked to a major award that allows learners to collect and build their minor awards and work towards gaining a major award.
Applications for all part-time programmes should be made online - via the Kerry College website or www.fetchcourses.ie
FETCH COURSES is the national application system for all FET course applications.
All new applicants must set up a free account on www.fetchcourses.ie. You must use this to apply for all further education and training progarmmes anywhere in Ireland.
For existing Fetch Courses account holders, login and apply as before.
You can reset your password using your email or mobile phone. When you do, make sure you keep it for future reference.
Bear in mind, FETCH uses your PPS number to identify you - so although you might be able to set up a second account - it won't work properly.
If you're still stuck, contact our Admissions team on 066-714 96 96
No, aside from the DEASP Fee Waiver, all part-time courses are fee-paying.