Early Childhood Care including Special Needs Assistant
Course Details
- Sallynoggin College of Further Education
- Childcare, Special Needs
- POA
- Further Education and PLC, Level 5 QQI
Course Description
At Sallynoggin College of Further Education, near Dun Laoghaire in Dublin we offer an Early Childhood Care & Education course, which equips learners with the practical skills necessary for employment in the childcare services sector. The National Curriculum Framework Aistear and the National Quality Framework Síolta are essential elements of the course. Learners will study a range of core subjects and specialisms enabling them to pursue their particular areas of interest.
COURSE COMPONENTS
• Child Development
• Early Childhood Education and Play
• Early Care and Education Practice
• Child Health and Well-Being
• Work Experience
• Special Needs Assisting
• Communications
• Information Technology
• School Age Childcare
• Creative Arts for Early Childhood
CERTIFICATION
QQI Level 5 Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education 5M2009
Accredited Training in Lámh Sign Language Programme
Occupational First Aid
Certificate in Manual Handling
Special Needs Assisting (SNA)
Former learners have advanced to Childcare Management at Level here 6 in SCFE and to Degree Programmes in DIT, IT Blanchardstown and NUI Maynooth to study Early Childhood Teaching and Learning, Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Care.