|
Childcare courses
Childcare Courses are open to school leavers, mature students and also adults who want to return to education. You can do either accredited training or non accredited training.
Childcare FETAC Level 5 is usually offered on a one year full time basis or two years part time.
You must complete 8 FETAC modules to receive a full Level 5 certificate. You must complete 4 mandatory childcare modules, 2 mandatory FETAC generic modules and any two other elective modules.
Code Title Level Credit Value
All of the following component(s) Mandatory childcare specific modules are
Child Development 5 1
Early Childhood Education 5 1
Working in Childcare 5 1
Caring for Children (0-6 years) 5 1
Generic Modules
Communications 5 1
Work Experience 5 1
A credit value of 1 from the following component(s)
Elective Modules
Word Processing 5 1
Legal Studies 5 1
Nutrition 5 1
Care Provision and Practice 5 1
Human Growth & Developmen 5 1
Art & Craft for Childcare 5 1
Safety and Health at Work 5 1
Intellectual Disability Studies 5 1
Special Needs Assisting 5 1
Understanding Special Needs 5 1
Occupational First Aid 5 1
Úsáid na Gaeilge le Páistí Óga 5 1
Irish for Pre-School Services 5 1
Social Studies 5 1
Personal Effectiveness in the Workplace 5 1
Teamworking 5 1
Integrating Children with Additional Needs 5 1
Approaches to Childcare Education 5 1
There are a range of elective modules being offered by various training providers, so not every college or training provider will be offering the same. However if a training organization is running what they claim is a FETAC Level 5 accredited module, check with FETAC to ensure that it can be counted as an elective module. Some modules are locally devised so these may not appear on the FETAC website but you can telephone them to check. www.fetac.ie
Supervision in Childcare FETAC level 6.
This course prepares learners to work with young children in a variety of childcare settings in a supervisory / Management position.
Depending on the training provider this is usually ran over 1 year part time, during the day or evening. To obtain the full FETAC level 6 award you must complete 4 mandatory modules and two others or you can carry over FETAC level 5 modules that you have done and use these as credits in addition to the four mandatory.The total credit value required for this certificate is 5.
Mandatory modules are
|
|
Code
|
Title
|
Level
|
Credit Value
|
|
All of the following component(s)
|
|
Child Development
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Early Childhood Programmes
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Social and Legal Issues in Childcare
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Supervision in Childcare
|
6
|
1
|
|
A credit value of 1 from the following component(s)
|
|
|
Accounting - Manual & Computerised
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Marketing Practice
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Spreadsheet Methods
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Word Processing
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Bookkeeping - Manual & Computerised
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Payroll-Manual & Computerised
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Anatomy & Physiology
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Care Provision and Practice
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Child Development
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Early Childhood Education
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Food Preparation
|
5
|
1
|
|
|
Customer Service
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Working in Childcare
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Caring for Children (0-6 years)
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Care Skills
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Safety and Health at Work
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Special Needs Assisting
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Understanding Special Needs
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Occupational First Aid
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Performance Craft
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Communications
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Disability Awareness
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Creative Studies for Special Needs
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Montessori Culture Exercises
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Montessori Language Exercises
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Montessori Mathematics
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Montessori Sensorial Exercises
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Montessori Practical Life Exercises
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Montessori Theory and Practice
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
After School Childcare
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Life Skills
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Sensorial Education
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Language Development
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
School Age Childcare
|
5
|
.5
|
|
|
Early Learning Philosophy
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Health and Welfare of Children
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Special Needs Assistance
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Special Needs Teaching Skills
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Teaching Assistant Skills
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Child Psychology
|
6
|
1
|
Level 7 or 8
Various third level universities or institutes of technology offer the BA in Early Childhood Care & Education. Please check with individual organizations.
Accredited Training
Accredited Training includes training which awards a qualification from a registered awarding body such as FETAC as described above.
The NQAI has developed the National Framework of Qualifications which is a ten level system that incorporates awards made for all stages of learning, whether it is gained in schools, the work place, and the community, training centres, colleges or universities. On completion of an accredited childcare training programmes you should receive a qualification that fits somewhere on the National Qualification Framework. See frame work below.
Non-accredited training
Cavan CCC run a range of short courses, one evening workshops and information sessions. The type of training we do includes First Aid, Buntus start, Child Protection, Speech & Language, Recruitment & employment legislation, Fire Safety, workshops on Play, Consulting with Children, Arts & Crafts….and the list goes on. Every year we organize different training in response to the needs of the childcare staff working in the services. Please see our training calendar below for a list of non accredited training for Autumn 2010.
|
