Colleges and Universities Offering Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Guidance and Counselling in Ireland

Institutions Offering Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Guidance and Counselling

•  Maynooth University, Maynooth  
  Course Structure:
  Participants attend Maynooth University one day per week (Friday) and engage in school placement one day per week (Monday-Thursday) in a school other than where they work. The program begins with an early-September Induction Week. Intensive training in Psychometric Testing is scheduled for the October mid-term break (dates to be confirmed) and there will be 2/3 Saturday workshops in semester 1. A flexible work-based placement is scheduled for 3 days in June/July. There will be a 2-day May workshop in ‘Engaging with Difference’ as a preparation for this.
  Program participants are responsible for arranging the school placement component of the course (within an 85 km radius of Maynooth) during which they work in close co-operation with the School Guidance Counsellor.
  
  Course Duration: 1 year Full-time
  
  Entry requirements :
  Applicants will be qualified, registered second-level teachers with an honors primary degree and honors Professional Masters in Education (PME) or equivalent qualifications. At least three years’ experience of teaching and experience in areas such as pastoral care or a school care team are essential.

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