Colleges and Universities Offering Advanced Certificate in Early Learning and Care in Ireland

Institutions Offering Advanced Certificate in Early Learning and Care

•  Cork College of Commerce, Cork  
  Course entry requirements
  -Leaving Certificate, LCA or QQI Level 4. Mature students are exempt from Leaving Certificate requirement. All applicants are interviewed and Garda vetted. Police clearance is required for non-Irish nationals. Minimum English language and literacy competence at entry to the programme for speakers of English as a second language would be B2 in writing, reading, listening and speaking.
  
  Course duration: 2 years
  
  Course content:
  -Holistic Care of Children (birth to six yrs)
  -Understanding and Assisting Children with Additional Needs
  -Curriculum, Play and Creative Studies
  -Early Childhood Growth and Development
  -Children’s Rights, Legislation and Regulation
  -Professional Practice Placements in Early Learning and Care
•  Cavan Institute, Cavan  
  Course entry requirements
  -Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied or LCVP or QQI Level 4 Award. Equal consideration will be given to mature applicants (those aged over 23) who do not meet these entry requirements. Applicants whose first language is not English require proficiency at B2 standard on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level.
  
  Course content:
  Creative Arts for Early Childhood
  
  Early Childhood Education and Play
  
  Early Care and Education Practice
  
  Infant and Toddler Years
  
  Occupational First Aid
  
  Word Processing
  
  Work Experience
  
  Approaches to Early Childhood Education
  
  Child Development
  
  Child Health and Well Being
  
  Communications
•  Mallow College, Mallow  
  Course entry requirements
  -No CAO required (Leaving Cert./LCA/equivalent for under 23s).

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