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Qualification Requirements for Participation in ECCE Initiative
|
Title |
Awarding Body |
NFQ Level |
|
Bachelor of Arts in Montessori Education (Saint Nicholas Montessori College) |
HETAC* |
NFQ Level 7 |
|
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Montessori Education (Saint Nicholas Montessori College) |
HETAC |
NFQ Level 8 |
|
Higher Diploma in Montessori Education (Saint Nicholas Montessori College) |
HETAC |
NFQ Level 8 |
|
Higher Diploma in Educational and Child Psychology
|
University College Cork |
NFQ Level 8 |
|
Postgraduate Diploma in Child Care and Protection Studies |
University College Cork |
NFQ Level 9 |
|
Postgraduate Diploma in Curriculum Studies (Early Years Education)
|
University College Cork |
NFQ Level 9 |
|
Postgraduate Diploma in Child Protection and Welfare
|
Trinity College Dublin |
NFQ Level 9 |
|
Graduate Diploma in Professional Supervision (Education/Social Care)
|
University of Limerick |
NFQ Level 9 |
*HETAC – The Higher Education and Training Awards Council
Higher level courses in ECCE in Ireland
|
Institution |
Course Title |
Level of Award |
Duration |
Delivery |
Commencement date |
|
NUI Cork |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree (Honours) in Early Childhood Studies |
8 |
Three years |
Full time |
1995 |
|
Cork Institute of Technology |
BA in Early Childhood Care and Education |
7 |
Three years |
Full time |
2005 |
|
Institute of Technology Carlow |
BA (Honours) in Early Childhood Education and Care |
8 |
Three years |
Full time |
2003 |
|
Dundalk Institute of Technology |
BA (Honours) in Early Childhood Studies |
8 |
Four Years |
Full time |
2006 |
|
Dublin Institute of Technology |
BA (Honours) in Early Childhood Education |
8 |
Three Years |
Full time |
2005[1] |
|
Letterkenny Institute of Technology |
BSc in Early Childhood Care, Health and Education |
7 |
Three Years |
Full time |
2007 |
|
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick |
BA in Early Childhood Care and Education |
8 |
Four Years |
Full time |
2003 |
|
Sligo Institute of Technology |
BA in Early Childhood Education |
8 |
Four Years |
Full time
|
2006 |
|
Institute of Technology Tralee |
BA (Honours) in Early Childhood Care and Education |
8 |
Four Years |
Full time |
2005 |
|
Waterford Institute of Technology |
BA (Honours) in Early Childhood Studies |
8 |
Three Years |
Full Time |
2006 |
|
St. Nicholas Montessori College, Dublin |
BA in Montessori Education BA in Montessori Education ACCS mode BA (Honours) in Montessori Education
|
7
7
8 |
Three Years
Modular up to 5 years
|
Full Time
Part time
Full Time
|
2005[2]
2005
2005[3] |
[1] The Dublin Institute of Technology offered a Level 7 ECCE programme from 1999 to 2005. Some graduates from this programme completed a conversion course and were subsequently awarded a Level 8 qualification.
[2] St Nicholas Montessori College offered a Level 7 National Diploma in Humanities in Montessori Education from 1994 to 2005. This National Diploma was also offered by modular ACCS mode over the same period.
[3] St Nicholas Montessori College offered a Level 8 BA in Humanities in Montessori Education from 1997 to 2005.