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Routes into Teacher Education in Ireland
Primary & Post-Primary
Every effort is made to ensure that information is correct however it is essential to check all details at source before making decisions
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Slides from this presentation available on Careers website
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Post-Primary Teaching – IrelandProfessional Master of Education
• 4 NUI Universities
– Maynooth University, UCC, UCD, NUI,Galway,
• Dublin City University
• Trinity College Dublin
• University of Limerick
• Hibernia College
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NUI / PAC Applications
• Apply in final year for course starting the followingSeptember
• Closing Date – 31st January 2020
• Application Fee - €100
• Entry requirements – 2.2 Honours in degree
• Points system used to allocate places
• Online application – www.pac.ie
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Applications by subject
• Changes this year are to address teacher shortage in particular subjects (Languages, Sciences, Maths etc.)
Up to 8 choices
1. Indicate the universities to which you are applying
2. Select your teaching subjects
3. List your choices in order of preference
• Even though you apply under a specific subject, if you meet the Teaching Council requirements you will can still teach both your subjects in schools.
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How are places allocated?
• All NUI Universities and DCU
• Points System
– Points awarded based on most recent examresults
– If applying in final year your points are based on your results from the previous year (year abroad is not included)
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Points
• Points required varies each year – points vary in each university and depending on your subjects
– This is in response to a need to train teachersin shortage subjects
• It is not possible to predict points required for 2020 entry or subsequent years
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Closing date for NUI PME– 31st January 2020
Documentation Closing date –7th February 2020
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What if I don’t get a place this year?• How can I increase my points?
– Re-apply the following year with final year results
– Additional Qualifications (only eligible if completed at time of application)
• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate
• Course must be completed by 1st December in year of application
– Relevant Paid Professional Experience
• Other options...Apply to PME in other universities
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PAID Professional Experience
• Must provide documentation e.g. letter from employer
• Full-time /Part-time paid professional experience
– In education
– Working with young people
– Related to teaching subject
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Increasing Points – PAID Professional Experience
• Examples: In education / With young people
– Full-time Teaching in another country – using yourdegree subject
– TEFL Teaching to groups
– Working full-time as a special needs assistant or classroom assistant
– Full-time employment as a sports coach, youthorganiser or in a nursery/care setting with children
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PAID Professional Experience
• Related to teaching subject (normally at graduate level)
– Employment as
• Accountant (Business Studies teacher)
• Translator (Languages teachers)
• Laboratory Technician (Science teachers)
• See www.pac.ie for further details of acceptable /unacceptable experience
• 1 point awarded for each year of experience
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Increasing your points
• Paid Professional Experience
– 1 point for each year of experience
• Qualifications
– Another undergraduate Degree = 4 points
– Postgraduate Diploma = 3 points
– Masters = 6 points
– Undergraduate Diploma = 2 points
– Undergraduate Certificate = 1 point
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Documentation required with NUI application to PAC
• Teaching Council Subject Declaration form is uploaded as part of the application
Additional documentation can be uploaded or posted to PAC after you submit your application
• Evidence of results to date (university transcripts from RecordsOffice –https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/records/academic-transcripts-letters-and-forms )
• Evidence of additional qualifications
• Evidence of relevant experience (Employer form –link to download on application form)
• Evidence of EU status e.g. birth cert/passport/P60 etc.
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Dublin City University PME
• Closing Date: 14th February 2020
• Application Fee: €80
• Application to DCU through www.pac.ie
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Closing date for DCU PME– 14th February 2020
Documentation Closing date –28th February 2020
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Dublin City University
• Subject declaration forms are completed online as part of the application form
• Before completing your form you must upload
• Evidence of results to date (university transcripts from RecordsOffice –https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/records/academic-transcripts-letters-and-forms )
• Evidence of EU citizenship (scan copy of passport/birth certificate)
• Other documentation must be uploaded by 29th February 2019
– Evidence of other qualifications/relevant PAID experience (ifyou have any)
– Teaching Placement Form
– Reference forms ( 2 forms: Academic or employer)
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Dublin City University
• Part-time course (2 years)
• Currently 5pm – 8pm Tuesday & Wednesday
• When applying to DCU it is requested that you have arranged your teaching practice before you send in your application
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Trinity College:Professional Master of Education
• 2 year Course
• Closing Date: 22nd November 2019
• Application fee: €55
• Apply online to TCD through www.tcd.ie athttp://www.tcd.ie/Education/courses/pme/index.php
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Select which subject you wish to apply under.
If you meet Teaching Council requirement you can still teach both of your degree subjects after PME
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Create an account.
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Read the guidance notes Each arrow indicates page of your application form
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Documents needed for TCD application
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• Permission to verify documents form (download from application form, fill in and upload)
• CV (samples on Careers Centre website -https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/careers/useful-resources )
• Evidence of graduation or proof of results to date (university transcripts from Records Office –https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/records/academic-transcripts-letters-and-forms
• Evidence of EU citizenship (scan copy of passport/birthcertificate)
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Trinity College
• Apply for a PME in a specific subject
• Places awarded on basis of
– On-line application Form
– Interview
• Teaching Experience or other work with youngpeople important
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University of Limerick –Professional Master of Education• Two-year course
– Business
– Languages
• French, German, Gaelige, Spanish, Japanese, English as a foreign language
– Mathematics
– Music
– Physical Education (must have relevant degree)
– Science
– Technological Education
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University of Limerick –Professional Master of Education• Closing date: Applicants advised to apply by mid-January 2020
• Interviews beginning end of February 2020.
• Need 2.2 Honours in your degree results but don’t need to have completed your degree to apply
• Apply online www.ul.ie
– Application Form / Interview
– Languages: Oral
– Music: Audition
– Technology: Bench-test
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Hibernia College:Professional Master of Education
• 2 intakes per year – September and April
• 2 year course
• 24 weeks teaching practice (3 blocks)
• Contact Hibernia College for application form
• Application fee €95
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Hibernia College
• Personal statement important
• Interview
– Must demonstrate awareness of teaching as a career
– Classroom observation and other experiencewith young people important
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Teaching Council: Registration
• For each teaching subject the Teaching Council have a list of requirements including the modules you must take as part of your degree.
• It is important to refer to this list when making your module selection
• Details of the new system for qualification assessmentcan be found at https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/sites/default/files/assets/document/Curricular%20Subj
ect%20Requirments%20after%20January%202017.pdf
and
http://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/careers/useful-resources/explore-careers/education
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Primary Teaching -Ireland
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Primary Teaching - Ireland
• 2 routes
– Full-time course
– Distance/On-line course – Hibernia College
• Both Routes
– Recognised by Teaching Council / Department ofEducation
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Entry Requirements• Minimum 2.2 Honours degree• Leaving Certificate requirements (2020Entry)
• H5 (HC3/HD1) in Irish• O6/H7 (OD2/OD3/HE) in Maths• O5/H7 (OC3/OD1/HE) in English
Leaving Certificate requirements (proposed for 2021 Entry)• H4 (HC1/HC2) in Irish• O4/H7 (OC1/OC2/HE) in Maths• O4/H7 (OC1/OC2/HE) in English
• See Hibernia College website www.hiberniacollege.com for details of other alternative qualifications accepted by them
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Honours Leaving Cert Irish?• At least H5 in honours Irish required (Entry 2020)
• What if I don’t have this?– Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (Level B2) – Contact
Maynooth University Centre for Irish Studies for details www.teg.ie
– Re-sit Leaving Cert Honours Irish– Teacher Training in the U.K. *
• See Hibernia College website www.hiberniacollege.com for details of other alternative qualifications accepted by them
* Credit shortfalls may apply – contact Teaching Council for further inforamtion
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What can you do now?
• Contact Centre for Irish about
– TEG
• Contact State Examinations Commission
– Re-sitting Leaving Cert
• www.examinations.ie
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Full-time Course College based
Froebel Dept, Maynooth University,
DCU (formerly St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra)
Colaiste Mhuire (Marino)
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
2 years
Cannot guarantee that course will run in future years – course sanctioned on a yearly basis
Further details of entry requirements on CDC InformationSheets http://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/careers/useful-resources and on various college websites
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Full-time Course
Course usually starts in September
Online application for DCU, MU and Marino
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick – pay application fee online then complete paper application form
Applicants can apply to all courses
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When can I apply?
• Full-time course
– Course starts in September
• Next intake not announced yet
• Hibernia
– 2 intakes: September/April
– See www.hiberniacollege.com for details of upcoming intakes
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Applications
• As part of application process, applicants must sit and IrishOral (at TEG Level B1)
• Apply for Irish Oral – (TEG Level B1) before 3rd January 2020
– http://www.teg.ie/about-exams/teg-pme-primary-teaching.860.html
• Applicants must achieve at least 65% in the Oral to beeligible to apply for the PME Primary Course
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How are places awarded?
• Application Form
• Interview
• Why people do not get places?
– Not sufficient research into teaching –
• Spend time in a school
• Classroom observation
• Talking with teachers
• Becoming familiar with curriculum and current issues
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What can you do now?
• Practice your Irish
• Get observation in primary schools
– Variety of schools
– Variety of classes
– Gain as much observation experience as possible
• Contact school principal, explain that you need observation (not teaching experience)
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Meet with a Careers Adviser
• Call in to the helpdesk in the Careers Centre (Arts Building)
• Book yourself in for a 15 min slot on our booking sheet on a day/time that suits
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Any Questions ?• Please use MU FutureConnect to contact our careers
advisers - Find out more here
mu.ie/careers-connect
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