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Anyone know a rough date of when Hibernia's PME starts in the spring? It says March/April but does anyone know what date it started last year so i can get a rough ballpoint? thanks

dubbeat wrote: »

I have an honors degree in Computer Science / Design. I've been working in the industry for 10 years and it's time for me to change career I feel.

I'm seeking a change away from the commercial / hands on coding area and one option on my list of considerations is teaching.

If applying for PDGE would my primary degree limit me to math & science subjects?

I'm wondering if I wanted to teach something that I have a passion for (eg: English) would I need to complete another 3 year degree first.

Thanks,

I have a similar degree and was only registered to teach ICT which is worthless. I had to add on another subject at night. If you want to teach Maths/Science, you will have to get your qualifications assessed by the Teaching Council but I can tell you now, you will have to do some more study. Before committing to the PGDE, would there be any training roles in your industry?

Hi guys,

If I have a basic degree in science and a dentistry degree, would this allow me to undertake a HDip to teach science subjects?

Hi everyone,

I have just started my third year of an Arts degree at NUIM (english and geography) and I plan on applying for a PME in the next few weeks. I am going to be applying for it in NUIM and UCD as they are the ones closest to where I live.

I know that if I apply this year I will be applying with my second year results, and when looking at the points that were needed for last year, I would have missed out by .2% at NUIM, but I would have got a place at UCD. Is there any chance points will go down this year? I cant seem to be able to find the points for any of the previous years, so I am not sure if there is any pattern.

I hope to do a lot better in my third year results (naturally) and was wondering do PAC go by your second year results and them only, or is it possible that if you are in or around the number of points, they will provide a place which then depends on your third year results. I am guessing that isn't the case and that I would need to wait until next year, but just wanted to make sure.

Also, if I were to not get offered a place, would my best option be to do a masters, and then re-apply for the PME next year? I have read that if I am awarded a grant for a masters, I will not be able to receive a grant if I chose to also do a PME, is that correct? I am not sure I would be able to afford the fees in that case.

Any advice or answers would be appreciated.

i heard the new pme (hdip) is quite heavy going , a lot more than it used to be under the heading of h dip? i was told it is a lot more work than any degree, how true is this?

was the h dip not level 9?

Dickie10 wrote: »

oh right so why would new teachers need to be educated to a higher standard than those pre 2013? do teachers need to upskill that didnt do a level 9 qualification? was there something lacking in teachers education or competancy that they had to move it to a level 9, 2 year course? and just one more question, is there a better chance of getting a job with a level 9 masters than those with level 8 h dip, i would imagine people with the level 9 would get the nod before people with the level 8 or is there any differnece or why was this done at all if not? dont mind the spelling dunno if theres spell chk on this

Money, money, money The PME costs €12000+ and the students don't even attend university most of the time due to teaching practice.

From what I hear from present dip students there is a lot of observation involved.

Getting a job will be difficult with whatever qualification you have. I'm sure the etb's would probably use a level 9 qualification essential and use it as a shortlisting criterion but on the flip side, someone who qualified before the PME and have been working continuously would be far be the better candidate due to experience.

Are you thinking of doing the PME?

Dickie10 wrote: »

yes i prob will doing a bit of observation and teaching and love it! im looking forward to doing more, but just wasnt sure what was involved , i hope its not too boring the ed part, but id love the subject based work , i got a 1.1 in my degree last year and some dept people were trying to tell me to do a masters in either history or geography but i really didnt feel the love for doing one in those subjects. some amount of negativity about teaching but i think i should still follow my heart and do it when im enjoying it so much, im single so i can travel if needs be and im fairly fre from ties

Just be aware that history/geography is a very common combination which will make it even more difficult to find work. Also with the introduction of the new JC (whenever it happens and whatever way it is implemented), history/geography will be combined and will not be compulsory.

like i say i think il follow my heart and do it. perhaps when the economy turns and population still increasing a few more secondary schools will be built and jobs become more common, im hearing of new secondary schools being built beside me where there nver was a secondary school, one in Enfield and another in new one in dunshuglin

I'll be applying for the PME at a number of colleges after Christmas. Do your subjects take any affect on how your application is viewed?

For arguments sake, would an applicant with Maths and Irish be viewed in a better light than one with the same qualification and credentials but comparatively common subjects, maybe English and History?

Dickie10 wrote: »

no if your degree is good , say a good 2:1 or 1:1 then you will be accepted. it goes on points like the cao, it all depends on how many are applying like supply and demand, the last two years demand for teaching has gone down a good bit, so points will prob be not as high. should be good news for all unemployed teachers out there that there seems to be very few applying.

Not so bad, thanks for clearing that up!