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Getting work out of a FETAC course

  • 28-04-2011 2:13pm
    #1
    Esoteric_
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    Hey, I don't know much about FETAC courses, so bear with me :)

    I studied in DCU doing a level 8 degree 5 years ago, but ended up dropping out for health reasons. Now, I've decided I want to return to education, on a part time basis.

    I want to do psychology/counselling, and tbh I want to go straight from the course into looking for work in that field.

    So, if I were to do a FETAC course in psychology or counselling, is there really any work in those areas for someone with a FETAC course? Or would I need to get my degree first?


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  • #2
    truedublad
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    I would advise you to contact employers in that area and ask what qualifications they would require in order to consider somebody for a job


  • #3
    crotalus667
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    Do fetac do psychology or counselling ??? have you tryed asking in the psychology section of boards about getting in to the feild ? (iirc there is a sticky on it)


  • #4
    Bicycle
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    FETAC do a number of minor awards in psychology (Psychology, Applied Psychology) but there is no major award.

    The closest you will get to a major award is the Level 5 Certificate in Applied Social Studies but you'd need to check out the subjects other than the core subjects (Core subjects are Social Studies, Applied Psychology, Communications and Work Experience as far as I remember).

    The Level 5 Liberal Arts course also has opportunities for psychology, but it depends on the provider and what dimension they want to give to it.

    You won't go straight into work in Psychology with a FETAC course. In fact you'd need to have at least a Masters in Psychology but preferably a PhD.

    In terms of counselling, you need to make sure that you are entitled to registration with a counselling organisation in Ireland.

    FETAC are good for taster courses or for gaining admission to other courses on the National Framework. But they're not an end in themselves, in this field at least.


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