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Teaching experience

  • 25-07-2011 3:39pm
    #1
    PAD21
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    Hey i recently completed the J.E.B. Diploma in i.t. skills and the F.E.T.A.C level 6 Train the Trainer certificate but have very little teaching experience. I have currently finished first year of an Honours degree in Business which i have been doing part time. I have applied to quiet a few adult training centres just for voluntary teaching experience but have had no luck so far. If anyone has any helpful information i would be very grateful thanks.


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  • #2
    Spear
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    Moved from N&F.


  • #3
    implausible
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    I'm afraid the information I have is not very positive. At the moment, there are more teachers than teaching jobs - cuts, too many graduating from the PGDE and more cuts.

    In the past, not everyone in an Adult Ed centre was a trained teacher, but that is less and less the case. The TUI has fought for existing Adult Ed centre personnel and Youthreach tutors to be recognised as teachers and almost all new staff taken on now are PGDE holders.

    Added to this, you have the work experience scheme where teachers are getting experience in schools and centres for their dole payments, so the situation is one of oversupply. Finishing your degree and getting the PGDE would be your best bet.

    Edit: I've noticed you said "adult training centres". What type of places do you mean?


  • #4
    CWone
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    PAD21 wrote: »
    Hey i recently completed the J.E.B. Diploma in i.t. skills and the F.E.T.A.C level 6 Train the Trainer certificate but have very little teaching experience. I have currently finished first year of an Honours degree in Business which i have been doing part time. I have applied to quiet a few adult training centres just for voluntary teaching experience but have had no luck so far. If anyone has any helpful information i would be very grateful thanks.

    Hi there
    Sorry I can't be of help with that but was wondering if you might have any advice for me. I was thinking of doing the JEB this year but not sure if it is worth it - and what is involved re study etc. It seems very expensive 1300euro in the Dublin Business School. I have a Masters in Adult and Community Ed but no teaching experience and like yourself can't find any way to get teaching experience in this area. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


  • #5
    PAD21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭PAD21


    Sorry for the late reply hav,nt been on this in a while. I would definetly recommend you doing the J.E.B.. With your masters degree in education that you have already it would give you that bit more knowledge in how to organize a teaching lesson etc. The J.E.B. is a quiet intensive course which lasts about a year. There is quiet a lot of work to get through in a short period of time especially near the end of the course. Very worthwhile though. 1300 sounds very expensive though. I'm from wexford and i done it for 700 euro. Anyway hope this helps. Best of luck.


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