beneficial courses/additional qualifications for unemployed teachers?

dazzeremo

Hi guys,

was just wondering if people could recommend beneficial courses or accreditations that may help an unemployed teacher gain employment. I am an english teacher (*i know, no second subject, big mistake) and i have done specialist modules in T.Y and L.C.V.P during the P.G.D.E. I have decent french, having done it during year one of my arts degree, perhaps someone knows a good way of building up credits the TC may recognise? I would be willing to undertake any suggestions.

Thanks

mick kk

maybe contact a school and ask can you sit in on a few classes other than english e.g. lcvp, spcial needs classes - the best way to get a job is to be known by a school... Theres a JEB course to train people to train IT. Last year there was a pilot national induction programme for teachers. You can do it even if you don't have work. dont know if its going ahead this year and is a waste of time but is good for networking and you might pick up one or two things if it goes ahead...ucd lifelong learning section ran it last year but i dont know if they are doing it this year.

debz79

Dazzeremo, I'm in the same boat. Who'd have thought that there would be so many English teachers in the country?! The thing is, you have French in one year of your degree, as I understand it. So you should be qualified to teach it to Junior Cert. level.

I've just heard of a woman doing first year Arts in German only, in order to be qualified to teach it to J.C. level. Now, admittedly, this was some years ago so I don't know if it's possible to do it these days. I'm lucky to be in a school for this year and I'm going to talk to our C.G.C. this week to see if there are any one-year courses like that that I could do in order to get another subject, even to J.C level.

Check with the Teaching Council, and the best of luck.

gaeilgebeo

debz79 wrote: »

Dazzeremo, I'm in the same boat. Who'd have thought that there would be so many English teachers in the country?! The thing is, you have French in one year of your degree, as I understand it. So you should be qualified to teach it to Junior Cert. level.

I've just heard of a woman doing first year Arts in German only, in order to be qualified to teach it to J.C. level. Now, admittedly, this was some years ago so I don't know if it's possible to do it these days. I'm lucky to be in a school for this year and I'm going to talk to our C.G.C. this week to see if there are any one-year courses like that that I could do in order to get another subject, even to J.C level.

Check with the Teaching Council, and the best of luck.

You must have studied a subject to full degree level to be qualified to teach it. There is no such thing as "qualified to Junior Cert".
I know the term was used years ago but going on the Teaching Council criteria, you are not deemed qualified to teach a subject unless it was studied to degree level.

seriouslysweet

First Aid level 5 fetac and bus license worth having.

debz79

gaeilgebeo wrote: »

You must have studied a subject to full degree level to be qualified to teach it. There is no such thing as "qualified to Junior Cert".
I know the term was used years ago but going on the Teaching Council criteria, you are not deemed qualified to teach a subject unless it was studied to degree level.

Ok, my bad, "qualified to Junior Cert." may have been the wrong term. I realise the TC have other ideas about it, but letting schools now that you have French aswell may get you in the door.

Any info on so-called "conversion courses" would be appreciated!!!:)

dazzeremo

the first aid course, as well as the bus driving course are definitely beneficial, thanks seriouslysweet, didnt think of them. I contacted the Teaching council and the JEB is not recognised unfortunately. I would have to agree with ya debz79, i've visited a dozen schools and told them i did first year french in my arts degree and they all pretty much raised an eyebrow and intimated that this was beneficial. Ive heard of a dcu doing an 'oscail' course where teachers can gain a TC recognised qualification in history, c.s.p.e or english over 2-3 years. it does seem quite pricey though.