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Teaching computing in a PLC college?

  • 31-10-2013 8:19am
    #1
    Iopu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 182 ✭✭


    I'm doing a degree in computing. But after I finish the degree, how would I get into teaching computing in a PLC college?


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  • #2
    Nadser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭Nadser


    Iopu wrote: »
    I'm doing a degree in computing. But after I finish the degree, how would I get into teaching computing in a PLC college?

    You'd need to do a post grad in further education teaching (not sure what the official name is). Also check with the Teaching Council website to make sure your degree will qualify you.


  • #3
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,315 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    If the PLC college is under an ETB, you will have to qualify and apply as if for a second-level teaching post.

    I doubt any ETB would advertise for a IT job as it is a subject only offered in the Leaving Cert. Applied and no school has a big enough LCA cohort to need a full-time IT teacher.

    The PLC colleges may have students at the moment, but they are always a temporary measure and the ETBs need to make sure they have staff they can re-use in the mainstream schools. The redeployments in the City of Dublin ETB (and others) this year showed that while people may be in a PLC college now, they could easily end up in mainstream if PLC numbers are cut again.


  • #4
    Nadser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭Nadser


    Yes you will have to apply and qualify but the criteria are different for further education (plc) jobs than second level.

    If you did manage to secure a job (they're as scarce as everywhere else in education), you would be unlikely to be transferred to a second level school if you were only qualified to teach at a further education college, which you would be if you did the appropriate post grad.

    (almost 20 years teaching computer studies in a further ed college)


  • #5
    Iopu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 182 ✭✭Iopu


    Thanks for your replies. It's a long way away and I may even change my mind by then. I was just wondering how to get into it. It is a job I would like though.


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