How to get credits for H Dip

oicherider · 20-04-2011 09:10PM #1

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me as to how you go about gaining extra credits to enable you to get onto a H Dip in Education course.. I have an honours degree in a recognised course and I know that a masters etc also count but after that im not sure if there are any other things that I could be doing to improve my elegibility..

dory · 21-04-2011 08:56AM

There are some types of work experience that can count. But with 6 points a masters is the most efficient way. Read the PAC website and the Teaching Council's. Lots of info there on what kind of work is accepted.

And I should mention, the work is subject specific - so working as an accountant for accountancy. Not working in a youth club or something (presume you mean secondary teaching here).

Howjadoo · 17-05-2011 12:43PM

hey oicherider I am in your shoes too! I got rejected from a H Dip in April just gone. Up until now they accepted "teaching experience" as a legitimate way to gain extra points to improve your application.

But I have just found out that NUI Maynooth, UCD and DCU have completely stopped this, and are now only accepting degrees, postgrads and work experience as legit ways to obtain points. Did you discover this too?

I emailed Trinity and they haven't decided yet if they are still accepting teaching experience. At the moment to be honest teaching looks nearly impossible to get into. My friends are trying to teach in Primary schools, but none will even take them on as subs, because there are 1200 unemployed qualified teachers on a redeployment scheme that have to be looked after first. Is the outlook as bleak for us trying to be secondary school teachers?

Even if we got unpaid subbing work in a school, the experience wouldn't be relevant anymore. Is it a vicious circle?

spurious · 17-05-2011 12:48PM

Thread moved to Teaching and Lecturing.

How to get credits for H Dip

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