Maths for STEM
| Award Name | Level 5 Component Award (Level 5 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Minor |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 5 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Component Award (Level 5 NFQ) | Minor | QQI | Level 5 NFQ |
Duration
15 weeks (90 hours). Monday and Wednesday evenings: 6.00pm – 9.00pm (3 hours per evening) or Monday evening and Saturday Morning (blended learning option).
Further information
To check out the next start date / enrolment date for evening courses please view the college website
https://monaghaninstitute.ie/courses/evening-courses/
or contact eveningcourses@cmetb.ie to register or call 087 4054311 or 049 4353904.
Monaghan Institute, Armagh Road, Monaghan, (possibly blended learning).
All Level 5 evening courses are free of charge under the Skills to Advance or Skills to Compete initiative.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence in a broad range of mathematical skills, in order to facilitate entry to and successful participation in Higher Education STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) programmes.
Learners will be able to demonstrate ‘mathematical proficiency’.
Mathematical proficiency is characterised by 5 components:
• Conceptual understanding: Comprehension of mathematical concepts, operations and relations
• Strategic Competence: The ability to formulate, represent and solve mathematical problems
• Procedural fluency: Skill in carrying out procedures flexibly, accurately, efficiently and appropriately
• Adaptive reasoning: Capacity for logical thought, reflection, explanation and justification
• Productive disposition: Habitual inclination to see mathematics as sensible, useful, worthwhile, coupled with a belief in diligence and one’s own efficacy.
The learner will be facilitated to become proficient in all of the following:
1. Number
2. Set Theory and Logic
3. Algebra
4. Geometry & Trigonometry
5. Probability & Statistics
5N0556 Maths for STEM
Why study for an Evening Qualification?
- Gain a competitive advantage in the workplace by enhancing your knowledge and skills
- Enhance existing qualifications and CV
- Develop both academically and professionally (enhanced skills such as communication, leadership skills, listening skills)
- Personal development and self-actualisation felt when you obtain a recognised national qualification.
- Develop a personal interest
- Adapt to workplace changes
- Flexible learning – courses are delivered on a part time basis
Charlotte Dunne
Community Education Facilitator (Evening Provision)
Cavan Monaghan ETB
Email: eveningcourses@cmetb.ie
Tel: 049 4353904
Mob: 087 4054311