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Define yourself and advance your career in the Montessori childcare profession with Mallow College level 6.

Achieve a wider range of employment and promotion opportunities with advanced responsibilities. Use your QQI level 5 and 6 a...

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Define yourself and advance your career in the Montessori childcare profession with Mallow College level 6.

Achieve a wider range of employment and promotion opportunities with advanced responsibilities. Use your QQI level 5 and 6 awards to progress directly into year two of early childhood degrees in CIT and across Ireland.

Develop your training and professional confidence to work as part of a childcare team. Mentored by experienced childcare professionals, gain ongoing practical experience of childcare alongside the academic knowledge of Montessori theory and practice.

You are ready for a career as a confident, knowledgeable, Montessori professional.

Expand+All courses at Mallow College of Further Education are funded through the National Development Plan (NDP) and there are no tuition fees for EU nationals (non-EU students should contact the College for details on eligibility and course fees). However,...

Hide-All courses at Mallow College of Further Education are funded through the National Development Plan (NDP) and there are no tuition fees for EU nationals (non-EU students should contact the College for details on eligibility and course fees). However, students are required to pay a student services fee of €250. A deposit of €50 is required to reserve a course place. Failure to pay this deposit may result in the course place being allocated to another applicant.

Students may also be required to pay an annual Government participation fee of €200.

• However, Full Medical Card holders and those in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) or Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) allowances are exempt from paying this contribution.

• Students awarded a student maintenance grant will be refunded the Government participation fee subject to proof of receipt of the grant.

Fees for examinations and certification will be outlined by course co-ordinators. Students who are Medical Card holders may be exempt from some state examination fees. Certain courses also carry additional course related costs, further details of these can be found in the relevant course details. For more information please contact the College on (022)43309 or email info@mallowcollege.ie.

Expand+Student Maintenance Grant
Means tested Maintenance Grants are available to students who are progressing to a QQI Level 5/6 Award or equivalent and who have not previously studied for such an award at similar or higher level on the National Framework...

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Means tested Maintenance Grants are available to students who are progressing to a QQI Level 5/6 Award or equivalent and who have not previously studied for such an award at similar or higher level on the National Framework of Qualifications. The amount of the grant depends on the distance a student travels from their place of residence to the college.

Student Grant applications can be made online only to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) through www.susi.ie Applications can be made from May and should be made before starting a course.

Further information can be found on www.studentfinance.ie

Note: BTEA or VTOS recipients are not eligible for the Student grant.

Expand+6M2007 Course Content

Child Development 6N1764
Early Childhood Curriculum 6N1944
Childhood Social, Legal & Health Studies 6N1945
Supervision in Early Childhood Care 6N1973
Early Childhood Literacy & Numeracy 6N1935
Early Learning Environment6...

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Child Development 6N1764
Early Childhood Curriculum 6N1944
Childhood Social, Legal & Health Studies 6N1945
Supervision in Early Childhood Care 6N1973
Early Childhood Literacy & Numeracy 6N1935
Early Learning Environment6N1933
Early Learning Philosophy6N1932
Equality & Diversity 6N1974
Special Needs Assisting 6N1957
Leadership 6N1950
Work Experience 6N1946

Work Placement/experience
Students spend three days a week in the classroom environment and two days out in practical placement. There are also block placements throughout the year. The dates and duration will be specified by the college.

Vetting
This course requires participants to be Garda vetted. Continued participation on the course and work placement is dependent on the successful completion of this process.