Education - Teaching in Further Education - Waterford

The Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching in Further Education is a professional teaching qualification and is accredited by the Teaching Council of Ireland. The programme provides participants with the knowledge, skills and competences required to teach in a variety of settings in the Further Education and Training (FET) sector. Programme participants will complete taught modules which focus on both the practical skills and the theoretical frameworks that underpin the practice of teaching in FET. In addition, participants must complete 100 hours of Practice Placement in authentic FET, where they can apply their learning in real world teaching settings.



Qualification:

Postgraduate Diploma Teaching in Further Education.

Recognised by the Teaching Council of Ireland

Programme modules: Sociology of Adult Education

Philosophy and Critical Education Theory

Educational Psychology for Further Education

Curriculum and Assessment

Policy and Policy Making in Further Education

Introduction to Professional Practice

Foundations of Effective Teaching in Further Education

Developing Effective Teaching in FE

Practice Placement 1 / 2 / 3

Level 8 qualification in an area that is currently taught in FET in Ireland; 100 hours of practice placement in an approved FET setting; Garda Vetting.

3 SEMESTERS – PART-TIME

1 day per week - Thursdays

NEXT INTAKE September 2025

The Irish Further Education and Training sector provides graduates of this programme with a wide range of contexts in which to pursue their teaching careers. Opportunities for qualified further education teachers are to be found in a variety of settings from Colleges of Further Education to Adult Education Centre's, Adult Literacy Services and other settings. Graduates of this programme have gone on to work on a range of different further education programmes, including Post Leaving Certificate programmes, Youth reach programmes, programmes that are run under the Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) and the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS), as well as in community education contexts and on both accredited and non-accredited adult education programmes. A number of graduates have also gone on to further study at SETU, including at doctoral level in Education.