POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE COUNSELLING

at Maynooth University

Participants attend Maynooth University one day per week (Friday) and engage in school placement one day per week (Monday-Thursday) in a school other than where they work.  The programme begins with an early-September Induction Week.  Intensive training in Psychometric Testing is scheduled for the October mid-term break (dates to be confirmed) and there will be 2/3 Saturday workshops in semester 1.  A flexible work-based placement is scheduled for 3 days in June/July.  There will be a 2-day May workshop in ‘Engaging with Difference’ as a preparation for this. 

Programme participants are responsible for arranging the school placement component of the course (within an 85 km radius of Maynooth) during which they work in close co-operation with the School Guidance Counsellor.

Applicants will be qualified, registered second-level teachers with an honours primary degree and honours Professional Masters in Education (PME) or equivalent qualifications. At least three years’ experience of teaching and experience in areas such as pastoral care or a school care team are essential.

The fees for POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE COUNSELLING applied may vary from €6,500 to €15,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.

Successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Guidance Counselling with qualify participants to provide and manage a School Guidance Counselling Service.

The programme is recognised by the Irish Department of Education and Skills, the National Centre for Guidance in Education and the Institute of Guidance Counsellors as a professional, international qualification in Guidance Counselling.