Course Detail

The FETAC Advanced Certificate in Supervision in Childcare Level 6 is a requirement for childcare staff under the Government’s Early Care and Childhood (ECCE) scheme introduced in April 2009. The Childcare Supervisor course equips participants with the skills, knowledge and competence required to supervise an early childhood education and care setting and support others in their role and performance. In addition the participant will acquire an understanding of the interdependency of all domains of child development (physical, emotional, intellectual etc) and its impact on early childhood education and care practice. The participant will acquire an understanding of early childhood educational programmes and recent curriculum development in the Irish context. The participant will develop an awareness of social and legal issues which relate directly to and impact on early childhood education and care settings. The course is run on a module by module basis. There are four in total with the next module Social & Legal Issues in Childcare beginning on the 28th of January 2012. With each module there is also a workshop held by the tutor.