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Guidance
is a universal entitlement in post primary schools as
per the Education Act (1998). Each school is granted
an additional teaching resource by the Department of
Education and Skills for guidance purposes, ranging
from approximately eight hours per week in small schools
(less than 200 students), to approximately two full-time
posts in schools with 1000 students or more.
Click here for DES circular on guidance provision in second level schools.
Guidance
also forms part of the curriculum in the Transition
Year Programme (TYP), the Leaving Certificate Applied
(LCA) and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP).
Advisory Committee on Psychometric Testing
The Advisory Committee on Psychometric Testing is convened by NCGE on behalf of the DES and meets annually to review and update the list of tests issued by the Department to post primary schools. The following organisations are represented on the Committee, the IGC, ILSA (Irish Learning Support Association), PSI (Psychological Society of Ireland), NEPS, DES, NCGE and representatives from the Directors of Initial Education Programmes in Guidance Counselling and Learning Support. The list of tests issued to schools in 2009 can be accessed here.
NCGE offers Continuing Professional Development for Guidance Counsellors in Whole School Guidance Planning
What is Whole School Guidance Planning?
The Programme equips guidance counsellors working in post primary schools with the knowledge and skills that are required to undertake the guidance planning process, rather than providing schools with a generic guidance plan.
This takes into account the uniqueness of each school and the context in which the guidance counsellor operates.
The programme consists of three modules each of approximately 14 weeks duration
Module 1: Reviewing Whole School Guidance
Module 2: Action Planning
Module 3: Evaluation
Modules 1 and 2 are offered to guidance counsellors twice a year i.e. February and September of each year.
Over 200 post primary schools nationwide have participated in the programme.
Benefits of participating in this CPD programme
- Knowledge and skills to create a bespoke guidance plan to suit the needs of the school
- A whole school approach involving principals, staff , parents and students
- On successful completion of the Programme (all 3 modules) guidance counsellors will receive a HETAC Special Purpose Certificate in Whole School Guidance Planning. This award is a level 8 award of the National Framework of Qualifications
- Guidance counsellors who successfully complete a module on the Programme will receive a Single Subject Certificate. This certificate will indicate the title of the module and the ECTS credits (10 for each module) attached to each module.
- The CPD is delivered through workshops and an e-learning environment so learners can study at their own time, pace and location
Click here for more information
Whole School Guidance Planning:
Programme Aims and Objectives
Programme Overview
Application Form
IT Requirements
Click here for background information on the CPD modules
Whole School Guidance Brochure for 2010
If you need more assistance in relation to the CPD programme contact NCGE
Tel: 01 8690715
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