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Coláiste Breisoideachais Chill Easra
Killester College
of Further Education
Killester College
of Further Education (KCFE)
Full-Time & Part-Time Courses
2021 Open Days Online applications open from January 1st 2021 Virtual Open Evening Thursday March 11th 4pm-6pm Virtual Open Morning Wednesday May 19th 10am-12 noon
General Information3 Direct Application 3 Facilities and Services 3 Location3 Contact Details 3 Website3 Admissions4 How To Apply 4 Application Process 4 Entry Requirements 4 Killester College (KCFE) Learners 5 Learning and Assessment 5 Work Experience 5 Applicants with Additional Needs (Student Support) 5 Mature Students 6 International Students 6 Money Matters 7 Grants and Allowances for Full-Time Courses 7 Part-Time Courses and Back To Education Initiative (BTEI) 8 Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) 9 National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) 9 Full Time Courses 10 Animal Science 10 Advanced Animal Science 11 Business Studies 12 Childcare and Early Learning 14 Classroom Assistant SNA 15 Computer Network Technician and Cybersecurity 16 Cultural and Heritage Studies – Pre-University Arts 18 Disability and Care Support 20 Horticulture21 Montessori Teaching 22 Pharmacy Assistant 23 Pre-University Science 24 Transport, Distribution and Logistics 26 Pre-Emergency Services Studies 27 Pre-University Environmental and Biodiversity Studies 28 Part-Time Courses 29 Computerised Office Skills (COS) 29 Horticulture31
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
Mission Statement
“Killester College of Further Education is a centre of learning committed to
providing education and training of the highest quality. As a college of the City
of Dublin ETB, we continue to strive to excel in responding to the educational
needs of the community. The courses we offer are learner-centred and
provided in a friendly, inclusive and supportive environment.”
Accessibility
Killester College of Further Education aims to provide a high-quality accessible
service to all our students and staff. Further information regarding accessibility
in Killester College may be found on the college website www.killestercollege.ie.
2General Information
We are a CDETB (City of Dublin Location
Education and Training Board) We are in the heart of Killester Village,
college offering full-time and Dublin 5 at the junction of Howth Road
and Collins Avenue East.
part-time courses.
See map and bus/dart details at back
of this prospectus.
Apply directly to us
• No application fee Contact Details
• No Leaving Certificate points required Address:
• Outside the CAO system Killester College of Further Education,
• SUSI Grants available Collins Avenue,
(Terms and Conditions apply) Killester,
• Skills for Employment Dublin 5,
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
Ireland,
• Pre-University courses
D05 TW21
• QQI Levels 4, 5 and 6 Courses
Phone: +353 (0)1 8337686
• Internationally recognised qualifications
Fax: +353 (0)1 8330348
Email: info@kcfe.cdetb.ie
Facilities and Services Web: www.killestercollege.ie
• Car Park
Website
• Five mins walk from Killester Dart
station and close to bus stops www.killestercollege.ie
• Fully wheelchair accessible Our website carries the most
• Canteen up-to-date information on our courses.
• Learning support Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
• Career guidance and counselling
• Moodle elearning system
• Student Council
• Accessibility (See www.killestercollege.ie)
3Admissions • LCE/LCVP/LCA
Please refer to www.killestercollege.ie • QQI Level 4 Award
for the Admission Policy. • Students who may not have formal
academic requirements but who have
How To Apply the ability to successfully participate
on the course will be considered.
For all courses, apply online
RPL Recognition of Prior Learning.
www.killestercollege.ie.
See Application Forms on home page of our Certain courses may have additional
website or attend our Open Events/call into requirements, e.g. Business, Transport,
the College Office. Computers, Animal Science and Pre-Uni
Science. Please refer to course pages.
Application Process Courses that involve work placements
Every applicant is interviewed. Upon with children, young people/vulnerable
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
successful application, the student is asked to adults require Garda Vetting.
pay a deposit of €40. See Money Matters Level 6 Programmes Entry Requirements
section on page 7 and Application Process – see Course pages.
on www.killestercollege.ie.
Entry Requirements
The applicant must demonstrate at interview
the capacity to successfully participate on a
course, this includes the academic, practical
and work experience elements of the course.
• No Leaving Certificate points required
• Minimum age 16
• Mature Students welcome
Should the student have previous qualifications,
one of the following may be advantageous for
admission to the programme.
4Killester College (KCFE) Learners Work Experience
• School leavers Work experience is mandatory for all our full-
• Students with additional needs time Level 5 and 6 courses. This placement
is relevant to the vocational area of the
• Mature students
course. Learners are encouraged to seek a
• International students
placement that will enhance their learner
• Second chance learners experience. Students are insured by the
• Learners wishing to upskill college for work placement.
• Students wishing to access Third Level
Applicants with Additional
• Recently unemployed
Needs (Student Support)
Learning and Assessment Killester College offers support to
students in order to achieve an inclusive
How Will I Learn? learning environment. Students are given
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
You may have a mixture of classroom- an opportunity to declare a disability or
based/lab-based subjects, mandatory learning difficulty on application, after which
work placement and independent study on an assessment of needs is organised and
full-time courses. You will be expected to the support arranged.
complete assignments throughout the year. Some of the supports available include
assistive/enabling technology, a dyslexia
How Will I Be Assessed?
support tutor, a sign language interpreter
A full major award is granted on passing
and a learning support tutor. Special
the relevant eight components. You will be
arrangements can be organised for
assessed throughout and at the end of
assessments and exams through the
the year (Continuous Assessment). On
Access Officer. A Disability Support Officer is
successful completion of each component,
available in the college.
you will be awarded a pass, a merit or a
distinction grade.
For further information see www.qqi.ie.
5Mature Students International Students
Mature students (over 21 years old) make 1. All international students must
a very significant contribution to the college. provide appropriate identification
They are assured of a warm and friendly documentation.
welcome on all courses. While there are 2. All international students must
no formal entry requirements for mature demonstrate compliance with
students, there is an interview as part of residency requirements of the
the application procedure. Mature students Irish government.
can apply for any of the full-time or part-
3. EU nationals will be eligible for the
time courses that are offered by Killester
same course charges as Irish students.
College. Recognition of Prior Learning
4. In addition to the local course charges,
(RPL) is available to mature students
non-EU nationals will be required to
when seeking entry to a course.
pay the course fees. Please contact
the college for further information.
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
Some categories of non-EU nationals,
such as persons with refugee status will
be exempt from paying the economic
fee. Further details are available from
the college.
5. All of the courses in Killester
College are provided through English.
Therefore, for those whom English is
not their first language, it is necessary
that they demonstrate sufficient
competency in English, both written
and spoken, to facilitate attendance
at classes.
6Money Matters Grants and Allowances
Course costs are on each course page. for Full-Time Courses
Some categories of student are exempt Back To Education Allowance (BTEA)
from paying the €200 government charge.
Students who are receiving a payment
Please see course pages.
from the Department of Social Protection
We now have an online payment system can obtain information on their eligibility
that can be accessed on the homepage of for BTEA from their local Social Protection
www.killestercollege.ie. Office, Intreo Centre or from www.welfare.ie.
The college accepts payments for courses Vocational Training Opportunities
in the form of cheque/postal orders/debit/ (VTOS)
credit cards.
Students who are over 21 years, and
Cheques should be made payable to CDETB. have been unemployed for six months
Cash is not accepted. or more, and are in receipt of a Social
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
Welfare Allowance or signing for credits may
be eligible for the above scheme. This allows
people to retain their social welfare benefits
and return to full-time education. They may
receive meal/travel allowances and funding
for books, materials and childcare. Students
on VTOS do not pay fees. Check with the
college for further details.
PLC Grants/SUSI Grants
Students on full-time PLC courses may
be eligible for a means-tested maintenance
grant. Students may apply to City of Dublin
Education Training Board (CDETB), SUSI
Grant Section, from April/May each year.
Apply on line www.susi.ie.
7Part-Time Courses and • Blind Person’s Pension
Back To Education Initiative • Pre-retirement Allowance
(BTEI) • Old Age Non-Contributory Pension
Under the Scheme: • Orphans Non-Contributory Pension
Free Tuition is offered to the Unemployed, • Disability Benefit (Held for a
FIS, means-tested welfare, Medical card continuous period of at least six months)
holders and their dependants. The social • Invalidity Pension
welfare payments and other payments • Disability Pension
and health board benefits to be covered
• Disability Allowance
by this arrangement will include persons
who hold the benefits outlined below It should be noted that many of the
and their dependants: beneficiaries listed continue to receive
• Medical Card payments from the Department of Social
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
• Supplementary Welfare Allowance Protection. However, their continued
• Unemployment Benefit payment is subject to their eligibility for
the particular scheme (for instance in the
• Unemployment Assistance
case of unemployment payments, that
• Family Income Supplement (FIS) the persons concerned are still available
• Farm Assist for and actively seeking work, and that the
• Carers Allowance course is likely to improve their chances of
• One Parent Family Payment gaining employment).
• Back to Work Allowance Free tuition is also offered to other unwaged
• Community Employment learners with less than upper second level
education or equivalent.
• Part-time Job Incentive Scheme
• Widow’s/Widower’s Non Applicants who are not covered by the above
Contributory Pension categories will be required to pay course
fees.
8Quality and Qualifications
Ireland (QQI)
Amalgamated Functions
QQI (Quality and Qualifications Ireland)
is a state agency established by the
Qualifications and Quality Assurance
(Education and Training) Act 2012 with
a board appointed by the Minister for
Education and Skills.
QQI functions include those previously
carried out by the Further Education
and Training Awards Council (FETAC);
the Higher Education and Training Awards
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
Council (HETAC); the Irish Universities Quality
Board (IUQB) and the National Qualifications
Authority of Ireland (NQAI).
See www.qqi.ie for more details.
National Framework of
Qualifications (NFQ)
The National Framework of Qualifications
is a structure of ten levels. For each level,
generic ranges of standards of knowledge,
skill and competence have been determined.
These standards define the outcomes to be
achieved by students seeking to gain awards
at each level.
See www.nfq.ie.
9ANIMAL SCIENCE
(1 Year full time)
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €500
Note: This course costs €300 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge*
Qualification/Certification CAO Progression Opportunities include:
• QQI Level 5 Award in Animal Care Athlone IT: Vet Nursing (AL731);
5M2768 Bioveterinary Science (AL842)
TU Dublin: Science (TU755); Biosciences
What Will I Study? (TU751)
• Animal Welfare Dundalk IT: Veterinary Nursing (DK784)
• Animal Grooming GMIT: Applied Freshwater and Marine
• Animal Behaviour Biology (GA770 and GA780)
• Biology Letterkenny IT: Veterinary Nursing (LY847)
• Animal Anatomy and Physiology Sligo IT: All science courses
• Maths (Optional) Tralee IT: Animal Bioscience (TL758);
Biological and Environmental Studies
• Work Experience
(TL651); Wildlife Biology (TL851);
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
• Communications Veterinary Biosciences (TL858)
• Word Processing UCD: Vet Nursing (DN310); Science
• Small Animal Husbandry (DN200); Agricultural Science (DN250);
Please note the components listed Sustainability DN240
above may vary occasionally. UK: Vet Nursing/Animal Behaviour/
Management/Welfare Degrees
Career/Progression
Note: Students should note that some of
Opportunities the practical work on this course requires
Animal Science can act as a gateway into some physical effort and direct contact with
animals. Consequently, students with any back
the animal industry. Past students have
problems, respiratory illnesses or allergies or
progressed to UCD, TU, GMIT, LYIT, AIT, indeed any other injuries or conditions should
Tralee IT, DKIT and UK Colleges. discuss this matter with the course coordinator
at enrolment. You must have proof of a current
tetanus vaccination.
10 Enquiries: denise.redmond@kcfe.cdetb.ieADVANCED ANIMAL SCIENCE
(1 Year full time)
Entry Requirement: Students should have Animal Care Award Level 5 or equivalent
Course Cost €500
Note: This course costs €300 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
Qualification/Certification CAO Progression Opportunities may
include:
• QQI Level 6 Award in Animal Science
6M5153 Letterkenny IT: Veterinary Nursing (LY847)
Year 2 Advanced Entry
What Will I Study? Dundalk IT: Entry into Year 1 by
• Animal Science and Health combining QQI Levels 5 and 6
• Animal Behaviour UK: Vet Nursing/Animal Behaviour/
• Team Leadership Management/Welfare Degrees
• Work Experience
Note: Students should note that some of the
• Wild Animal Management practical work on this course requires some
• Animal Grooming physical effort and direct contact with animals.
Consequently, students with any back
• Grooming Science problems, respiratory illnesses or allergies
or indeed any other injuries or conditions
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
• Canine Obedience and Training
should discuss this matter with the course
• Kennel and Cattery Management
coordinator at enrolment. You must have
Please note the components listed proof of a current tetanus vaccination.
above may vary occasionally.
Career/Progression
Opportunities
Past students are working in animal welfare
organisations (Dogs Trust); safari parks
(Tayto Safari Park); as Animal Care Assistants
in veterinary clinics, pet stores, kennels,
stables and in Dublin Zoo.
Enquiries: orla.devereux@kcfe.cdetb.ie 11BUSINESS STUDIES
(1 Year full time)
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €500
Note: This course costs €300 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
Qualification/Certification Career/Progression Opportunities
• QQI Level 5 Award in Business Studies Graduates of this course are well equipped to
5M2102 work in any business. It is particularly relevant
when seeking employment in Administration,
What Will I Study? Banking, Accounting, the Retail Sector,
• Accounting Manual and Computerised Insurance and Marketing. This course covers
all the major business areas and provides a
• Communications
comprehensive knowledge of each of the
• Work Experience major functions of business. Students can
• Spreadsheet Methods go on to study a range of courses including
• Statistics Business, Marketing, Finance, Accounting,
• Business Administration Skills HR, Business and Law, Hospitality,
Entrepreneurship, Auctioneering, Logistics,
• Marketing Practice
Event Management, etc. Past students
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
• Business Law are studying Business in UCD, DCU, TU,
• Word Processing Maynooth and NCI.
Please note the components listed
above may vary occasionally.
12 Enquiries: ruth.mccarra@kcfe.cdetb.ieBusiness Studies
(1 Year full time)
BUSINESS STUDIES (continued)
CAO Progression Opportunities include: TU Dublin: Business (B&M) (TU903);
DCU: Business (DC111); Aviation Marketing (TU922); Business and Law
Management (DC117); Digital Business (TU904); HRM (TU906); Retail (TU925);
(DC241); EPL (DC230); Auctioneering (TU731); Logistics (TU907);
Mint (DC240); Law (DC232), etc. Hospitality (TU952); Tourism (TU953);
Event Management (TU954); Economics
IADT: Business Entrepreneurship (DL701) and Finance (TU905); Property (TU836);
Maynooth: Finance (MH401); Business and Law (TU904); Accounting
Accounting and Finance (MH403); Business (TU910); Law (TU918), etc.
and Management. (MH404): Business and TU Tallaght: Business (TU787);
Accounting. (MH407); Entrepreneurship Accounting and Finance (TU911)
(MH411); Arts (MH101), etc.
TU Blanchardstown: Business (TU901);
NCI: Business (NC009); Marketing (NC020); Accounting and Finance (TU909)
HR (NC005); Accounting (NC022)
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
New Business Apprenticeships
UCD: Commerce (DN650), Business
and Law (DN610); Law (DN600) Note: Additionally, applicants must have
attained a pass grade in Leaving Certificate
NUI Galway: Commerce (GY201)
Ordinary Level Maths or equivalent.
UCC: Commerce (CK201) Students who do not have the necessary
TCD: Law (TR004) maths requirement must sit a short maths
test in Killester College as part of the
application process.
Enquiries: ruth.mccarra@kcfe.cdetb.ie 13CHILDCARE AND EARLY LEARNING
(1 Year full time)
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €585
Note: This course costs €385 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
For the purposes of Work Experience Career/Progression
placements, students must be 18 years Opportunities
or over by the 31st October in year of
Students are qualified to work in crèches and
entry due to HSE requirements.
similar childcare settings. Past students are
Qualification/Certification studying in the Early Childhood Education area
in DCU, MIE, TU Dublin, TU Blanchardstown
• QQI Level 5 Award in Early
and Carlow IT.
Childhood Care and Education 5M2009
• (PHEC) Pre-Hospital Emergency Care CAO Progression Opportunities include:
(formerly First Aid)
DCU: Early Childhood Education (DC001);
Education and Training (DC235);
What Will I Study?
Health and Society (DC209)
• Child Development
Marino Institute: Early Child Education
• Communications (CM020); Educational Studies (CM010)
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
• Child Health and Well Being
Maynooth: Social Science (MH107);
• Early Childhood Education and Play Early Childhood Education (MH003)
• Early Care and Education Practice
IADT: Applied Psychology (DL825)
• Understanding Special Needs + Leaving Certificate maths required
• Work Experience
NCI: Psychology (NC010); Early Childhood
• Approaches to Early Childhood Education Education (NC030)
Please note the components listed above UCD: Arts (DN520); Humanities (DN530);
may vary occasionally. Psychology (DN720)
TU Dublin: Early Childhood Education
(TU995); Social Care (TU996)
TU Tallaght: Early Childhood Education
(TU994); Social Care (TU997)
14 Enquiries: ann.walsh@kcfe.cdetb.ie Garda Vetting Required: YesCLASSROOM ASSISTANT SNA
(1 Year full time)
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €695
Note: This course costs €495 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
For the purposes of Work Experience Career/Progression
placements, students must be 18 years Opportunities
or over by the 31st October in year of
Primary and Secondary Schools as well
entry due to HSE requirements.
as specialist schools employ Special
Qualification/Certification Needs Assistants to work in a variety of
educational settings. Students may progress
• QQI Level 5 Award in Community to participating higher education institutions
Health Services 5M4468 (HEIs) through the QQI Higher Education
• (PHEC) Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Links Scheme. Some past students have
(formerly First Aid) gone on to study Education, Social Science
• Certification in Patient Handling and Psychology degrees.
• Certification in Infection Control
CAO Progression Opportunities include:
(QQI Level 5 component)
DCU: Education and Training (DC235);
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
What Will I Study? Health and Society (DC209)
• Care Provision & Practice IADT: Applied Psychology (DL825)
• Special Needs Assisting + Leaving Certificate maths required
• Understanding Special Needs Maynooth: Arts (MH101);
• Human Growth and Development Social Science (MH107)
• Intellectual Disability Studies Marino Institute: Early Child Education
• Communications (CM020); Educational Studies (CM010)
• Work Experience NCI: Psychology (NC010)
• Word Processing UCD: Arts (DN520); Humanities (DN530);
Please note the components listed Social Science (DN700); Psychology (DN72)
above may vary occasionally. TU Dublin: Social Care (TU996)
TU Blanchardstown: Social Care (TU991)
TU Tallaght: Social Care (TU997)
Enquiries: natasha.bezin@kcfe.cdetb.ie Garda Vetting Required: Yes 15COMPUTER NETWORK
TECHNICIAN AND CYBERSECURITY
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €590 (Year 1) and €520 (Year 2)
Note: This course costs €390 for Year 1 and €320 for Year 2 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge.
Qualification/Certification • Work Experience
Year 1: • Communications
• QQI Level 5 Award in Computer • ICT Security Policy and Management
Systems and Networks 5M0536 Please note the components listed
• Safe Pass above may vary occasionally.
• Manual Handling Year 2
Year 2: • Physical and Logical Networking
• QQI Level 6 Advanced Award in • Systems Software
Computer Network Technology 6M0695. • Information Technology Administration
Entry to Year 2 of this course is subject • Network Infrastructure
to students completing and successfully • Team Leadership
passing all components from Year 1 of • Work Experience
this course.
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
• Network Security
What Will I Study? • Virtualisation Support
Please note the components listed
Year One
above may vary occasionally.
• Networking Essentials
Students will also be exposed to real-life
• Computer Systems Hardware
data networking environments through
• Operating Systems guided tours of IT facilities. Tours in the
• Programming and Design Principles past have included St Vincents Hospital,
• Maths for IT ESB, Dublin Airport, OPW, ITB, TU and the
Dublin Convention Centre.
• Virtualisation Support
16 Enquiries: ger.whelan@kcfe.cdetb.ieCOMPUTER NETWORK
TECHNICIAN and CYBERSECURITY
(2 Years full time)
CAO Progression Opportunities include:
Note: Students should note that some
Surveys have shown serious and increasing of the practical work on this course requires
shortages of Networking personnel in some physical effort. Consequently, students
all developed countries, including Ireland. with any back problems or other injuries or
conditions should discuss this matter with
This ensures excellent job opportunities in
the course coordinator at enrolment.
the ICT (Information and Communications
Technology) industry. Students who Additionally, applicants must have attained
a pass grade in Leaving Certificate Ordinary
successfully complete their studies can
Level maths or equivalent.
enter Information Technology (TU757) or
BSc. In Computing (Digital Forensics & Cyber Students who do not have the necessary
maths requirement must sit a short maths
Security) (TU758) in TU Blanchardstown
test in Killester College as part of the
and Networking Technologies (TU716) in application process.
TU Dublin, through Advanced Entry. Students
may also progress to participating higher
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education institutions (HEIs) through the
QQI Higher Education Links Scheme.
This course includes opportunities of
internships with the following companies:
Enquiries: ger.whelan@kcfe.cdetb.ie 17CULTURAL AND HERITAGE STUDIES –
Pre-University Arts (1 Year full time)
For General Entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €590
Note: This course costs €390 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
Qualification/Certification How Will I Learn?
• QQI Level 5 Award in Cultural and The Cultural and Heritage Studies course
Heritage Studies 5M2154 offers students a wonderful blend of exciting
• (PHEC) Pre Hospital Emergency Care subjects along with an excellent range of
(formerly First Aid) organised cultural trips and a work experience
placement.
• Tour Guide Training Course (Glasnevin
Cemetery Museum Certificate of Throughout the year, students will
Completion) participate in a broad range of interesting
projects, field trips, cultural visits and guided
What Will I Study? tours, e.g. Dublin Castle, National Museum,
Kilmainham Gaol, Newgrange, Glasnevin
• Archaeology
Cemetery, National Library, National
• Folklore and Ethnology
Museum and Trinity College, etc.
• Local History
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
• European Studies
• Heritage
• Communications
• Tourism Principles and Practice
• Work Experience
Regular field trips are an integral
part of this course.
Please note the components listed
above may vary occasionally.
18 Enquiries: sinead.morrin@kcfe.cdetb.ieCultural and Heritage Studies –
Pre-University Arts (1 Year Full Time)
Career/Progression CAO Progression Opportunities include:
Opportunities DCU: Law and Society (DC232), Humanities
This course is designed to facilitate students (DC009); Social Sciences and Cultural
who wish to progress into either: Innovation (DC238); RE and English/History/
Music Teacher Training (DC010/DC011/
• Employment or new start-up business DC012)
opportunities in the field of Culture
and Heritage (eg Tour Guiding) or UCD: Arts (DN520); Humanities (DN530);
Law (DN600); Psychology (DN720)
• Higher education in the Arts/
Humanities/Law/Teaching. TCD: Arts; Law etc.
Participants will be equipped with the Maynooth: Arts (MH101); European
knowledge and skills to gain employment in Studies (MH108); Anthropology (MH111);
the area of culture and heritage and, more International Development (MH121)
recently, graduates will explore setting up a Law/Arts (MH101)
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
tourism enterprise. There are an extensive NCIRL: Psychology (NC010)
range of Higher Education options available
NCAD: Visual Culture (AD215)
to successful graduates of the Cultural and
Heritage Studies course. See website course IT Carlow: Culture and Heritage
page for further information. (CW067 and CW098)
IADT: Arts Management (DL822) etc.
GMIT: Heritage Studies (GA272 and GA282)
IT Sligo: Applied Archaeology (SG446)
NUI Galway: Arts (GY101)
UCC: Arts (CK101)
TU Dublin: Tourism (TU747)
Enquiries: sinead.morrin@kcfe.cdetb.ie 19DISABILITY AND CARE
SUPPORT (1 Year full time)
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €695
Note: This course costs €495 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
For the purposes of Work Experience Career/Progression Opportunities
placements, students must be 18 years
This course provides graduates with the
or over by the 31st October in year of
knowledge and recognised skills that will
entry due to HSE requirements. deliver employment in community care,
health centres, disability agencies, hospitals
Qualification/Certification for older people and psychiatric hospitals.
• QQI level 5 Award in Community Most of our students secure employment
Health Services 5M4468 on successful completion of this course.
Students may also progress to participating
• (PHEC) Pre Hospital Emergency Care
higher education institutions (HEIs) through
(formerly First Aid) the Higher Education Links Scheme. Past
• Certification in Patient Handling students have progressed onto Social
• Certification in Infection Control Science in Maynooth, Education and Training
(QQI Level 5 component) in DCU and Occupational Therapy in the UK.
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
What Will I Study? CAO Progression Opportunities include:
IADT: Applied Psychology (DL825)
• Intellectual Disability Studies
+ Leaving Certificate Maths required
• Human Growth and Development
Maynooth: Social Science (MH107);
• Care of the Older Person Community and Youth Work (MH112)
• Care Support
UCD: Arts (DN520); Humanities (DN530);
• Communications Law (DN600); Psychology (DN720)
• Work Experience UK: Occupational Therapy (OT),
• Word Processing e.g. Glasgow Caledonian
• Care Skills TU Dublin: Social Care (TU996)
• Infection Prevention & Control
TU Blanch: Social Care (TU991)
• Understanding Special Needs
TU Tallaght: Social Care Practice (TU 997)
Please note the components listed
NCI: Psychology (NC010)
above may vary occasionally.
20 Enquiries: liam.byrne@kcfe.cdetb.ie Garda Vetting Required: YesHORTICULTURE
(1 Year full time)
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €595
Note: This course costs €395 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
Qualification/Certification Other students have progressed
to WIT/Botanic Gardens for further study.
• QQI Level 5 Award in Horticulture
5M2586 Students may progress to participating
• Safe Pass higher education institutions (HEIs) through
the Higher Education Links Scheme. This
• Manual Handling
Award is a recognised and respected link
with Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT),
What Will I Study?
TU Blanchardstown and Teagasc at the
• Plant Identification and Use National Botanic Gardens.
• Soil Science and Growing Media
CAO Progression Opportunities include:
• Work Practice
BOTS/WIT: Horticulture (WD097) (Level 7)
• Plant Protection
and Level 6
• Plant Propagation
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
• Plant Science Note: Students should note that some of the
• Communications practical work on this course requires some
physical effort and direct contact with soil and
• Safety and Health at Work plants. Consequently, students with any back
• Word Processing problems, respiratory illnesses or allergies
or indeed any other injuries or conditions
Please note the components listed should discuss this matter with the course
above may vary occasionally. coordinator at enrolment.
Career/Progression
Opportunities
This course can also act as a gateway into
the horticultural industry. Past students are
working in Nurseries, Golf Courses and
Landscaping and Gardening centres.
Enquiries: eimear.joyce@kcfe.cdetb.ie 21MONTESSORI TEACHING
(2 Years full time)
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €585 (Year 1) and €520 (Year 2)
Note: This course costs €385 for year 1 and €320 for year 2 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
For the purposes of Work Experience Year 2
placements, students must be 18 years • Early Childhood Curriculum
or over by the 31st October in year of • Early Learning Philosophy
entry due to HSE requirements. • Work Experience
Qualification/Certification • Early Childhood Education
• Child Development
After Year 1
• Childhood Social Legal and Health Studies
• QQI Level 5 Award in Early Childhood
• Communication
Care and Education 5M2009
• Supervision in Childhood Care
• (PHEC) Pre Hospital Emergency Care
(formerly First Aid) • Early Childhood Arts and Culture
Please note the components listed above
After Year 2
may vary occasionally.
• QQI Level 6 Award in Early Childhood
Care and Education 6M2007
CAO/Career/Progression
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
(Note that entry to Year 2 of this course Opportunities
is subject to students completing and
Students may pursue a career in Montessori
successfully passing all components
Pre-Schools in Ireland or internationally or
from Year 1 of the course).
work independently in an Early Learning
What Will I Study? Centre after Level 6. Students may also
progress onto a Montessori Degree.
Year 1
Montessori Level 6 Graduates with full
• Child Development
award and minimum of three Distinctions
• Early Care and Education Practice
are eligible to apply to Year 3 of Montessori
• Communications
Degree in St Nicholas Dun Laoghaire
• Work Experience (SNMCI). Graduates may also progress to
• Approaches to Early Childhood Education participating higher education institutions
• Understanding Special Needs (HEIs) through the Higher Education Links
• Child Health and Well Being Scheme or apply to Year 2 of the Early
• Early Childhood Education and Play Childhood Education Degree in TU Dublin.
22 Enquiries: helen.webb@kcfe.cdetb.ie Garda Vetting Required: YesPHARMACY ASSISTANT
(1 Year full time)
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €580
Note: This course costs €380 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
Qualification/Certification Career Opportunities/
• QQI Level 5 Award in Community Further Studies
Health Services 5M4468 Graduates of this course will assist the
• Manual Handling pharmacist in providing a care service to
the community. As well as pharmacy work,
What Will I Study? students can work as sales assistants in
health stores, etc. Students may also progress
• Nutrition
to participating Higher Education Institutions
• Anatomy and Physiology (HEIs) through the QQI Higher Education
• Retail Selling Links Scheme. This course may link with
• Work Experience AIT, TU Dublin and Carlow IT Pharmacy
Technician course, etc.
• Communications
• Over the Counter Medicine Past students have progressed to study
Pharmacy Technician in TU Dublin, Athlone
• Biology
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
IT, Drogheda Institute of Further Education
• Human Growth and Development and Health and Society in DCU. Some
• Retail Display colleges may require Leaving Certificate
• Spreadsheets maths and a science subject at ordinary
level for admission purposes.
In association with
CAO Progression Opportunities include:
DCU: Health and Society (DC209)
TU Dublin: Pharmacy Technician (TU654)
Carlow IT: Pharmacy Technician (CW116)
Athlone IT: Pharmacy Technician (AL630)
Letterkenny IT: Pharmacy Technician (LY806)
DIFE (Drogheda FE): Pharmacy Technician
Level 6
Tralee IT: Pharmacy Technician (TL652)
Enquiries: rosaleen.aherne@kcfe.cdetb.ie 23PRE-UNIVERSITY SCIENCE
(1 Year full time)
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €500
Note: This course costs €300 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
Qualification/Certification CAO/Career/Progression
• QQI Level 5 Award in Laboratory Opportunities
Techniques 5M3807 Employment opportunities include working
in pharmaceutical research organisations as
What Will I Study? laboratory assistants. They may also work in
• Anatomy and Physiology science-related industries such as clinical trial
monitoring or medical research organisations.
• Biology
Students may also progress to participating
• Physics
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through
• Laboratory Skills the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme.
• Chemistry Past students have progressed onto TU
• Mathematics Dublin, TU Tallaght, DCU, UCD, Maynooth,
TCD, IT Carlow, UCC and NUI Galway.
• Communications
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
• Word Processing
• Work Experience
Please note the components listed
above may vary occasionally.
24 Enquiries: orla.devereux@kcfe.cdetb.iePre-University Science
(1 Year full time)
CAO Progression Opportunities include:
Note: Additionally, Applicants must have
DCU: Sports Science (DC202); attained a Pass grade in Leaving Cert Ordinary
Analytical Science (DC161); Chemistry Level Maths or equivalent.
and Pharmaceutical Science (DC162); Students who do not have the necessary
Environmental Science (DC166); Maths requirement must sit a short Maths
Science Education (DC203); Chemical test in Killester College as part of the
Sciences (DC163); Biology (DC180); Application process.
Physics (DC175), Climate & Envir.
Sustainability (DC294), etc.
Maynooth: Science (MH201);
Biotechnology (MH202), etc.
TCD: TR060; TR061; TR062; TR063
UCD: Science (DN200); Agricultural
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
Science (DN250); Horticulture (DN272);
Sustainability (DN240)
Sligo IT: Science (SG444); Human Nutrition
(SG443), etc.
TU Dublin: Science (TU854); Biosciences
(TU751); Geographic (TU834); Clinical
Measurement (TU868); Nutraceuticals
(TU882) Envir. Health (TU869); Maths
(TU873); Physics (TL877), etc.
TU Tallaght: Pharmaceutical Science
(TU876); Forensics (TU864), etc.
Sligo IT: All science courses
UCC, UL, NUI Galway, and IoTs countrywide.
New Science Apprenticeships.
Enquiries: orla.devereux@kcfe.cdetb.ie 25TRANSPORT, DISTRIBUTION
& LOGISTICS (1 year full time)
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €580
Note: This course costs €380 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
Qualification/Certification 16,000 jobs in supply chain and 17,400
in postal and courier activities.
• QQI Level 5 Award in Logistics
and Distribution 5M2767 On successful completion of this course
• Safe Pass you can progress to the Logistics Associate
Apprenticeship which is industry based
• Manual Handling
or progress to a degree in Logistics in
TU Dublin or Carlow IT. Students may
What Will I Study?
progress to participating Higher Education
• Warehousing Institutions (HEIs) through the QQI Higher
• Inventory Control Education Links Scheme. This award links
• Purchasing with TU Dublin Logistics and Supply Chain
Management Degree and other business
• Freight Forwarding
courses nationwide.
• Communications
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
• Work Practice CAO Progression Opportunities include:
• Spreadsheet Methods TU Dublin: Logistics and Supply Chain
• Statistics Management (TU907); Transport Operations
(TU814)
• Customer Service
IT Carlow: Business (Supply Chain
Please note the components listed
management) (CW908), etc.
above may vary occasionally.
Note: Additionally, applicants must have
Career/Progression Opportunities
attained a pass grade in Leaving Certificate
In this industry there are many employment Ordinary Level maths or equivalent.
opportunities. There are approx 89,000 Students who do not have the necessary
people employed in the supply chain sector, maths requirement must sit a short maths
with some 46,000 employed in freight test in Killester College as part of the
transport, distribution and logistics (FTDL). application process.
13,800 people work in warehousing and
support activities in Ireland, with a further
26 Enquiries: roisin.osullivan@kcfe.cdetb.iePRE-EMERGENCY SERVICES
STUDIES (1 Year full time)
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €550
Note: This course costs €350 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
Qualification/Certification CAO/Career/Progression
• QQI Level 5 Award in Community Health Opportunities
Services, 5M4468 The purpose of this award is to enable the
learner to develop the knowledge, skills and
What Will I Study? competencies required to undertake a career
in the primary emergency services such
• Anatomy and Physiology
as An Garda Síochána, Ambulance or Fire
• Behavioural Studies Services. See website course page for further
• Teamworking information.
• Infection Prevention and Control Possibility of entering paramedic degrees
• Human Growth and Development in UL and UK subject to entry requirements.
• Word Processing
• Communications
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
• Work Experience
• To supplement and enhance the QQI
components the course will offer, three
specialist weeks through the year,
focusing on Introduction to Policing
Studies, Introduction to Fire Service
Operations and Emergency First
Response.
Please note the components listed
above may vary occasionally.
Enquiries: helen.webb@kcfe.cdetb.ie 27PRE-UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL
AND BIODIVERSITY STUDIES
(1 Year full time)
For general entry requirements please see page 4
Course Cost €550
Note: This course costs €350 if you are exempt from €200 Government Charge
Qualification/Certification Ecological Field Trips to Bull Island and St.
• Applied Ecology 5M5028 Anne’s Park in Co. Dublin. Water quality study
of Tolka, Liffey, Dodder, Santry and River Ward.
What Will I Study? Practical sessions will teach students how to
assess water quality, study biodiversity, prepare
• Ecological Field Methods
environmental plans, Team working and work
• Biological Diversity experience.
• Sustainable Water Management
Students may also progress to participating
• Teamworking
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through
• Work Experience the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme.
• Permaculture Design This course may link to:
• Biology UCD: Sustainability (DN240)
• Biodiversity and the Natural
TU Dublin: Planning and Environmental
Environments
Management (TU835) Sustainable Energy
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
Please note the components listed above Engineering (TU806)
may vary occasionally.
UCD: Arts (DN520) Geography, etc.
Career/Progression Opportunities Maynooth UNI: Arts (MH101) Geography,
In this course students will receive a firm etc.
theoretical basis for environmental studies from LIT: Environmental Science and Climate
a micro system to macro system. They will Change (LC408)
focus on specific ecological and environmental Sligo IT: Environmental Science and Ecology
topics, studying plant science, carbon footprints, (SG404)
biodiversity and the natural environment,
CIT: Environmental Engineering (CR055)
greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide and
Environmental Impact Assessments. After the WIT: Sustainable Energy Engineering
Course students will be uniquely positioned (WD007), etc.
to understand and contribute to the biggest DCU: Climate and Environmental
issues which face our planet today: climate Sustainability (DC294), etc.
change and biodiversity protection. This Course
DKIT: Environmental Science (DK887)
will focus on “learning by doing”: to include
28 Enquiries: anne.obrien@kcfe.cdetb.ieCOMPUTERISED OFFICE SKILLS (COS)
(1 Year)
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursdays
Free tuition is available for students in receipt of Social Welfare, OAPs and/or medical card holders.
Qualification/Certification The focus will be on learning key skills
such as:
• QQI Level 4 Award in General Learning
4M2010 • Creating and sending high quality
business documents
What Will I Study? • Using internet and email in a business
• Computer Applications setting
• Information Technology Skills • Completing computer-based projects
as part of a team
• Data Entry
• Preparing and engaging in a simulated
• Team working
job application process
• Communications
• Intensive focus on business
• Career Planning
communication skills
• Work Experience
• Learning a range of computer application
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
• Basic Maths skills (word processing, spreadsheets,
[Note: Computer Applications + Information database, etc.)
Technology Skills equivalent to ECDL] You will be required to secure a
Please note the components listed work experience placement.
above may vary occasionally.
What We Would Like From You!
How Will I Learn? This course is especially suited for people
The 14-hour per week (Sept to May) who wish to prepare to return to the
Computerised Office Skills course will provide workforce and need to update their computer
participants with the skills and knowledge and office skills.
required to work in a computerised office
environment. The key objectives of the
course will be to gain practical computer
office skills. Participants will also engage in
career planning and skills for job searches.
Enquiries: marianne.fox@kcfe.cdetb.ie 29Computerised Office Skills (COS)
(1 Year)
Career/Progression
Opportunities
Students may progress to further study at
QQI Level 4, QQI Level 5 or employment.
Please see website course page for more
information.
Entry Requirements
A student seeking entry to this course does
not need a previous formal qualification.
However, the student must demonstrate
at interview the capacity to successfully
participate on this course. This includes both
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
the academic and work experience elements
of the course.
Applicants may have achieved some
certification, e.g. Junior Certificate or QQI
Module Awards at Level 3 or 4.
30 Enquiries: marianne.fox@kcfe.cdetb.ieHORTICULTURE
(1 Year)
Wednesdays and or Fridays
Free tuition is available for students in receipt of Social Welfare, OAPs and/or medical card holders.
Qualification/Certification Career/Progression
• QQI Level 4 Award in Horticulture Opportunities
4M1994 Upon successful completion of the relevant
eight components you will be awarded a QQI
What Will I Study? Level 4 Award in Horticulture 4M1994 and
will be eligible to apply for QQI Level 5.
Wednesday
• Communications Note: Students should note that some of
• Work Experience the practical work on this course requires
• Growing Fruit some physical effort and direct contact
with soil and plants. Consequently,
• Establishing Trees and Shrubs
students with any back problems,
Friday respiratory illnesses or allergies or indeed
• Safe Horticultural Practice any other injuries or conditions should
Killester College of Further Education Full-Time & Part Time Courses
discuss this matter with the course
• Plant Propagation
coordinator at enrolment.
• Plant Identification, Care and
Maintenance
Entry Requirements
• Growing Vegetables
A student seeking entry to this course does
Please note that students can enrol
not need a previous formal qualification.
for either Wednesday or Friday or both.
However, the student must demonstrate
Please note the components listed at interview the capacity to successfully
above may vary occasionally. participate on this course. This includes both
the academic and work experience elements
of the course.
Applicants may have achieved some
certification, e.g. Junior Certificate or QQI
Module Awards at Level 3 or 4.
Enquiries: liam.byrne@kcfe.cdetb.ie 31Coláiste Breisoideachais Chill Easra
Killester College
of Further Education
Phone: +353 (0)1 8337686 Email: info@kcfe.cdetb.ie
Fax: +353 (0)1 8330348 Web: www.killestercollege.ie
How To Find Us
Killester College is located in the north-east of Dublin City
some three miles from the city centre. It is well served by
public transport, both DART and buses, as listed below:
Buses
Howth Road
29A, 31/A, 31B, 31D and 32
Malahide Road (10 minutes walk)
14, 15, 27, 27A, 27B, 27X, 42 and 43
104 at college entrance
DART
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