BASIC FIRST AID
Date: April & May 2008
Venue: Meath CCC Training Room
Cost: €80
Meath Civil Defence
This course is essential to childcare personnel. The course is 18hours in duration. The course will be running one evening a week for 6 weeks &/or 3 full Saturdays.
Refresher First Aid
Date: 29th March 2008
Venue: Meath CCC Training Room
Cost: €35
Meath Civil Defence
This course is available to those who have completed a full first aid course with Meath Civil Defence and are eligible to re-qualify.
MEATH COUNTY CHILDCARE COMMITTEE TRAINING CALENDER 2008
Child Minding Practice
Date: February, March, April, May 2008
Venue: Meath CCC Offices
Cost: €100
Accreditation: FETAC
An introduction to childminding for potential Childminders or established Childminders working in their own home. It gives an insight into the requirements for a childminding service & includes the criteria laid out in the National Guidelines for Childminders. / Child Development FETAC Level 5 Module
Date: to be confirmed (approx 16 weeks)
Venue: Meath CCC Training Room
Cost: Approx €200
Accreditation: FETAC
This is a mandatory module for the National Vocational Certificate Level 5 in Childcare.
It is designed to provide the learner with an introduction to the theory and practice of child development 0-6yrs.
For more details on FETAC training visit www.fetac.ie.
Special Needs FETAC Level 5 Module
Date: to be confirmed (approx 16 weeks)
Venue: Meath County Childcare Committee’s Training Room
Cost: Approx €200
Accreditation: FETAC
This is an elective module for Level 5 Certificate in Childcare.
The module is designed to give learners and understanding of the context of special needs, associated issues and approaches. Learners acquire the knowledge, skill and attitudes required to work effectively, under direction in special needs settings.
First Aid for Childminders
Date: to be agreed
Venue: Meath CCC offices
Cost: €65
Irish Red Cross
18 hour course for existing Childminders or those interested in setting up a childminding service.
Children’s First-Intro to children first policies procedures
Date: 10th April (light refreshments)
Venue: Ardboyne
Cost: Free
Child Protection/ Keeping Safe
Date: to be agreed
Venue: to be confirmed
Cost: to be confirmed
Professional Development: H.S.E
An understanding of the basic issues around the protection of children. An overview of children’s first will be given. / Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Date: To Be confirmed (10 Hours Training & 1 Hour Exam)
Venue: Meath CCC Training Room
Cost: To be Confirmed
Professional Dev: Environmental Health officers Ass.
This course is suitable for any childcare provider who handles food or is involved in food storage, and serving of snacks. Topics converted include introductory to Food Hygiene, Basic Microbiology / Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Personal Hygiene and Cleaning / Pest Control
Curriculum Development Programme
Date: Monday 25th February, 10th March, 31st March & 14th April (4sessions on a fortnightly basis)
Venue: Ardboyne Hotel, Navan
Cost: €40
Professional Development: IPPA
This programme will offer a practical approach to developing & documenting a curriculum. Throughout the programme the participants will explore develop their existing curriculum.
Enable Ireland
Launch of the ‘Me Too’ Booklet.
Venue: to be confirmed
Date: to be confirmed
An information evening.
A booklet for Teachers and Pre School Workers. Including children with disabilities in Schools and Pre-Schools.
Manual Handling
Date: to be agreed
Venue: to be confirmed
Cost: €85 approx
Accreditation: FETAC
This course meets the requirements of the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work in Act in relation to moving & handling & patient handling.
Buntas
Date: to be confirmed
Venue: to be confirmed
Cost:€100 per service
Meath Local Sports Partnerships
Contact
Marcella Mitchell , MLSP,046-9067337
Buntas Start is a comprehensive physical activity programme for pre school children. / Siolta The National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education.
Curriculum Workshop
Date: 5th April 10am-1pm
Venue: Dunboyne Castle
Cost: to be agreed
Professional Development
Encouraging each child’s holistic development & learning requires the implementation of a verifiable, broad-based, documented & flexible curriculum or programme.
Siolta The National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education.
Partnership with Parents Workshop
Date: 13th September 10am-1pm
Venue: Old Darnley Lodge
Cost: to be agreed
Professional Development
Another standard within the siolta quality framework.
Value and involving parents and families requires a proactive partnership approach evidenced by a range of clearly stated, accessible and implemented processes, policies and procedures.
Funding may be available from the following organizations
IPPA-01-4630010
NCNA-01-4601138
CBDN- Margaret Smyth 087-7972536
If interested in any of the above courses please complete the enclosed application form and return to
Meath County Childcare Committee,
1 New Bridge,
Athlumney Road,
Navan,
Co.Meath.
The NCIP 2006-2010 is funded by the Irish Government