Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004
349 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the avenues, other than studying for the graduate diploma in education (technology) programme at the University of Limerick are open to a person (details supplied) so that they can qualify to teach metalwork and engineering in a post primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11378/04]
View answerIn addition to an acceptable training-in-teaching qualification, such as the higher diploma in education, a teacher is required to have an acceptable primary degree which will enable him/her to teach one or more subjects from the post-primary curriculum. The person in question does not hold a suitable qualification to degree level in the subject area of engineering. He may wish to explore with the registrar of a third level institution the exemptions, if any, which the studies already undertaken may attract for the purpose of completing a recognised programme of study leading to a degree of bachelor of engineering or equivalent.
