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Advice on lecturing

  • 24-07-2012 1:00pm
    #1
    Claire877
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    Hi I am a newly qualified accountant. I am looking into lecturing! I hear that it is really difficult to get into . I am wondering if anyone has any experience of going down that route as I am currently employed and have a secure job. I have always wanted to do lecturing but I don't have a masters and I would be open to doing one part time. I know that you need a phd for lecturing in university so I am looking more into ITs. Any advice/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.


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  • #2
    trihead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭trihead


    hi,

    You need to get your Masters first. Even with the Masters ideally you would need teaching qualification (for third level) and/or several years working in industry. At that, you will be competing for some jobs with people with phds and previous teaching experience. There is little jobs in the area like the other educational sectors.

    If its something you really want to get into you should try and teach a nightcourse somewhere first as you get some experience and can keep you day job going.

    trihead


  • #3
    smcgiff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭smcgiff


    I don't think you need a masters, as your acca qualification is at masters level. However, did you get an under graduate degree before you qualified as an acca?

    The reason being that you will be lecturing students in the IT iector and that's likely to be different to how you studied for your acca exams.


  • #4
    Claire877
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Claire877


    Thanks for your replies! Yeah I have done a degree in accounting lasting 3 years. I know it is hard to get into lecturing but I want to give it my best shot.
    Yeah I don't think a masters would help as I have the aca qualifictaion and there would be no point in doing a masters in accounting now.


  • #5
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    You don't need a Masters to lecture in an Institute of Technology. The job descriptions state a Bachelors degree plus three years post grad experience are necessary.

    However, in reality, you would most likely need a masters to be considered.

    I created a thread a long time back on how I got into lecturing. Briefly, I did as others are suggesting - night classes (I already had industry experience as a technical trainer, which stood to me). I've looked around a number of IT websites over the past few weeks and have noticed a lot of such jobs being advertised.


  • #6
    smcgiff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭smcgiff


    Claire877 wrote: »
    Thanks for your replies! Yeah I have done a degree in accounting lasting 3 years. I know it is hard to get into lecturing but I want to give it my best shot.
    Yeah I don't think a masters would help as I have the aca qualifictaion and there would be no point in doing a masters in accounting now.

    You've the qualifications - now go for it! :)


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